How many grazing groups have you?

blue5000 · 21-05-2013 02:07PM #1

I seem to be running out of temporary posts and reels. There are 3 groups of calved cows, each group has a bull running with them. Then there is yearling bulls at grass, and a bunch of bulling heifers and culls together. That's 5 not counting the brother's fekkin horses. What are the rest of you doing?

reilig · 21-05-2013 02:17PM

5 groups
Calved cows - about 10 per group. Used to have 3 with ~ 15 per group but ground conditions these last 12 months dictate smaller groups. 1 group scanned in calf. 1 group with the bull. 1 group for BB AI and 1 group of pedigree Limousins.

1 group of incalf heifers and dry cows on rented land this year.

No temporary fencing. We have at least 35 separate fields - many linked together with creep gates so that calves can forward graze. Quad is clocking up hours these days for checking them.

Sam Kade · 21-05-2013 02:25PM

3, heifers and culls in one group then bullocks and then the pony. If I had all bullocks it would be one simple easily managed group

grazeaway · 21-05-2013 03:02PM

3 at the mo

yearlings
cull cows
main herd

can have up to 6 at times
yearlings
replacment heifers
calved cows+bull
cows to calf
cull cows

simx · 21-05-2013 03:39PM

3 at the moment, cull cows in one, cows and calves in another, and bullocks and heifers in last

moy83 · 21-05-2013 04:53PM

4 here
Cows and calves and in calf cows and dry cows
Bulling heifers
bull weanlins
Fr bullocks

bob charles · 21-05-2013 04:57PM

more groups indoors than out grazing and it going to remain like that for a long time. How big a group do you guys usually run, personally dont like having more than 15 together but this isnt always possible

Markcheese · 21-05-2013 05:02PM

Is there an optimum number in a group , is it different for cows /heifers / bullocks ..

blue5000 · 21-05-2013 07:50PM

Markcheese wrote: »

Is there an optimum number in a group , is it different for cows /heifers / bullocks ..

For me if there are more than 30 cows and calves in a bunch I find it hard to herd them. On the other hand in a drought I have run everything in the place in one mob, maybe 120 - 130. Bulls would have been housed, last time I did this was in 2006.

poor farmer · 21-05-2013 08:29PM

18 groups today ,oh the joys of a fragmented farm.
Biggest group 80 milkers
Smallest group 1 suckler with twin calves.

Marooned75 · 21-05-2013 08:52PM

3 groups easier manage if there is any probs

1chippy · 21-05-2013 08:58PM

2 groups of weaned calves
1 group of heifers some for breeding and some for fattening
1 group of bullocks
2 groups of cows and calves
Biggest group currently is 45
Finding with expansion herding takes a lot of time that i hadnt allowed for. god bless the auld man

delaval · 22-05-2013 07:02PM

5 here
Milkers
Maiden heifs
Weaned calves
Few sucks still on milk
Cull cow

blue5000 · 22-05-2013 07:18PM

Markcheese wrote: »

Is there an optimum number in a group , is it different for cows /heifers / bullocks ..

Worth a look, I thought they were sheep.....:o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX4jwVNke4U

Timmaay · 22-05-2013 09:03PM

7!

Milkers,
Drycows,
two groups of maiden heifers,
yearling bullocks,
Incalf heifers mixed in with afew culls,
weaned calves.

Too many ha, Certainly the last year I'll be keeping bullocks, Drycow groups shouldn't exist anymore, should have everything calved by now!, Culls will be going in a month or so in fairness, and once all the heifers are incalf they can go back as one group. At least this time of year, and with lots of grass its not too much hassle having alot of groups.

Muckit · 22-05-2013 09:18PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I seem to be running out of temporary posts and reels.

You can borrow all I have for the next two weeks!!

bogman_bass · 22-05-2013 11:13PM

2 groups at the monent

stores

and everything else:D

whelan1 · 23-05-2013 05:06AM

on outfarm,,,,,,
sucklers with calves and bull
sucklers not calved and heifers and culls(aa)
bulls(aa)
maiden heifers(fr)
heifers with bull(fr)
25 calves(fr)
on home farm.....
milkers
autumn calving heifers and few straggler dry cows
just calved cows and calves
then 3 groups of calves around yard

leg wax · 23-05-2013 06:39AM

5 groups after 2-3 weeks down to 3.

How many grazing groups have you?

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