When To Separate Bull Calf?

[BritishWhiteGal]

I know I should know this but I have never kept a bull from my calf crop before. But I was brave and did this year... When does he need to be separated from the girls?

 

[Mat Man]

I would say by 6 months

 

[coachg]

If his mom is in good shape and has grass to eat I might even wait till he's 7 months old .

 

[Warren Allison]

I know I should know this but I have never kept a bull from my calf crop before. But I was brave and did this year... When does he need to be separated from the girls?

At weaning.

 

[TCRanch]

You can wait until weaning, but there is the possibility he can breed a heifer calf. Not common but it can happen - got the t-shirt and learned a lesson. May want to Lutalyse the heifers at weaning - and then separate the young bull.

 

[SBMF 2015]

One of my favorite quotes from a vet;" If you want a bull to breed cows he needs to be 14mos, if you don't 500lbs"

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Mine run together until weaning. Some of my bull calves are well over 750#. I watch heifers for heat cycles after weaning and would lutalyse anything that did not have a good heat.
I have "expected" to get bred heifers, but (knock on wood) I have not as yet.

 

[tex452]

I have raised some of my own bulls and usually wean around 6 months.
I feed them a little grain and have for a couple of weeks, until they don't miss mama anymore, then put them in a trap with hay and range meal.
I have bought feed lot bulls before and turned them out in cows and they fell to pieces in knee high grass.
I like to make my cattle range tough, I have had better luck not over feeding them.
This is one of the bulls I raised, I hated to get rid of him, he was a go getter.

 

[clovlanfarms]

I know I should know this but I have never kept a bull from my calf crop before. But I was brave and did this year... When does he need to be separated from the girls?

the day he is born. put heifers on the cows in one pasture and bulls in another raise about 50 or more calves a year. have no problem save on shots.

 

[clovlanfarms]

I know I should know this but I have never kept a bull from my calf crop before. But I was brave and did this year... When does he need to be separated from the girls?

 

[Brute 23]

I have had two heifers bred at 7 months and that were around 1/4 or 1/8 ear. Not sure if another calf bred them or the herd bull so I would definitely have a bull out from your heifers by then.