Carnivore":15e3xzhg said:
cowboyup216":15e3xzhg said:
cons
Bull gets run down, loses condition, has lower testosterone, starts shooting blanks, strung out calving season...having cows calving year round, be breeding his own daughters, 5 isnt really enough to keep a bull busy. Sell him and just buy another bull when you want to breed em again. youd have a bunch of inbred cattle. be hard to tell when they were actually bred. Im sure I could name hundreds of more things but right now Im tired.
Pros
There really are none in my opinion.
No inbreeding worries, I will sell all the heifers calves at weaning. And, with only 5 cows, he should not get run down. I am more concerned about the health of the cows, do they need a break?
It all really depends on climate Spring calving means good grass for the calf and weather usually to calve in, lower prices in fall on your calf crop.
Fall calving higher prices for your calves in the spring but you carrying wet cows through the winter requireing more hay.
If you live in my enviroment of mild winters low hay consumption compared to other regions no real penality from calving year around if you have enough to make a consistent load. You get to captilize on the higher markets to get a greater return possibally on your calf crop.
There is no wrong or right way here it is what is the easiest and most effiecent in your operating enviroment.
I am penning in two pastures Sat. to turn some girls and boys into folding money.