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<blockquote data-quote="Pineywoods230" data-source="post: 1798544" data-attributes="member: 42036"><p>I'm on the fence on if it's worth raising my own heifers vs buying replacements as needed and would like to hear your thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Currently running 20+ pairs with one bull. I've got 140 acres in NE Texas to play with with one ten acre cross fenced where I feed hay, though I run an electric fence across my place giving them 45 acres to winter in the lot is just my highest ground and hay yard.</p><p></p><p>My questions is thus,</p><p>should I keep the 4-5 heifers I like in that ten acre lot until they are 15+ months old? Then have to feed two groups hay separately?</p><p>Separate my bull off and return the heifers to the main herd as yearlings after their moms have new calves by their sides? Same issue with hay but then for one individual animal.</p><p>Sell all of calves and buy new replacements already old enough to breed? Con there being is it's a lot expensive vs the cost of keeping heifers myself.</p><p></p><p>My first year venturing with cow/calf over stockers and still on the fence on how to proceed. </p><p>Thanks for your time</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pineywoods230, post: 1798544, member: 42036"] I’m on the fence on if it’s worth raising my own heifers vs buying replacements as needed and would like to hear your thoughts. Currently running 20+ pairs with one bull. I’ve got 140 acres in NE Texas to play with with one ten acre cross fenced where I feed hay, though I run an electric fence across my place giving them 45 acres to winter in the lot is just my highest ground and hay yard. My questions is thus, should I keep the 4-5 heifers I like in that ten acre lot until they are 15+ months old? Then have to feed two groups hay separately? Separate my bull off and return the heifers to the main herd as yearlings after their moms have new calves by their sides? Same issue with hay but then for one individual animal. Sell all of calves and buy new replacements already old enough to breed? Con there being is it’s a lot expensive vs the cost of keeping heifers myself. My first year venturing with cow/calf over stockers and still on the fence on how to proceed. Thanks for your time [/QUOTE]
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