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<blockquote data-quote="NC Liz 2" data-source="post: 1079738" data-attributes="member: 21522"><p>None! Just don't run any bulls with them.</p><p></p><p>I do it all the time when I wean calves and/or buy feeder steers.</p><p>When I buy feeder steers I often run them right in with my cow/calf herd with the bull in there.</p><p> </p><p>The only problem with running a mixed gender herd is the chance of heifers getting bred.</p><p>Steers you can put with any herd, mixed or not, and not create any problems.</p><p></p><p>As you only have one water supply it would be best for you to only run steers, unless of course you have no bull (s).</p><p>Or you can segregate your bull during the time when the heifers may come in heat until sale time.</p><p> Or you could run the heifers with a bull present but you take the chance they will get bred, therefor being forced to sell the heifers as replacement bred heifers if they are showing. And that could cost you around 20% off of beef market prices depending if there are any buyers present who are specifically looking for bred heifers. </p><p></p><p>It has been my experience that bred heifers go at bargain prices because:</p><p>the beef side of the supply chain doesn't want them and there are too many unknowns to justify a price above what the beef market would pay.</p><p></p><p>Liz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NC Liz 2, post: 1079738, member: 21522"] None! Just don't run any bulls with them. I do it all the time when I wean calves and/or buy feeder steers. When I buy feeder steers I often run them right in with my cow/calf herd with the bull in there. The only problem with running a mixed gender herd is the chance of heifers getting bred. Steers you can put with any herd, mixed or not, and not create any problems. As you only have one water supply it would be best for you to only run steers, unless of course you have no bull (s). Or you can segregate your bull during the time when the heifers may come in heat until sale time. Or you could run the heifers with a bull present but you take the chance they will get bred, therefor being forced to sell the heifers as replacement bred heifers if they are showing. And that could cost you around 20% off of beef market prices depending if there are any buyers present who are specifically looking for bred heifers. It has been my experience that bred heifers go at bargain prices because: the beef side of the supply chain doesn't want them and there are too many unknowns to justify a price above what the beef market would pay. Liz [/QUOTE]
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