Heifers Bullin

[inyati13]

I have four open heifers that go from about 800 to 1100 pounds. They range in age from 10 to 16 months old. Three are Simangus and the youngest is out of a mixed cow and Angus bull. One was bullin and the others were riding her. I saw her back legs give out and she went down on one ride. I got them out of the pasture so the mature cows would not ride them, but I never thought I would be concerned that the like size heifers might hurt each other. I watched her today and she is fine. I remember this conversation about bulls on heifers. dun mentioned that some bulls are easy on the mount while others are a bit rough. robert even had an analogy that his granddad pasted to him that I thought was good, "a gentlemen takes his weight on his elbows." Until I do get them bred, do I need to be concerned that they are not being ladies? In which case, they should take their weight on their back legs! :lol: A second question, the youngest one is only 10 months old so maybe hasn't started cycling yet or I missed it. But there is one that should be coming in and I can't catch her pattern. Any ideas? Or could something be wrong?

PS IMPORTANT: Will not breed them until Mid May.

 

[bse]

I leave all mine together cows riding heifers or whatever. i sync everything and just let them go at it.
put a patch or some tail paint on the the one you cant catch so you will know its not happening at night.

 

[cowgirl_jenna]

I wouldn't worry about them hurting each-other. The only thing I'd be a little afraid of if there was a lot of ice in their area and they could slip and fall when mounting each other (which I'm sure you dont have in TN). 10 months, she may not be cycling or not showing a strong heat, but could very well be and you haven't noticed. In last summers heat, we hardly saw any cows in heat during the day. Very early morning or just as the sun was going down was the best times to heat check. I havnt noticed my yearling heifers in heat much this winter either, but the last few weeks have seen most of them cycle, maybe longer daylight makes a difference? Not supposed to with cattle, but it does with horses. Will you sync and AI them?
Jenna

 

[jcarkie]

I have a bull that is we discovered is pretty rough on his ladies. had one come up with a hurt hip, well a few weeks later another was favoring a hip not as bad as the first. they both got over the injury but that is not a good thing in my book. he is the only bull in with them, then we saw him toss a young cow over the feed trough.