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    What is your favorite cross for mother cows?

    I have had great luck with hereford/angus mothers on angus bulls.
  2. J

    add muscle to herd- best bull?

    I have a small herd of 35 cows. I currently have angus bulls on them. I dont want to get something I cannot get locally or within 100 ish miles. The bulll selection is limited here to angus, charloias, beef masters and brangus. At least getting a selection from.
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    add muscle to herd- best bull?

    I want to hold back some heifers in the coming years. I want to put a bull on them that will add the most muscle to the herd. I am thinking of charloias or beef master. I have a mixed commerical herd with some ear in most of the cows. I dont want to go with brangus. Comments.
  4. J

    Crazy Cow

    i had a crazy angus heifer. she made the others nuts as well. she went to the freezer.
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    Crazy Cow

    i have a cow that acted crazy when i got her. she had a good calf so i gave her a try. after being worked with the dogs a few times she realized she better stay with the herd away from me. she would try to attach the dogs and they worked her over. after several times getting worked over she got...
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    most productive small frame commerical cattle?

    eared is very important to keep them up. i have decided to go with small frame cattle and plan to stay away from large framed cows. i have an assortment of small framed cattle now and all breds. my best luck so far had been baldies.
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    most productive small frame commerical cattle?

    I have a real mixed heard that i started with. I have an angus bull on them. I have found I am getting better yield with smaller frame cattle. they eat less and seem to raise the same calfs for the sale barn. what is the most productive small frame cattle for the southeast. most everything in my...
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    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    novatech- i agree on your point. i try to buy less popular cows - herefords, horned cows etc. I then try to put a black bull on them and i get black cows that do well at the market. i also try to choose smaller framed cows and stay away for anything 1200 lbs or bigger. Just does not make sense...
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    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    i am going off topic on the thread however after reading a few studies by big universities the most profitable producers put the least into their cattle and have mixed commerical cattle. around here black calves, bladies and charloias is what sells best. from what i have seen is low cost input...
  10. J

    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    its not the week old calf its the concept. using a mutt bull that is built well vs a pure bull on mix cattle.
  11. J

    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    i hear what everyone is saying and agree. i just got attached to this bull calfs when i saw his size and muscularity for a wk old calf. almost looks like an albino angus. the bull he came from must have been some bull.
  12. J

    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    yes the cow is an angus/herford and the bull was a charlois.
  13. J

    baldie/charlois cross bull calf?

    i have a charlois/bladie bull calf that is grey. from day one he came out musclar and bigger than the other calfs. looks like a good bull prospect. i have angus bulls on them now but sure looks like he may fill out nice. question - is it worth putting a cross bull on as a hear bull. i have...
  14. J

    long horns

    dumb questions however how do you work long horns in a squeeze shoot? I have a few short horn cows that can cause some problems. I sure like what i hear about long horns and would like to cross a few to see how they grow out in FL. Thanks.
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    Cow Size

    does it make any sense to have smaller cows to get more productivity out of land. ex - 900-1000 lb cows. seems like u could run more cattle on the same land than 1500 lb cows.
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    Replacement Heifer

    newbie question- why does it matter if she looks bullie? I have a heifer just like her and i actually like the extra muscle etc. what does the bullie look do to her calfing ability? thanks
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