Polledbull. I know its not hard to find a good red limousin bull. However many people put alot of emphasis on a certain bull being black or even homozygous black. I know a limousin farmer who keeps black bulls back just so he gets potential buyers to his farm. Once the customer gets there...
We bale corn chaff and soybean chaff. We feed it to our mature beef cows over the winter. Never tried feeding only chaff though. We supplement with haylage.
I would be willing to put any herd of well managed holsteins against any herd of crossbred dairy cattle in the United States. Put them in identical barns with identical feed, breeding and health protocol. I would be willing to wager the Holsteins will be far more profitable.
How do your repeats work. The first year we used them we used them each twice. The last two years repeats seemed to work poorly. Our vet said he thinks the manufacturer may have made them a little less "potent". This way they could make some extra money. Just wondering. They work great...
Does he have a good pedigree? You'll have to tell me because I am pretty unfamilar with Red Angus. He sure has some great scrotal growth. I think you could find someone who would be happy to buy him. If you don't feel comfortable selling him I would bet he would taste great. We butchered an...
We are licesned to sell beef by the peice. We also sell many quarters, halves, and whole animals. We pay the processing bill and charge our customers $2.10 for a quarter. $2.00 for a half. $1.90 for a whole. The beef is guarnteed to have no growth hormones or antibiotics. We never seem to...
JT,
Do you get a lot of cows that are "black" but look more brown? We have some that are that way. Most are jet black, but a few are more brownish, yet not red. Congrats on the new calf.
My uncle milks about 200 goats. Now my dad thinks that would be great fun and profitable. Hang out with 200 goats for awhile. Then go back to the cattle. That is why I have cattle.
We haven't pulled a calf out of a first calf hiefer since we sold our holstiens. Look for an easy calving bull. When you breed try to breed on size not age. We also take pelvic measurements now. We cull heifers with a small one. Taking care when choosing the bull you use should greatly...
Once again still up after checking for calves. I understand why you may say don't use a Limousin bull on heifers. He needs to have good calving ease traits. Just like any other breed. Some heavy muscled Limousin bulls will give you a more difficult calving animal. However as far as many...
The article makes a good point. Why even keep a "wild" calf. What the animal does for you is wreck gates and disturb otherwise docile animals. High strung animals should be a thing of the past. I would much rather push an animal out of the way than wonder, " What fence will he/she ruin next...