B B.A.R Member Joined Mar 1, 2013 Messages 6 Location SD Mar 1, 2013 #1 First, I have a lot 130x150 and barn 100x60 with 10 pens down one side. How many heifers could I handle to calf out. Second, what is the going rate per calf? His feed, my tractor. What else should I expect?
First, I have a lot 130x150 and barn 100x60 with 10 pens down one side. How many heifers could I handle to calf out. Second, what is the going rate per calf? His feed, my tractor. What else should I expect?
D Denny Well-known member Joined Feb 10, 2005 Messages 5,624 Location Mn usa Mar 2, 2013 #2 scours is what I'd expect in that small of an area.
S sandtrap Well-known member Joined Feb 3, 2012 Messages 83 Location eeast of nowhere Mar 2, 2013 #3 You can handle 200 easy.
S Soapweed Well-known member Joined Feb 11, 2005 Messages 16,264 Location northern Nebraska Sandhills Mar 2, 2013 #4 The heifers can be bunched fairly tightly before they calve, but hopefully you have a much bigger area to turn them out into after they calve.
The heifers can be bunched fairly tightly before they calve, but hopefully you have a much bigger area to turn them out into after they calve.