Bull with fresh cows

[rouxshortorn]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

 

[randiliana]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Our bulls generally get separated from our cows at the end of breeding season. Usually they stay away until breeding season the next year. So they are in with the cows for about 2 months. This year, because we are short on hay, they are back with the cows for the fall, we'll pregcheck the cows in a few weeks, and then the bull will get separated from the girls again, until breeding season. Any cows that are 'dry' will go to town then, and we won't have to worry about any summer calves.

 

[dun]

Most of the commercial herds around here run the bulls with the cows all year.

 

[msscamp]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

 

[bigbull338]

the bull runs with the cows year round.if a cow isnt exposed to the bull its because she is being bred to a diffant bull.

 

[hgfarmer]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

msscamp, explain why you "never" run bulls with cow year around. Are you running a large or small operation?

 

[bigbull338]

she has a 90 day breeding an calving season.hence the bulls are pulled after 90 days.an put in a bull pasture.the cows are palpated.an open cows are culled.

 

[Beefy]

year round here.

 

[msscamp]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

msscamp, explain why you "never" run bulls with cow year around. Are you running a large or small operation?

Our cattle herd ranged from 300+ (prior to selling the ranch), to 50, or 60 head (after we sold the ranch). We never ran bulls year round because we wanted a set calving time of 2-3 months - that way the calves were more uniform, weaning was a one-shot deal, the heifer calves reached puberty at approximately the same time (although we had a few exceptions), disease was limited due to the colder weather, and it worked better for us with our overall plan. On the ranch we started calving in February, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in early May. After we sold the ranch, we moved our calving up to mid March, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in the early part of June. Our bulls were left with the herd for a set time frame of 60-90 days, they were pulled after the pre-designated time frame had expired, and any animal that came up open after the bull(s) was pulled was culled.

 

[ArrowHBrand]

Our bull is in with the cows all of the time until they calf. When the cows start calving they are moved to a different pen and when the last cow is finished the bull is put in a bull pen until April-May-ish. Then he is put back with the cows for the summer to start all over again. Eventually we want a spring calving and a fall calving herd so we can run bulls with cows all of the time.

 

[tmaygspeara]

we have about 235+ head and we leave the bulls in with the cows year round. We have 3 seperate pastures with 2 bull in each pasture. we run commerical cattle and all registered black angus bulls. We really dont see the need of a breeding season because most of our calves are born in the spring. I really dont like all the extra time and expense of preg check and and things of that nature. we worm once a year and take calves to the auction when they reach 500-600 pounds.

 

[hgfarmer]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

msscamp, explain why you "never" run bulls with cow year around. Are you running a large or small operation?

Our cattle herd ranged from 300+ (prior to selling the ranch), to 50, or 60 head (after we sold the ranch). We never ran bulls year round because we wanted a set calving time of 2-3 months - that way the calves were more uniform, weaning was a one-shot deal, the heifer calves reached puberty at approximately the same time (although we had a few exceptions), disease was limited due to the colder weather, and it worked better for us with our overall plan. On the ranch we started calving in February, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in early May. After we sold the ranch, we moved our calving up to mid March, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in the early part of June. Our bulls were left with the herd for a set time frame of 60-90 days, they were pulled after the pre-designated time frame had expired, and any animal that came up open after the bull(s) was pulled was culled.

Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like that really worked well for you!

 

[hgfarmer]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

msscamp, explain why you "never" run bulls with cow year around. Are you running a large or small operation?

Our cattle herd ranged from 300+ (prior to selling the ranch), to 50, or 60 head (after we sold the ranch). We never ran bulls year round because we wanted a set calving time of 2-3 months - that way the calves were more uniform, weaning was a one-shot deal, the heifer calves reached puberty at approximately the same time (although we had a few exceptions), disease was limited due to the colder weather, and it worked better for us with our overall plan. On the ranch we started calving in February, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in early May. After we sold the ranch, we moved our calving up to mid March, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in the early part of June. Our bulls were left with the herd for a set time frame of 60-90 days, they were pulled after the pre-designated time frame had expired, and any animal that came up open after the bull(s) was pulled was culled.

Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like that really worked well for you!

 

[msscamp]

How many of you leave fresh cows with bulls? How many of you seperate them??

Never. Our bulls were with the herd for a prescribed time frame, usually 60 to 90 days, according to our calving schedule.

msscamp, explain why you "never" run bulls with cow year around. Are you running a large or small operation?

Our cattle herd ranged from 300+ (prior to selling the ranch), to 50, or 60 head (after we sold the ranch). We never ran bulls year round because we wanted a set calving time of 2-3 months - that way the calves were more uniform, weaning was a one-shot deal, the heifer calves reached puberty at approximately the same time (although we had a few exceptions), disease was limited due to the colder weather, and it worked better for us with our overall plan. On the ranch we started calving in February, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in early May. After we sold the ranch, we moved our calving up to mid March, so the bulls were put in with the herd sometime in the early part of June. Our bulls were left with the herd for a set time frame of 60-90 days, they were pulled after the pre-designated time frame had expired, and any animal that came up open after the bull(s) was pulled was culled.

Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like that really worked well for you!

No problem.