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{{fa}}It's as simple as this: Put grass in front of cow, put bull behind cow. In other words, natural breeding is simply putting a herd bull out with a herd of cows or heifers and letting him do his job for a few weeks or couple months, then pulling him out again. | {{fa}}It's as simple as this: Put grass in front of cow, put bull behind cow. In other words, natural breeding is simply putting a herd bull out with a herd of cows or heifers and letting him do his job for a few weeks or couple months, then pulling him out again. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
# [[Buy Cattle|Purchase]] a good [[Select a Herd Bull for Your Cows|herd bull]]. Make sure the bull is a calving-ease bull if you are wanting to naturally breed heifers, or a herd bull that is selected to improve your [[Start up a Beef Cow Calf Operation|cow-herd]], not disprove it. Look at the breed[s] your cows are made up of and choose your bull from there. You may want to purchase a [[Identify Cattle Breeds|purebred bull]] to start a crossbreeding operation, or a bull of the same or similar [[Breed Limousin Cattle|breeding]] as your cows to get calves suitable for sale to market or as replacements. Whatever the choice, make sure it's a wise one that you won't regret during [[Tell if a Cow or Heifer Is About to Give Birth|calving season]]. | # [[Buy Cattle|Purchase]] a good [[Select a Herd Bull for Your Cows|herd bull]]. Make sure the bull is a calving-ease bull if you are wanting to naturally breed heifers, or a herd bull that is selected to improve your [[Start up a Beef Cow Calf Operation|cow-herd]], not disprove it. Look at the breed[s] your cows are made up of and choose your bull from there. You may want to purchase a [[Identify Cattle Breeds|purebred bull]] to start a crossbreeding operation, or a bull of the same or similar [[Breed Limousin Cattle|breeding]] as your cows to get calves suitable for sale to market or as replacements. Whatever the choice, make sure it's a wise one that you won't regret during [[Tell if a Cow or Heifer Is About to Give Birth|calving season]]. | ||
