BRG said:
We ultrasounded the cows yesterday
Spring calvers (March1 to April 15) - 6%
Summer calvers (May 1 to June 21) - 12%
Overal - 10%
All of our breeding pastures are from 1/2 section to a section in size and we run 1 bull per breeding pasture. We run from 35 to 55 cows per pasture.
I would like to be able to run more bulls per pasture, but it is a bit difficult as we need to know who the sires are. I know we could drop that % rate down a few if we could run another bull or 2 per pasture.
BRG
Your bulls are covering a lot more ground than they have to around here!
You could probably drop that number but this way it sounds like you are challenging both bull and cows from a reproductive management standpoint. I'd say thats good news for your bull customers. Personally, I'd rather buy bulls from somebody with your % opens than someone with a very low % opens on average. Seems a little more believable (honest) to me.