Bull age

[pricefarm]

Would a one year old bull be old enough to breed 10 heifers ? I keep back some heifers and my bull isn't a low birth weight bull. I have found a nice bull for sale that is a year old. I probably will breed the heifers around the end of May. So he would be 14 months old then.

 

[gcreekrch]

If that bull has reached puberty and is tall enough to reach the heifers, he would handle 20 of them easily. Make sure he has been semen tested before you write the cheque.

 

[JW IN VA]

The Angus Assn used to only back bulls that were 14 months old or older.Not sure if its changed.
I used to tell customers when I was selling commercial yearlings that I wouldn't guarantee a yearling to breed,but they'd best not put him in with something they didn't want bred.

 

[pricefarm]

He is around 1000 lbs now should be plenty big to reach the heifers

 

[Son of Butch]

1 per month of age is the rule of thumb for long yearlings, so he should be able to keep 14 in a tight calving window.
As gcreekrch said, have him semen tested before delivery/payment.

 

[Ky hills]

We often turn 12 or 13 month old bulls out with 10 or 12 head, provided they have passed a BSE.

 

[Mat Man]

Is the young bull registered so you know his EPDs?
It is a roll of dice if he is commercial stock.

 

[pricefarm]

I guess that bull is out of the question. Went and looked at him and he is a good bull but he isn't registered. No real big deal his daddy is a reg low birth weight bull but the mother is supposedly a reg angus but no paper work. So not sure I want to take a chance and use him on heifers. What do y'all think ? Here's a pic of him

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I guess that bull is out of the question. Went and looked at him and he is a good bull but he isn't registered. No real big deal his daddy is a reg low birth weight bull but the mother is supposedly a reg angus but no paper work. So not sure I want to take a chance and use him on heifers. What do y'all think ? Here's a pic of him

Looks pretty good, how much?

 

[pricefarm]

I guess that bull is out of the question. Went and looked at him and he is a good bull but he isn't registered. No real big deal his daddy is a reg low birth weight bull but the mother is supposedly a reg angus but no paper work. So not sure I want to take a chance and use him on heifers. What do y'all think ? Here's a pic of him

Looks pretty good, how much?

1400$

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I guess that bull is out of the question. Went and looked at him and he is a good bull but he isn't registered. No real big deal his daddy is a reg low birth weight bull but the mother is supposedly a reg angus but no paper work. So not sure I want to take a chance and use him on heifers. What do y'all think ? Here's a pic of him

Looks pretty good, how much?

1400$

How do the sire's numbers look? The price is right, no pun intended.

 

[pricefarm]

Here is the sires reg number 17377187. I don't know much about epds.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I looked him up. I think he'll do just fine breeding your heifers.

 

[midTN_Brangusman]

I looked him up. I think he'll do just fine breeding your heifers.

TT, I was out at Daniels picking up some gates. Looks like he has another fine set of RA heifers running with a bull.

 

[Lucky]

Only problem I have had with turning young bulls out (less than 24-26 months) is that they never reach thier full growth potential. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue, mine seem to stall out and just never fully recover.

 

[wbvs58]

Only problem I have had with turning young bulls out (less than 24-26 months) is that they never reach thier full growth potential. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue, mine seem to stall out and just never fully recover.

Rubbish, a nice little harem at around 15 months of age puts a few hairs on their chest. I think it enhances their growth and gives them a lot of "bull presence" I do it every year with a couple of my best yearlings and then go on to sell them as 2 yr olds and they will be at the top of my weights at sale time. I do keep a close eye on them re weight and how they seem to be handling things but little to no trouble.

Ken

 

[wbvs58]

Only problem I have had with turning young bulls out (less than 24-26 months) is that they never reach thier full growth potential. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue, mine seem to stall out and just never fully recover.

Rubbish, A nice little a few harem at around 15 months of age puts a few hairs on their chest and I think it gives them a bit of "bull presence" when sold at 2 yrs of age. I do it regularly and will use my best calves for cleanup after AI, single sire mating and of course good summer pasture and they will go on to be my heaviest bulls at sale time.

Ken

 

[wbvs58]

I replied twice, thought I'd lost my first post like forgot to press submit but it had started a new page so I typed again, Derrrrrrrrrr.

Ken

 

[Lucky]

Only problem I have had with turning young bulls out (less than 24-26 months) is that they never reach thier full growth potential. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue, mine seem to stall out and just never fully recover.

Rubbish, a nice little harem at around 15 months of age puts a few hairs on their chest. I think it enhances their growth and gives them a lot of "bull presence" I do it every year with a couple of my best yearlings and then go on to
sell them as 2 yr olds and they will be at the top of my weights at sale time. I do keep a
close eye on them re weight and how they seem to be handling things but little to no trouble.

Ken

Haven’t tried sticking a young bull on a few cows. Seems like it’s always one of those deals were I need another bull for whatever reason and I just turn him out with the others. It seems like young bulls just over work themselves and get whooped on. I will try sticking them with just 10-20 cows if it happens again.

 

[wbvs58]

Only problem I have had with turning young bulls out (less than 24-26 months) is that they never reach thier full growth potential. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue, mine seem to stall out and just never fully recover.

Rubbish, a nice little harem at around 15 months of age puts a few hairs on their chest. I think it enhances their growth and gives them a lot of "bull presence" I do it every year with a couple of my best yearlings and then go on to
sell them as 2 yr olds and they will be at the top of my weights at sale time. I do keep a
close eye on them re weight and how they seem to be handling things but little to no trouble.

Ken

Haven’t tried sticking a young bull on a few cows. Seems like it’s always one of those deals were I need another bull for whatever reason and I just turn him out with the others. It seems like young bulls just over work themselves and get whooped on. I will try sticking them with just 10-20 cows if it happens again.

Yeh, it is no good throwing them in the deep end though they will handle a lot more work than most people think and they grow into the job but you need to keep an eye on them and respond if needed.

Ken