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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 376654" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>it's always an option, but there are problems with this.</p><p></p><p>1) you will be calving cows for a longer period of time. 60 days is enough of checking cows twice a day and helping the hard calvers. 90 days is an eternity. if these animals were on 1000 acres, i might wonder , but i doubt you have that in TN for 21 cows. the smaller the acreage, the less likely it is that the bull is out of range.</p><p></p><p>2) limiting to 60 days is plenty of time for fertile cows to be bred by a fertile bull. any animals that dont get bred in this time are probably less fertile and getting rid of them will improve your herd.</p><p></p><p>3) you have to make the cows work for you, not the other way around. decide on a system and stick to it. the cows that dont get bred in that time, do not fit your requirements as an employer. this is how you maintain efficiency for yourself and dont get sucked into more and more work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 376654, member: 2076"] it's always an option, but there are problems with this. 1) you will be calving cows for a longer period of time. 60 days is enough of checking cows twice a day and helping the hard calvers. 90 days is an eternity. if these animals were on 1000 acres, i might wonder , but i doubt you have that in TN for 21 cows. the smaller the acreage, the less likely it is that the bull is out of range. 2) limiting to 60 days is plenty of time for fertile cows to be bred by a fertile bull. any animals that dont get bred in this time are probably less fertile and getting rid of them will improve your herd. 3) you have to make the cows work for you, not the other way around. decide on a system and stick to it. the cows that dont get bred in that time, do not fit your requirements as an employer. this is how you maintain efficiency for yourself and dont get sucked into more and more work. [/QUOTE]
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