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There used to be a couple folks on here that did that cross, and had some nice tan calves. Not sure about the temperament part, though.

What would be your plan with the calves? Between those two, I would go with the Gert since it would add a little less ear and leather to your calves than the Brahman/Gert one. Have you considered other breed bulls like Angus, Hereford, or Charolais? I always heard Charolais and Herefords crossed...

I guess it would depend on your goal. You would still get some nice heifers out of that cross, but the steers would take a pretty big hit. If I had those heifers I would put a good Angus or homo polled homo black Simmental Bull on them. The calves would be 1/4 Brahman, so the heifers would still...

Welcome to the forum @Amy H . Thank you for sharing. That’s a very famous herd in the breed. It’s neat to see breed history like that. I’ve always enjoyed the looks and personality of Gyr cattle.

Since you are going to run Jake’s cattle down once again, I think you should post some pictures of yours so we will know what some real money makers look like. We might learn something.

He’s a good looking bull. Hopefully he will give you some nice calves. It’s always exciting when those first calves are coming out of a new bull.

Sounds like a great momma. She’s more than earning her keep. The kind you want replacements out of.

Nice. How far did they have to travel? Are there many registered breeders down there?

I don’t know about commercial bulls, but there are several Simmental breeders in Middle Tennessee. I’ve seen Ligon Simmentals advertise bulls for sale in the Tennessee Cattlemen’s magazine. Here’s a link to the Tennessee Simmental page. https://tnsimmental.org/members.php

Nice cattle as always! Congratulations on graduating vet school. That is a major accomplishment. I’m sure the folks that live there are glad to have you working there. It’s always good to hear more large/mixed animal vets coming into practice, as many areas are hurting for them as older vets...

I’d say they would be ok once they got acclimated if they came from an area that wasn’t as hot. I would think the full bloods would have a harder time since many of them had thicker fur compared to English and other Continentals, though. A lot of the purebreds are part Angus, so their coat isn’t...

I’d say she was very popular with the boys in there. She should make a nice cow for you down the road.

Not here. Black always brings the most. Typically .10-.15 more than the next highest color.

Good lookin bulls. Should make some nice calves. We’re opposite on top of the market here- Blacks usually bring 5-15 cents more than Char cross.

Hard to tell much from that angle, but that should be a good cross, and if her momma is a good one, if you like her I would be inclined to keep her for a while and see how she grows out and if she settles down some. I’ve had some that were jumpy when they were younger and grew out of it, and...

That’s pretty much the definition of sparse right there. Survival of the fittest in that country. Those cows really gotta hustle and cover some ground to find something to live on.

Good lookin bull and grass!

He hasn’t been on here in a while, but mrvictordomino in Kentucky had some excellent looking Polled Herefords. He’s a few hours away from me, but he is who I would call if I was in the market for a Polled Hereford.

I’m not sure where you are located, but in most places it’s hard to beat a black baldy calf. They sell good as feeders, and make great replacements too. The only catch to using a Hereford is you might get some red calves here and there since you don’t know the genetic makeup of the cows. Since...