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So the HerefordXRed Angus would be the better option? Is it the 3way cross? Been trying to scrape what I can together to try to buy the straight red angus late May/june. The Herefords won’t be ready until Oct/nov which gives me more time and be selling my own calves then

Can’t say I’m a beefmaster guy but I can see their appeal. Also I need a “one size fits all” bull. I don’t have a large enough spread to run different pastures. I use 2 bulls to tighten calving and insurance hopefully against injury. I realize there’s little guarantees on the 2 bull idea. My...

Awhile back I posted asking about selling off and replacing with top quality red angus herd. Ended up buying 12 bred red angus/red baldies, kind of happy medium between risking it all and moving a diffferent direction. That’s the back story if you missed it. So a good friend of mine has offered...

Wow, around here we don’t have many that do ultrasound and come to the farm. Regular old glove for this area. Anyone used the blood test to preg check? Accuracy? Website(cattlestatsllc.com) says is 99.%. I have used them before to BVD test, good ppl to work with but never used the preg test. It...

Our vet says anything under 45 days is tough to tell and once they get closer it’s a bred but not sure if it’s 7mths or tomorrow kind of thing. He’s fairly new taking over for our old vet we loved. But old vet has been at it long time, happy to see him enjoy retirement. Sold cow couple weeks ago...

So I’ve been buying bulls from a guy. Spoke for another about a month ago. He called me 2days ago that the bull got hung up in hay ring, has pretty deep cut in his “back knuckle joint”. Said I probably need to consider a backup plan. My bull turn out is May15. The bull may be ok if he can keep...

So is what he’s saying true? I mean chelated I’ve heard of amino acid complexed minerals I haven’t heard of

So I emailed theWestern company here’s the response

This is my basic plan, I’ve started feeding the Vitaferm about 75days ahead of bull turn out(may15) switch to cheaper product Aug-Feb. I will try to find a chelated option, I’m told Western does offer some. Am I happy with my conception rates? Yes and no. They definitely improved. And yes I did...

So I’ve been using Vitaferm for couple years due to trying to get better conception rates. I’ve been talking to a friend who is feeding a similar mineral as far as ingredients. It’s made by Western mineral out of Cedar Vale, KS. A lot of big outfits use it. Friend was saying theirs is...

This would be my vote. Sell the pair at weaning and buy back a bred heifer or 2, depending how they sell.

I figure it’s the same issue ppl have said with black Hereford. They tend to “watered down”. Neighbor has a pair of Herefords that are really nice, their proven and I’ve seen his nice calves. Thinking about renting one next spring, which he’s offered. I’d run him along with my existing simangus.

Been tempted toward a Hereford, they seem to be pretty thick. Everyone I know has foot and eye issues from them though. My bald ie cows I figure are going to have most Hereford looking calves and all kinds of variations of colors messing up any uniformity. Granted uniformity is tough when I...

Scam may have been taken more harshly than intended. My point being in my herd, I’ve ate straight angus and charlois etc. I don’t tell much difference in my steaks if their fed right. Scam…,.no. But well marketed and promoted yes. And yes I think we are starting to see the same with the Waygu...

I’ve said for years the Angus beef thing is just a marketing scam. But you Gota hand it to the Angus Assoc for doing a bang up job in promoting and furthering their “product” by using color to simply make their breed the most marketable. Hence why it’s the most crossed breed.

I can’t knock my SimAngus, really can’t think of a fault with them other than they sometimes fight through fence with neighbor bulls but that’s just life with bulls. Charolois I owned in the past also can’t say anything bad on, I just kept several heifers when I traded him out. As for...

So I’ve been using SimAngus bulls for last 5yrs. They are 3/4brothers. Same sire out of full sister cows. I’ve had no issues out of them. Since I’ve had them, it’s been 70-80% bull calf crop which might be luck but I honestly think it’s something with these bulls. Vet tested them this year and...

I've had a couple charolois bulls. Never had an issue. Used on cows and heifers. Never pulled a calf out of them. I'll use them again, but genetics are a big deal. Guy I bought mine from wouldnt keep bulls if they weren't calving ease bulls. Said even if they want growth bulls, dead calves or...

What is that? Also only 1 of the opens was a first calver

I'll look into that. Dumb question but would a soil sample help? How do I find what I need? I had it in my first post that didn't post. 3 of the open cows had my first calves. Were part of a 10 cow group I bought and raised some huge calves (biggest in my herd). But didn't rebreed. Their calves...