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<blockquote data-quote="Ozhorse" data-source="post: 1054087" data-attributes="member: 18575"><p>Do you think my new big fat 2 yo bull is going to be able to do the following job for me?</p><p></p><p>Usually I put just one bull in with each mob of cows, usually 20 - 40 cows, and then 3 to 4 weeks later swap the bulls around in case one bull is not working. This has worked for me in the past.</p><p></p><p>All angus cattle.</p><p></p><p>I have 41 first calving cows away on agistment about an hours drive away. I just purchased a 2yr old bull for them. He is about 800+ kg and a bit too fat perhaps. He looks pretty. He will probably loose weight before he gets put out with the cows. </p><p></p><p>Would you trust putting him out with the cows and not backing him up with another bull? </p><p>I dont feel good about doing that.</p><p>The one time I just used one bull on 10 cows and didnt swap around he didnt work - Murphys Law.</p><p>I can swap him after a month with one of the following:</p><p>a) a 7 yr old bull that has had a super hard year on low feed and will have been with 40 cows himself (& looks tired)</p><p>b) a 2 yr old bull that has never had good feed but worked last year as a yearling and did his job</p><p>c) a yearling bull that is untried and not in good condition either.</p><p></p><p>Choices get short when the farm gets 90% burnt out by wildfire.</p><p></p><p>One of the reasons I purchased the new bull when I cant really afford it is that it is so embarassing to send to someone elses property my worn out old bulls or underfed young ones. (Not good for the reputation as a seller of replacement females locally.)</p><p></p><p>I could take a younger or smaller bull to the cows in the same trailer as the new 2 yo bull but I figured that the big 2yo would not let the younger/smaller bull work if they were together with the cows and I would rather the 2 yo new pretty bull got the cows in calf.</p><p></p><p>Should I try to put the new bull with some cows to see if he will serve before taking him away (sensible but it takes time when I am struggling to get the farm/life back together after the fire - I am also running 3500 sheep). It would be a full day job to bring in a mob of cows close to home where there is no feed anyway to put with him and then watch.</p><p></p><p>So who is brave enough to expose 41 cows to only one bull?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ozhorse, post: 1054087, member: 18575"] Do you think my new big fat 2 yo bull is going to be able to do the following job for me? Usually I put just one bull in with each mob of cows, usually 20 - 40 cows, and then 3 to 4 weeks later swap the bulls around in case one bull is not working. This has worked for me in the past. All angus cattle. I have 41 first calving cows away on agistment about an hours drive away. I just purchased a 2yr old bull for them. He is about 800+ kg and a bit too fat perhaps. He looks pretty. He will probably loose weight before he gets put out with the cows. Would you trust putting him out with the cows and not backing him up with another bull? I dont feel good about doing that. The one time I just used one bull on 10 cows and didnt swap around he didnt work - Murphys Law. I can swap him after a month with one of the following: a) a 7 yr old bull that has had a super hard year on low feed and will have been with 40 cows himself (& looks tired) b) a 2 yr old bull that has never had good feed but worked last year as a yearling and did his job c) a yearling bull that is untried and not in good condition either. Choices get short when the farm gets 90% burnt out by wildfire. One of the reasons I purchased the new bull when I cant really afford it is that it is so embarassing to send to someone elses property my worn out old bulls or underfed young ones. (Not good for the reputation as a seller of replacement females locally.) I could take a younger or smaller bull to the cows in the same trailer as the new 2 yo bull but I figured that the big 2yo would not let the younger/smaller bull work if they were together with the cows and I would rather the 2 yo new pretty bull got the cows in calf. Should I try to put the new bull with some cows to see if he will serve before taking him away (sensible but it takes time when I am struggling to get the farm/life back together after the fire - I am also running 3500 sheep). It would be a full day job to bring in a mob of cows close to home where there is no feed anyway to put with him and then watch. So who is brave enough to expose 41 cows to only one bull? [/QUOTE]
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