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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 658361" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Some of the steers are going to the processor as soon as I get time to load them up. I want to get them there before the corn gain wears off. The problem is hours in the day. As of Sunday the bull and steers are on their own pasture as I need to get the corn ground stripped and planted to corn again.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the feedback on my bull. I think he is in working condition also. </p><p></p><p>I ran the steers and bull together for two reasons: </p><p></p><p>#1 is that the way my lanes and single waterer are setup I can only have two separate groups. </p><p></p><p>#2 reason is for company. Once he established that he is the senior officer they really got along fine. This bull has a very good disposition for a bull. I think he had a calming effect on a couple of flighty BWF steers and the whole group was more docile than they might have been separated.</p><p></p><p>The way it worked is I fenceline weaned the steer and heifer calves from the bull and cows about Nov 1. In late January I separated the cows away from the bull and corn and into the heifer calves and put the steers in with the bull on the corn. I did this on Knersie's advice so the cows would not get too heavy on the corn prior to calving. And he was correct. Had a good calving season. Maybe a bit of luck in there too.</p><p></p><p>About July 1 they will all get back together for April 2010 calving. The herd will be smaller by then as I want to get a number processed for the summer "grilling" season.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 658361, member: 7509"] Some of the steers are going to the processor as soon as I get time to load them up. I want to get them there before the corn gain wears off. The problem is hours in the day. As of Sunday the bull and steers are on their own pasture as I need to get the corn ground stripped and planted to corn again. Thank you for the feedback on my bull. I think he is in working condition also. I ran the steers and bull together for two reasons: #1 is that the way my lanes and single waterer are setup I can only have two separate groups. #2 reason is for company. Once he established that he is the senior officer they really got along fine. This bull has a very good disposition for a bull. I think he had a calming effect on a couple of flighty BWF steers and the whole group was more docile than they might have been separated. The way it worked is I fenceline weaned the steer and heifer calves from the bull and cows about Nov 1. In late January I separated the cows away from the bull and corn and into the heifer calves and put the steers in with the bull on the corn. I did this on Knersie's advice so the cows would not get too heavy on the corn prior to calving. And he was correct. Had a good calving season. Maybe a bit of luck in there too. About July 1 they will all get back together for April 2010 calving. The herd will be smaller by then as I want to get a number processed for the summer "grilling" season. FWIW, Jim [/QUOTE]
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