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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 984366" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>It may take some time to find one that fits your need and your budget, and hard to say much more without knowing what kind of cows you have or what they look like--or what they were bred with. If you're going to keep heifers from your current herd of bred cows, your bull needs to be able to add to the genetics of those calves when they become breeding age, and a not-so-good bull will be taking your breeding program backwards, not forward, and the same goes for your current cow herd--Last thing you want to do is put a mediocre bull on good mommas. Been guilty of that myself.</p><p>You posted a link to a Alabama Craigslist ad--If that's where you're from, there are several members here from Alabama that can probably point you to a good area breeder. You might PM alacowman.</p><p></p><p>Since you're new to cattle, remember to insure your new herdsire has all it's medical stuff up to snuff--you don't want to bring a lepto infected bull in.</p><p>And you are going to pushing the limit of 23 acres especially once those 10 cows calve. This time next year, if everything goes perfect, you'll again have 10 bred mommas, and 10 weaned calves--all hungry. Even 10 bred cows on 23 acres won't work here where I am without a lot of supplemental feeding--even more so if drought comes. </p><p>Welcome to CT! :welcome:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 984366, member: 18945"] It may take some time to find one that fits your need and your budget, and hard to say much more without knowing what kind of cows you have or what they look like--or what they were bred with. If you're going to keep heifers from your current herd of bred cows, your bull needs to be able to add to the genetics of those calves when they become breeding age, and a not-so-good bull will be taking your breeding program backwards, not forward, and the same goes for your current cow herd--Last thing you want to do is put a mediocre bull on good mommas. Been guilty of that myself. You posted a link to a Alabama Craigslist ad--If that's where you're from, there are several members here from Alabama that can probably point you to a good area breeder. You might PM alacowman. Since you're new to cattle, remember to insure your new herdsire has all it's medical stuff up to snuff--you don't want to bring a lepto infected bull in. And you are going to pushing the limit of 23 acres especially once those 10 cows calve. This time next year, if everything goes perfect, you'll again have 10 bred mommas, and 10 weaned calves--all hungry. Even 10 bred cows on 23 acres won't work here where I am without a lot of supplemental feeding--even more so if drought comes. Welcome to CT! :welcome: [/QUOTE]
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