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<blockquote data-quote="Little Joe" data-source="post: 1775653" data-attributes="member: 39122"><p>That's what worries me about AI, too many variables, if a bull is good and the cow don't breed they need to go but I'd hate to butcher a cow because she didn't take AI no fault of her own.</p><p> My plan is to gather up 5 cows pretty reasonable and after a few years seeing how they perform start saving my own heifers from the ones that work well here and cull the cows that don't work as well. Like that black cow in my "new cows" thread, she was thin and cheap and has thrived on less than desirable forages, there's other boxes she's gonna need to check before I'd save heifers from her but she's checked that box already.</p><p>Unless I get a lease on some more ground 5-10 cows is all I'll ever have because finishing cattle out and selling freezer beef is my bread and butter so keeping all my calves 18-20 months takes up pasture plus I'll buy in a few others to finish here and there. I've got 60 acres at my house but about half is harwoods and I've got another place I can run about 7-10 stockers on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Joe, post: 1775653, member: 39122"] That's what worries me about AI, too many variables, if a bull is good and the cow don't breed they need to go but I'd hate to butcher a cow because she didn't take AI no fault of her own. My plan is to gather up 5 cows pretty reasonable and after a few years seeing how they perform start saving my own heifers from the ones that work well here and cull the cows that don't work as well. Like that black cow in my "new cows" thread, she was thin and cheap and has thrived on less than desirable forages, there's other boxes she's gonna need to check before I'd save heifers from her but she's checked that box already. Unless I get a lease on some more ground 5-10 cows is all I'll ever have because finishing cattle out and selling freezer beef is my bread and butter so keeping all my calves 18-20 months takes up pasture plus I'll buy in a few others to finish here and there. I've got 60 acres at my house but about half is harwoods and I've got another place I can run about 7-10 stockers on. [/QUOTE]
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