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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 985072" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Well, we run the bulls for only 60 days. Last year we ran one 3 year old with 48 head and only had 1 dry, I would have preferred 2 bulls there but we had issues getting the 2nd one. A good part of the reason for so many bulls is that we have several pastures. A couple of them will run only about 20-25 head, and some run over 100. And I don't like taking chances in case one bull gets hurt or doesn't do what he is supposed to. Better to spend $4000 now than to have 20 or 30 dry cows later, and we have had that happen before too. We usually try to stick to about 30-35 head to a bull (2years or older)if possible.</p><p>Not likely to AI, although I'd like to but our pastures are too spread out for that, or breed the heifers any earlier, we start Mar 1 and that is pushing it as far as the weather goes, we don't have the facilities if the weather is real cold. As far as running the heifer bulls with the cows, I prefer not to do that, generally they just don't have the performance of the bulls we buy for the cows. Certainly that is not because you can't buy it, but we rarely seem to be able to afford a bull that can do both!</p><p></p><p>I think that the decision has been made. Both bulls are heading to town in the near future, while they are sound and in pretty good condition. I think we will try looking around at some of the smaller breeders that sell off the farm and see how that goes, hopefully we can save a few $$ and find some nice bulls that way. We have lots of time to do it, since the bulls don't get turned out til the end of May anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 985072, member: 2308"] Well, we run the bulls for only 60 days. Last year we ran one 3 year old with 48 head and only had 1 dry, I would have preferred 2 bulls there but we had issues getting the 2nd one. A good part of the reason for so many bulls is that we have several pastures. A couple of them will run only about 20-25 head, and some run over 100. And I don't like taking chances in case one bull gets hurt or doesn't do what he is supposed to. Better to spend $4000 now than to have 20 or 30 dry cows later, and we have had that happen before too. We usually try to stick to about 30-35 head to a bull (2years or older)if possible. Not likely to AI, although I'd like to but our pastures are too spread out for that, or breed the heifers any earlier, we start Mar 1 and that is pushing it as far as the weather goes, we don't have the facilities if the weather is real cold. As far as running the heifer bulls with the cows, I prefer not to do that, generally they just don't have the performance of the bulls we buy for the cows. Certainly that is not because you can't buy it, but we rarely seem to be able to afford a bull that can do both! I think that the decision has been made. Both bulls are heading to town in the near future, while they are sound and in pretty good condition. I think we will try looking around at some of the smaller breeders that sell off the farm and see how that goes, hopefully we can save a few $$ and find some nice bulls that way. We have lots of time to do it, since the bulls don't get turned out til the end of May anyway. [/QUOTE]
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