What to do with spare heifers?

[Bramble]

I’d take a grand to run them with a bull and keep them for 9 months, highly unlikely to loose one, biggest risk would be one turning out to be a non breeder I suppose.

TB not an issue round you?

 

[Farmer Keith]

TB not an issue round you?

funny you should say that... it never has been but it’s slowly working it’s way north and a guy with land all over the spot just had a reactor in January, his farm is 7 miles away but has land within 3km of my boundary so we’re into a TB1. Fun fun fun. For the record I don’t sell heifers, fresh calvers or anything it was just a suggestion for the OP if he feels bullers are not worth enough.

 

[dairydurham]

the above post says sold in calf @2040 not fresh calved.

Very lucky to sell i/c for 2040 ,but I hope your right as I sell a few new calved

 

[Farmer Keith]

Very lucky to sell i/c for 2040 ,but I hope your right as I sell a few new calved

I never said they were worth £2040 @Whitepeak said his boss sold some in calf last autumn for £2040... it’s years since I’ve bought a cow or heifer and I’ve certainly never sold one. Best of luck with your fresh calved ones.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I never said they were worth £2040 @Whitepeak said his boss sold some in calf last autumn for £2040... it’s years since I’ve bought a cow or heifer and I’ve certainly never sold one. Best of luck with your fresh calved ones.

I read that as top price was £2040, not the average.
Market reports are very good at quoting top prices too.

 

[Bogeyman]

Last year had picked out 12 to sell in.local market ,advertised and had some phone call interest ,vet was out few days before sale with cows got him to put .hand in them just to check,3 non breeders ,was able to say at sale that the 9 were ok to breed . Nothing gets you a bad name quicker than folk thinking you’re a chancer.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Last year had picked out 12 to sell in.local market ,advertised and had some phone call interest ,vet was out few days before sale with cows got him to put .hand in them just to check,3 non breeders ,was able to say at sale that the 9 were ok to breed . Nothing gets you a bad name quicker than folk thinking you’re a chancer.

twins?

 

[Bogeyman]

born as singles possibly was a twin brother earlier in pregnancy. This Actually happened 2 years ago last year seemed to get lost somewhere

 

[Farmer Keith]

born as singles possibly was a twin brother earlier in pregnancy. This Actually happened 2 years ago last year seemed to get lost somewhere

3 out of 12 is really bad luck, I’ve only been rearing my own for about a decade but I’m yet to have one that’s not twin to a bull not breed.

 

[Bogeyman]

oh well they averaged just over £1150 in fat ring