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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 11 2012 : 5:14:17 PM
Does anyone send their cow out to pasture with someone else's bull?
I've had a hard time finding someone to AI my cow, but I did find someone with a dexter bull down the road about 30 minutes. I'm setting up a time to go see the bull and check out the place (and people) and make sure I'm comfortable leaving my girl there for a few weeks.
Should I have some kind of a contract or something written up stating that she's there only to be bred or something? (My greatest fear is that she'll be stolen or something.)
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"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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| sherrye |
Posted - Feb 16 2012 : 06:15:48 AM
i sure know how it is when you need a bull. i am happy to hear you got it figured out. you also found a new friend who is into cows that is great sherrye
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| windypines |
Posted - Feb 16 2012 : 04:22:48 AM
Good luck with breeding.
michele |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 15 2012 : 7:28:04 PM
I know, right? I'm positively floating. Half the calves were red out of black mamas so he might have the gene for red too. I'm soooo excited!
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| YakLady |
Posted - Feb 14 2012 : 3:02:02 PM
Nice, Jen! So happy that all panned out for you :) And you'll be able to keep an eye out to get a good guess at when she'll calve out, too!
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 14 2012 : 1:10:21 PM
Good news ladies! I went last night to go check out the bull and meet his owner and we got along well. She has 3 ladies for him and takes in another family's dexter for them yearly and I got to see all the calves he's sired in the last two years. Everyone is very healthy and the calves look great, health certs check out. She also asked about my heifer's health too (good sign!!)I was afraid of leaving her with someone who might steal her, but this gal is obviously not into cows for the money.
The bull is set to come out for a 2 month conjugal visit. (He's a purebred Dexter, is docile, loads and leads fine.) My fee is simply feeding him for the 2 months he's here and giving his owner the break. She has her own stock trailer and will deliver him and pick him up too so this works out very well being that I don't have one. Yippy!
Good bull. Great owner (spent probably an hour just talking!)Not expensive. My girl gets to stay home. I get all the breedings the pair can manage in 2 cycles. According to the vet it's extremely likely she'll settle under these conditions.
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Feb 13 2012 : 5:24:43 PM
I don't know how far you are from "Prescott Az", but there is a ranch there that advertises in the Countryside mag, they breed mini jersey's, their phone # i9s (928)925-6886, the place is called "The Rocking Robin Ranch", their web site is www.minijersey.org , maybe they can help, or steer you towards someone that can...
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| YakLady |
Posted - Feb 13 2012 : 11:23:20 AM
I have my own yak bull, but I have 5 (going on 7) females for him to cover. If I only had a single cow, I'd maybe take a refresher/get certified in AI myself. It's really not difficult once you get the muscle memory :) Have you considered doing the AI yourself? Maybe there are classes close by...
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
| rubyleesmom |
Posted - Feb 13 2012 : 08:34:48 AM
One of our farm neighbors raises cattle for a living and has a beautiful bull. We lease the pasture right next to our property for our animals to graze on and if ether of our heffers would go into heat the bull would tear the fence right down to get to them..We got tired of fixing fence so we talked to the neighbor and now have a little gate that we just open up when its time for them to get bred and he visits and goes home as he pleases. It works out great for us because he doesnt charge us a thing! Gotta love neighbors! |
| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Feb 13 2012 : 08:30:34 AM
I never take a chance with my female large livestock, always, always AI...there has to be someone that is certified AI to do this for you, my advice to to keep looking...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
| YakLady |
Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 4:56:28 PM
Yeah, make sure you see paperwork of his blood tests and i would still look for an AI tech... have you tried any local colleges with ag programs?
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 3:24:57 PM
I took my heifer up the road to get bred last year. She was there almost 2 months. I know the people really good and was not worried. I eventually sold her to them.
It's easier to load a cow than a bull. They tried it and he almost tore the trailor up.
Kris
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| windypines |
Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 04:31:45 AM
Any possibility of bringing the bull to your cow?
Michele |
| Farmtopia |
Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 01:08:22 AM
Hi Jen, I'd at least have a contract for that, not to mention the contract guaranteeing that the bull is free from Brucellosis and any other cattle related diseases (you also might want to see a copy of vet records for vaccines on the animal BEFORE you send out your cow). Just some thoughts.
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