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What is the reason that some people pull their bulls out of the pasture instead of letting him run with the herd. I would feel that the longer the bull is in the better, please expand
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jeff
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jeff
D.R. Cattle":2loopm5x said:In a perfect world yes. I tried it that way in the early days. It worked OK, but I like to move my bulls and tighten things up. Also, I introduce heifers every year and they are a bit more of a question mark. I'd rather they skip a season than calve out of season. If your bull is up to par and a cow doesn't calve in season, then something is wrong with her. I cull ruthlessly so she will probably disappear after I've checked the other possibilities. Many people do leave the bulls in year round, so don't take just my opinion. Do what works best for your particular scenario.
Campground Cattle":28thi7ts said:Agree do what works best for you, I run my bull year round with the ladies. This works for me, not everyone, we have a mild climate I'm not upset if a heifer misses and I have a winter calf.
Craig-TX":1q75jmru said:Campground Cattle":1q75jmru said:Agree do what works best for you, I run my bull year round with the ladies. This works for me, not everyone, we have a mild climate I'm not upset if a heifer misses and I have a winter calf.
We do the same. Always have. Not staying we always will, but it's the best deal for us at the present time.
Craig-TX
hillbilly":3cohau7b said:Guest, Do you live in the southern half of US or where, I'm in SW missouri. We can calve year round without too much trouble, if we choose to do so. My dad came from Iowa He said most Jan. & Feb. calves up there [northern Iowa] didn't make it.
A couple of benifits to year round calving are;
You can pickup 1 to 2 calves over the life of your cow.
You will have calves to sell in different seasons, not always Nov-Dec. like everybody else when calf prices are at their lowest.
But I'm just a dumb Hillbilly.
cherokeeruby":e238swpi said:One of the Brahman cows we started our herd with would calve every 10.5 months.
According to our records we did pick up an extra calf.
Over a nine year calving period if she had been held to every 12 months we would have had 9 calves.
At 10.5 months she produced 10.
Exceptionally fertile cow, haven't had another one to match that but her blood runs deep in our herd and the fertility is excellent in her descendants.
D.R. Cattle":3dducl4u said:I like to make management decisions based on the entire herd. To do that you need a little uniformity. Uniformity in age of calves, stages of prenancy, etc. Works for me.
[/quote]hillbilly":32kbzhi6 said:D.R. Cattle
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hillbilly wrote:
Guest, Do you live in the southern half of US or where, I'm in SW missouri. We can calve year round without too much trouble, if we choose to do so. My dad came from Iowa He said most Jan. & Feb. calves up there [northern Iowa] didn't make it.
A couple of benifits to year round calving are;
You can pickup 1 to 2 calves over the life of your cow.
You will have calves to sell in different seasons, not always Nov-Dec. like everybody else when calf prices are at their lowest.
But I'm just a dumb Hillbilly.
How can you pick up 1 to 2 additional calves over the lifespan? My cows calve at least every 12 months or adios. The herd is a group of employees. If they can't do their job and they have all the tools to do it, they need to hit the unemployment line at IBP.
Dr. Cattle,
In reguards to how we pickup extra calves, Most will gain 1 month per year if you let them breed back as soon as they are able...thats 1 calf.
The other calf is from the cow that breeds back late, don't like it but it happens to the best of them on occation. we get a late calf and keep our cow, hopfully she will get back on track. Two late calves in a row and we sell her as a pair. You on the other hand sell an open cow.
Keep in mind I am just a dumb Hillbilly
hillbilly":14ew9ncg said:When I cull a cow all I want for her is every penny I can get.
We don't gain when we cull, we just cut our losses.
but thats just me