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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1488419" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>It all really depends on the environment you are in. I envy the guys further south that can graze year round with minimal inputs. The further north you get it is impossible to graze anything once you get a good cold stretch in November and some snow on the ground plus having to deal with winter elements. We don't have the facilities on our property to winter weaned bulls we want to develop and sell or keep for ourselves so we rent a lot just down the road and sort them off in December to manage. They have free choice hay and a managed ration of corn and oats with protein supplement added. It's a dirt feedlot so grazing is non-existent and there is no shelter structure to take cover from the winter conditions so they have to be able to rough it through any extreme temperatures or winter storms here. We want them to clean up the feed ration they get before adjusting it as we don't want them to get fat and leaving feed in the feed bunk because they are too full.</p><p></p><p>The best thing you can do when buying a bull is ask questions that are important to you. If the seller can't answer them to your satisfaction there there is reason to be concerned about how confident you can be with a purchase. Anyone who develops bulls should be able to show you some kind of performance data and weights and be able to answer any questions you have on how that animal was raised and managed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1488419, member: 20580"] It all really depends on the environment you are in. I envy the guys further south that can graze year round with minimal inputs. The further north you get it is impossible to graze anything once you get a good cold stretch in November and some snow on the ground plus having to deal with winter elements. We don't have the facilities on our property to winter weaned bulls we want to develop and sell or keep for ourselves so we rent a lot just down the road and sort them off in December to manage. They have free choice hay and a managed ration of corn and oats with protein supplement added. It's a dirt feedlot so grazing is non-existent and there is no shelter structure to take cover from the winter conditions so they have to be able to rough it through any extreme temperatures or winter storms here. We want them to clean up the feed ration they get before adjusting it as we don't want them to get fat and leaving feed in the feed bunk because they are too full. The best thing you can do when buying a bull is ask questions that are important to you. If the seller can't answer them to your satisfaction there there is reason to be concerned about how confident you can be with a purchase. Anyone who develops bulls should be able to show you some kind of performance data and weights and be able to answer any questions you have on how that animal was raised and managed. [/QUOTE]
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