Recent content by southoftheriver

When was the shift BACK from the short stocky type herefords? 1970's perhaps????? I had always thought the "mini" herefords were from the 50's to the 60's. My grandparents had raised and bred registered polled herefords from the 50's to the late 1990's. My father started into the breeding...

Thanks! Ok so I'm really new to the whole genetics thing. Any good links to look at? Now I already have a few bred angus cows. What I plan to do is sell the calf and buy a new cow/calf pair later and then breed back the cow I took the calf off of and build up my herd that way. Slow yes but I...

yeah I might not mess around with the whole "black hereford" thing. Anyways right now I've got a good thing with my landlord. I do chores and help him out and I get to put my cows in with his angus bull and then run the stalks with his herd in the winter and just pay a little part of the hay...

True. That might be the best. I'm kind of on my own with my cattle. Just thought i'd get some info from some of you that know your stuff. There's a lot of different ways i'm looking at in starting up a small herd (20-30). The angus I do have are just something to get started and get my feet...

Ok thanks. Yeah kind of new. Probably should have put this on the beginners board. I just ran across the http://www.blackherford.com website and was thinking hmmm I wonder if anyone has discussed this. If I were a herford breeder or the AHA I probaly wouldn't support the idea either. I'll...

Oh I agree with ya dun. Good cattle will always sell more than some scraglers. I was just going off of some pointers from some cattlemen around here. I'm not a big fan of black. But at the moment thats where the money is around here. In the future I'd like to get away from it, but until I...

Not to stir up any negative breed bashing or anything, (I'll leave that to the other posts ;)), but with all the talk about Black on here I thought this might be a good time to get some feedback. I'm just getting my feet wet with the whole cattle thing. I just help out my neighbors once in a...

Thanks for the reply! I'm sticking with around 15-20 head at first before I find more ground to rent or if I have any success. I think i'll take your advice and start out commercially. I've always heard that black does better when you go to sell. I think i might mix it up a bit and then see...

I'm new and pretty green when it comes to cattle somewhat. I grew up on a farm and the only cattle I've been around are Polled Herefords and Crosses of Herefords and Angus, since that is what my grandfather used to raise before selling them all shortly before passing away. I'm teaching and...

I think you're right. What I really think i'm goign to do is buy 3-5 black/white faced cows from a friends dad and either rent his bull or buy one myself and build from there.. I'll probabbly do the former. He actually might be able to show me the ropes since I haven't done much with cattle...

So starting out it probably wouldn't be the smartest economically wise to begin with say a registered breed like Polled Herefords? If I did that would be the breed. I was kind of thinking of just starting with whatever I can get at the cheapest or atleast at a good price and then branching off...

Yeah sorry for all the questions. I know the old saying about going into business with your relatives but I'm not picturing us going big time in the cattle business. Its just kind of hobby farming/ranching. Its just a family thing we'd like to do.

I'm new to the board. I'm from Kansas, raised on a farm. I'm a HS teacher and coach at that moment. I like teaching but my heart still lies in farming and the rural life. I grew up on a farm but due to reasons beyond my control I could never farm fulltime. I am fortunate to be part of a...