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<blockquote data-quote="BRAFORDMAN" data-source="post: 854266" data-attributes="member: 14817"><p>The reason we run more than 2 bulls for 50 head is our grazing habits and some of the breeding that we do.</p><p>We split our cows into groups(10-15 in a group) and place each group in a different pasture. They can usually graze on that pasture until winter. I may move certain groups to new pastures since some of our pastures produce more grass than others. The lower producing pastures need breaks throughout the year.</p><p></p><p>The bull that is with them breeds them and eats with them until we pull them for the year. Once the bulls are pulled they get no special treatment, they go to a pasture away from the cows and eat grass or hay until the next breeding season to put the weight they lost during breeding . I may feed them a little grain just to bring them up and keep them gentle,but not enough to put weight on them. But they have to put their weight back on by themselves with little input from me. </p><p></p><p>A bull and cow that can maintain condition on grass with little to no supplement should produce a heifer that should grow up to be an easy keeping cow. The cow will loose condition while raising a calf and a bull will while breeding. But after breeding and after the calf is weaned the cow and bull need to be able to get back into shape on their own.</p><p></p><p>If i ran all my cattle together in one pasture , then i would have to move my cattle every few weeks and they would not stay fat and it would harm my pastures. We did that until about three or four years ago. But I noticed how our cattle were not in the best of shape and the pastures were being over grazed in a short period of time. And i suggested the idea about splitting them into smaller groups. It has worked. All cows stayed in good condition and the calves have been heavier. </p><p></p><p>This year has been the exception, and i have been feeding my bulls to get them back into condition. I pulled my bulls in June this year. And it is hard for a bull to recover from breeding with little to no grass. All cows and heifers have kept their condition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BRAFORDMAN, post: 854266, member: 14817"] The reason we run more than 2 bulls for 50 head is our grazing habits and some of the breeding that we do. We split our cows into groups(10-15 in a group) and place each group in a different pasture. They can usually graze on that pasture until winter. I may move certain groups to new pastures since some of our pastures produce more grass than others. The lower producing pastures need breaks throughout the year. The bull that is with them breeds them and eats with them until we pull them for the year. Once the bulls are pulled they get no special treatment, they go to a pasture away from the cows and eat grass or hay until the next breeding season to put the weight they lost during breeding . I may feed them a little grain just to bring them up and keep them gentle,but not enough to put weight on them. But they have to put their weight back on by themselves with little input from me. A bull and cow that can maintain condition on grass with little to no supplement should produce a heifer that should grow up to be an easy keeping cow. The cow will loose condition while raising a calf and a bull will while breeding. But after breeding and after the calf is weaned the cow and bull need to be able to get back into shape on their own. If i ran all my cattle together in one pasture , then i would have to move my cattle every few weeks and they would not stay fat and it would harm my pastures. We did that until about three or four years ago. But I noticed how our cattle were not in the best of shape and the pastures were being over grazed in a short period of time. And i suggested the idea about splitting them into smaller groups. It has worked. All cows stayed in good condition and the calves have been heavier. This year has been the exception, and i have been feeding my bulls to get them back into condition. I pulled my bulls in June this year. And it is hard for a bull to recover from breeding with little to no grass. All cows and heifers have kept their condition. [/QUOTE]
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