Every ranch scenario is unique. At the time when guys are pulling their bulls, we are just putting ours in. Because we want to calve on our irrigated pasture below the house, we decided to calve in May and June of next year, when the grass is ready. To do so, we have to turn the bulls out late July. The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel seems like a good day to me!
Herman wintered well. Because Luke is done with his bulls, we took one of his too.
I'm impressed. Herman, the two year old, bulked up nice. He threw little calves, which were nice for first-calf-heifers. Not sure how they would turn out in the long run, I wasn't sure we wanted to use him again. However, after seeing him this spring, we decided to give him another go.
It never hurts to have a backup bull in with the herd. Even though we only have 10 girls to breed, two bulls will ensure that they all get covered on the first cycle.
So I got the trailer all set, and jumped them in one at a time and hauled them to Neiber.
Herman lost his tag, so wanted to give him a new one before we turned out.
Had to widen the chute first.
No problemo. Gentle giant.
New tag in the same spot.
Dad poured him while we were at it.
Beings these two have been together already, sharing breeding responsibilities shouldn't be a problem.
Let's find out.
Fun stuff. It'll be interesting to see how this new enterprise works for us. May/June calving is not real common around here. Guys definitely do it, and some swear by it, but March/April is more the norm. Not a huge risk, but will be fun to see how it works out. In the meantime, there are cows to be bred. Go get 'em boys!
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