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Serious Breeding Problem. Bad Bull - Open Cows
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 646092" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Well yes. I mean, this exact thing happened in my herd 2 springs ago, and four weeks after the bull was put with the herd I knew about it... I know I'm running a very different system and all, but it kind of makes sense to observe whether the cows settle.</p><p>So at the time (halfway through the breeding season) I figured I had three options. Get a new bull. Take the risk that it's teething problems that'll average out soon and do nothing. AI the cycling cows.</p><p></p><p>I went with AI, with good results.</p><p>So I guess your cows should be calving now? Get the ones that haven't calved and aren't cycling preg-checked if you haven't done so, then decide whether to sell the open cows and buy in feeders, or keep the cows to have another go at calving next year.</p><p>If it was me, I'd be looking at the financials. Probably those will dictate - sell the cows. Then you can decide - grow a crop, grow calves, take an easy year and cut hay, keep stock for someone else... whatever appeals and is practical.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 646092, member: 9267"] Well yes. I mean, this exact thing happened in my herd 2 springs ago, and four weeks after the bull was put with the herd I knew about it... I know I'm running a very different system and all, but it kind of makes sense to observe whether the cows settle. So at the time (halfway through the breeding season) I figured I had three options. Get a new bull. Take the risk that it's teething problems that'll average out soon and do nothing. AI the cycling cows. I went with AI, with good results. So I guess your cows should be calving now? Get the ones that haven't calved and aren't cycling preg-checked if you haven't done so, then decide whether to sell the open cows and buy in feeders, or keep the cows to have another go at calving next year. If it was me, I'd be looking at the financials. Probably those will dictate - sell the cows. Then you can decide - grow a crop, grow calves, take an easy year and cut hay, keep stock for someone else... whatever appeals and is practical. [/QUOTE]
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