Bulling heifers

Depends on cow, we bulled two bunches of Angus x heifers at 16 months to a whitbred shorthorn bull with no problem (Had 3 years of good calfs)
But wouldn't have put a big breed of bull on them
 
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Hilly

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I turned out 20 angus heifers today, last years calves 430 kg i will bull em november but thought actually i should maybe just bell em in june, might have to give them specail treatment next summer if nursing but be worth it for a calf
 

Samcowman

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Cornwall
Heifers going to the bull next few days 14-15 months all of them 410kg plus probably averaging about 450. Couple of the biggest heifers 550 kg aren't going to the bull as they will make monstrous cows. Heifers are Angus x, fleckvieh x and blonde x all going to Angus bulls
 

Poncherello1976

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Oxfordshire
Ours have just gone out with the bull. 17/18 months old. We are spring and autumn calving and so it just works out that they are around 18 months old to go with the bull. Going on an Angus bull.
 

Sheeponfire

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I turned out 20 angus heifers today, last years calves 430 kg i will bull em november but thought actually i should maybe just bell em in june, might have to give them specail treatment next summer if nursing but be worth it for a calf

430kgs now (y)(y)(y)

Get the bull in 1st june...( dont wait till november...:scratchhead::scratchhead:)

You know it makes sense (y)(y)(y)
 

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