I have a neighbor who has a Jersey cow and has asked to turn it with our herd for breeding. We are neighborly around here. I really don't mind, and I'm not concerned with a charge for the use of the bull in general, but if the cow ends up running with the herd for a while, there will be some pasture and mineral usage. What would you guys charge per day, week, month, or whatever the case might be.
charge for turning cow with bull
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TexasBred
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I probably wouldn't charge him anything but no need for him to leave her there for over 30 days either.
Exchange breeding his cow for any work you may need, whatever you are comfortable with. They can help with hay season, fix fences, help with working cattle or whatever, with luck it will help them feel justified and you can help someone understand how much work is in cattle.
dieselbeef
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ask him..then charge him half if hes a cool nieghbor
It costs me around $25 for syncing a cow and the AI plus approx $25 for semen. Then good summer pasture runs about $20 a month for single cows. So if he wants some confidence that she's bred I would keep her 2 months and charge him an even $100.
do the guy a good turn and breed his cow if he's a good neighbor. if he's not don't do it for any price. you can use a lot of logic and cost justifications etc. and put $100 in your pocket or you can do it for nothing and have a neighbor (assuming he's a good one) that will be around when you really are in a bind. thats worth much more than a $100 bill to me.
branguscowgirl
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A friend of mine and I both run registered Brangus. (There are very few of us in this area.) If I have a young bull that she wants to breed a cow to, she brings her over. Right now I just took 2 of mine over and left at her house with the bull. We both have plenty of grass, so neither of us charge each other. We just trade favors back and forth.
So I guess my answer would also be, If he's a good neighbor I wouldn't charge a dime.
So I guess my answer would also be, If he's a good neighbor I wouldn't charge a dime.
Son of Butch
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A buck a day. It's Kentucky... best to keep the math simple. ;-)
Alan":3m6qp38j said:
The thing is, I don't want them to get comfy enough that they start coming around. They are not long-time neighbors, but move-ins, and they are a little strange. They built something that looks like a tool shed to live in, and they keep this cow tied to a pole like a dog on a leash. I don't live in the most grandiose place myself, but my daughter commented that where they live looks like something from a horror movie where people disappear when they visit.
Are they good neighbors? Well, they are friendly whenever I have spoken to them, and they leave everybody alone. I don't mind helping out, but if you give some an inch they want a mile, and I'm just not interested in getting too chummy. I guess it's just the introvert in me, but I don't want them knocking on my door every other day.
branguscowgirl
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Ya herofan, that sounds like someone that you might want to charge a small fee to. Just to keep it "business like." (If you don't want to be chummy with them.)
John SD
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js1234":2fyoqsje said:
+1. One cow isn't going to make or break either of you. $100 probably is a reasonable amount for a month's pasture and a breeding fee for the services of your bull.
I get $35 for my summer pasture on AUM basis. On the worth of the service of your bull, just throwing some numbers out here, a $70 breeding fee would probably not be too out of line for an above average $7000 bull :idea:
I have only done it once, did it for a girl in 4H that my daughter helps show. Did not charge her, she sold the heifer in our county sale the next spring, we tried to buy her but went really high.Son of Butch":2pkm143a said:
When we first got started a neighbor let me run one for free to get bred, he was a great neighbor. I ended up buying a bull calf from him for my first bull.
The $1 a day deal seems to be a simple and fair method.
dieselbeef
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after that then what..can ya help us withthe calf..can we borrow yer trlr..nah..tell em ya just dont do that kinda stuff..dont borrow and dont loan...
Gators Rule
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TexasBred":17onj7rd said:
Ditto. Help a brother out. Life ain't all about a dollar.
Son of Butch
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True, but if the shoe were on the other foot, I know I would insist on pulling my weight.Gators Rule":30dlp1kk said:
$1 a day may help to keep from overstaying his welcome. It establishes that there is a clear value, no free rides, yet it is a
very good deal for him and that you aren't taking advantage of a neighbor.
Gators Rule
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Lazy M, they probably wouldn't flinch....
