Everyone wants to talk about Bill Gates getting rid of Cattle. If you som' bitches don't each your meat, my bulls will be in the unemployment line. I think they would rather just work, Hell if breeding was my job, I'ld take it pretty serious too. PS. I haven't liked that Red Angus for years, He eats a ton and still won't hold condition, Looks like a steer. That's what happens when you buy a young bull based solely on numbers. Hopefully I can phase him out here pretty soon.
Straight back but too bad he's the wrong color LJ.....grin
Truth of that matter is. I'ld have nothing but Black baldies if we were going on looks, but I grew tired of them standing in the shade, humped up, slobbering, bad feet from the Black angus side. I'm hoping the reds will handle the heat, humidity, and toxic fescue better.
Originally Posted by wabigoon
Story is, red's have better temperament?
The angus breed has done a lot of work in the last 20 years to solve that. 2 of the 3 of these are a composite known as South Polls, I haven't even seen a cow get high headed in any of the herds I've toured. Very calm.
Mine are Black Angus. You know what they say...........once you go black, you never go back.
Only applies to cattle
I let a Hereford in on my brangus cows... Calves are mostly black. Black baldy calves bring decent money down here. Surprisingly, white Brahman calves bring the most $$ through the ring here. The more floppy they are and humpy they are the more money they bring.
Not gonna raise 'em though. I doubt my pens are good enough...
Mine are Black Angus. You know what they say...........once you go black, you never go back.
Only applies to cattle
I let a Hereford in on my brangus cows... Calves are mostly black. Black baldy calves bring decent money down here. Surprisingly, white Brahman calves bring the most $$ through the ring here. The more floppy they are and humpy they are the more money they bring.
Not gonna raise 'em though. I doubt my pens are good enough...
Barry, I grew up with Polled Hereford cattle, as that's what we raised. For whatever the reason, you just don't see them around here much anymore, at least not in a commercial herd. The black baldy calves here do sell good, and you see quite a few of them. My bull is a registered Angus, the cows are all black, but most of them have some other breeds in their bloodline.
My next bull will most likely be something other than Black Angus. I'd just like to try something different. If I were starting over, I'd take a long look at those Red Angus that LJB showed us. But, they are a breed that doesn't seem to be very popular around here either.
We gave up too much for the sake of "calving ease".
Yeah, the big selling point for most of them is "calving ease". Now, having said that, if you've ever lost a cow trying to have a big calf, or lost a calf because it was simply too big, then it is something to think about. But, as you say, bulls aren't supposed to be little bitty things.
