Recent content by Cattle Rack Rancher

So, you are "Off to greener pastures' as they say. Thanks for all your hard work. Enjoy your retirement!

I had Highland Cattle for awhile when we first moved to the new farm along with a few Galloways, Longhorns and a few mixed breeds. I will say that the Highland beef was a little finer grained and pretty lean compared to the Angus cattle that we grow now. You may have to make a few adjustments...

Well, dummy that I am, I just picked up another half section of land from my brother. I thought I was dealing on it for purchase in December but suddenly, its for purchase now and he already lined up a renter and told him that I was going to charge him about $700 less than what I think I could...

Well, I did finally get it all worked out and I've now got three calves nursing off the wrong mothers. I'm a little concerned that the heifer is feeding the one cow's calf as well as the calf that was originally stolen by the other cow. If it puts too much strain on her, she may come in open in...

If I was starting again, I would buy a good group of cows from a dispersal of somebody who is been in the business long term, is local and is retiring. Try and pick a breed that does well in the market in your area. Cow efficiency is important, the more pounds of calf that I can raise on my land...

I used to do that and for some guys its probably good practice. After working 10 or 12 hours a day doing construction, I usually figure I'm doing pretty well getting my chores done and the cows checked once or twice a night. Also, about 8 years ago, I had a cow come after me in a big way. I'm...

I haven't actively posted on this board for about 5 years so those of you who have been around for awhile may remember me. For most, though, I'm probably a new face. I've had cattle since I was a kid and this is the first time something like this has ever happened to me. Let me first say that...

My brother has a herd of Galloways that are mostly black. His best cross seems to be Angus although he had a Tarentaise bull for awhile and he produced some pretty good momma cows with that cross.

3000 lbs for an Angus sounds pretty big, but there are quite a few guys around here who run some of those big framey old Simmental genetics. One in particular comes to mind. I'm sure his average cow weight would be over 2400 lbs and I'm pretty sure there would be some in that field that would...

I think they are a White Park/Angus cross. So, I would imagine that they would be similar to most British breeds in how they adapt to the temperature. I saw some at Agribition a couple of years ago and they looked like pretty good stock. The only thing I would kind of wonder about is if you...

Well, #1 How old was this bull? 35 cows is probably too many for a yearling bull. I wouldn't feel comfortable putting a yearling bull in with much more than 20 cows his first year. #2 I assume the bull passed his BSE, so therefore, it could be one of two things. Either he has low libido and...

I have some limited experience with Galloway cattle. I had a half dozen cows a number of years ago. They were quite docile and very maternal. I ended up trading them to my brother for some Angus cows. My brother runs a Galloway bull with his cows and I can honestly say that from teh point of...

Maybe its sort of a 'bell curve' thing. I drink about two pots of coffee a day. I'm pretty sure that if I cut back to a measly seven cups that it might have some adverse affects such as hallucinations for awhile.

Yup. I agree. A 30-30 is a better caliber for shooting them in the face. Some have pretty thick skulls for a .22

I like those old style lineback Herefords like we had back in the 70's. Besides that, my Scottish Highlands were interesting if pretty worthless from a marketing standpoint and i've always been a fan of the Shorthorns we have up here. Just a little more interesting to look at than the straight...