dt34715":17p25hmy said:I have 3 cows born in 2009 that failed to be bred last winter. All my calves are born mostly in October and November.
Question is do you give them another chance?
dt34715":phi6ap9b said:yes, I want turn my bull out till around Christmas
jerry27150":17jpdwlt said:most all open cows here are culled, if they calved last oct-nov I would have sold them in june or july when prices are always higher
mid to end of MarchM5farm":39mhlara said:dt34715":39mhlara said:yes, I want turn my bull out till around Christmas
. if you want oct nov calves and you don't put the bull in till end of DEC your basically only giving the cows 1 cycle to breed, When do you pull the bull ?
Nesikep":2k1ro40n said:The prevailing opinion is going to be NO.. but there are some questions.. this is 3 cows out of how many? If it's 3 out of 3 then you should think about the bull's abilities.
If you really want to give them another chance, think of what the current market is (darned good), compared to how it could be in a year.. What are your feed costs? if they're extremely low it could be worth a gamble, but if you're buying feed, or are at capacity, it's best to get rid of them now and get better animals.
dt34715":178r6j3h said:mid to end of MarchM5farm":178r6j3h said:dt34715":178r6j3h said:yes, I want turn my bull out till around Christmas
. if you want oct nov calves and you don't put the bull in till end of DEC your basically only giving the cows 1 cycle to breed, When do you pull the bull ?
dt34715":1dmpa3je said:Nesikep":1dmpa3je said:The prevailing opinion is going to be NO.. but there are some questions.. this is 3 cows out of how many? If it's 3 out of 3 then you should think about the bull's abilities.
If you really want to give them another chance, think of what the current market is (darned good), compared to how it could be in a year.. What are your feed costs? if they're extremely low it could be worth a gamble, but if you're buying feed, or are at capacity, it's best to get rid of them now and get better animals.
3 out of 19. Had the bull tested by the vet and all is good with him.