pdfangus":35txqkgb said:not to mention that it might take two years for a jersey calf to get up to 600 lbs...
I was talking about Jersey X Angus calves. I think they would do alright.
pdfangus":35txqkgb said:not to mention that it might take two years for a jersey calf to get up to 600 lbs...
My brangus always did that. Made me want to knock them in the head. Usually ended up with one or two calves that looked like they could have done better with more milk but at least we had no dead calves.Brute 23":6ix3b7xk said:ALACOWMAN":6ix3b7xk said:Hard to beat a good crossbred,, if you venture outside of one breed. The Brahman F1 would e the ticket.. A good Tiger could have one tugging on each quarter.. If she can stay together...
Any thing with a strong Brahman influence tends to milk what ever.
I lost a cow at one place in December. She had a stout Braford bull calf on her. I went back to get the calf and he was hanging off a Brangus cow. Went back a couple days later and he was hanging off a tiger. The herd has been raising him since.
When my 7/8 Brahman heifer was heavy bred a new born came up to her and stuck his head in to milk. She moved her leg and stood there for him. She didn't have any milk and had not even had a calf before.
TexasBred":3ghfb89e said:My brangus always did that. Made me want to knock them in the head. Usually ended up with one or two calves that looked like they could have done better with more milk but at least we had no dead calves.Brute 23":3ghfb89e said:ALACOWMAN":3ghfb89e said:Hard to beat a good crossbred,, if you venture outside of one breed. The Brahman F1 would e the ticket.. A good Tiger could have one tugging on each quarter.. If she can stay together...
Any thing with a strong Brahman influence tends to milk what ever.
I lost a cow at one place in December. She had a stout Braford bull calf on her. I went back to get the calf and he was hanging off a Brangus cow. Went back a couple days later and he was hanging off a tiger. The herd has been raising him since.
When my 7/8 Brahman heifer was heavy bred a new born came up to her and stuck his head in to milk. She moved her leg and stood there for him. She didn't have any milk and had not even had a calf before.
TexasBred":3uavs7a5 said:My brangus always did that. Made me want to knock them in the head. Usually ended up with one or two calves that looked like they could have done better with more milk but at least we had no dead calves.Brute 23":3uavs7a5 said:ALACOWMAN":3uavs7a5 said:Hard to beat a good crossbred,, if you venture outside of one breed. The Brahman F1 would e the ticket.. A good Tiger could have one tugging on each quarter.. If she can stay together...
Any thing with a strong Brahman influence tends to milk what ever.
I lost a cow at one place in December. She had a stout Braford bull calf on her. I went back to get the calf and he was hanging off a Brangus cow. Went back a couple days later and he was hanging off a tiger. The herd has been raising him since.
When my 7/8 Brahman heifer was heavy bred a new born came up to her and stuck his head in to milk. She moved her leg and stood there for him. She didn't have any milk and had not even had a calf before.
Brute 23":oaugbrxl said:Jeanne - Simme Valley":oaugbrxl said:"When my 7/8 Brahman heifer was heavy bred a new born came up to her and stuck his head in to milk. She moved her leg and stood there for him. She didn't have any milk and had not even had a calf before. "
That is NOT a good thing. If she was "heavy bred" she could have started to make colostrum, so letting a calf suck her, could put her own calf at risk of lacking the colostrum needed at birth.
Naaaasa.... The great thing about Brahman cattle is they take care of themselves. Just stay out of their way so you don't screw it up.
elkwc":x9fa1rrw said:I have two cows now that allow another calf to suck. Both are good milkers. The one milks very heavy and it has never hurt her calves so although not ideal it don't bother me. It would be easy to put second calf on her every year.
Others may disagree but I'll say NOT angus or high percentage angus. They love their babies with a passion and hate every other calf..Very difficult to graft a calf on one, but once she thinks it's hers she'll give it all she has.Bullitt":3ss9nojl said:elkwc":3ss9nojl said:I have two cows now that allow another calf to suck. Both are good milkers. The one milks very heavy and it has never hurt her calves so although not ideal it don't bother me. It would be easy to put second calf on her every year.
What breed are the two cows that allow other calves to milk?
Lazy M":1bcamjtz said:Others may disagree but I'll say NOT angus or high percentage angus. They love their babies with a passion and hate every other calf..Very difficult to graft a calf on one, but once she thinks it's hers she'll give it all she has.Bullitt":1bcamjtz said:elkwc":1bcamjtz said:I have two cows now that allow another calf to suck. Both are good milkers. The one milks very heavy and it has never hurt her calves so although not ideal it don't bother me. It would be easy to put second calf on her every year.
What breed are the two cows that allow other calves to milk?
elkwc":1jsa2kz4 said:One is a registered Black Angus cow and the other is a commercial Red Angus heifer. The black angus is a daughter of War Party. It doesn't hurt her calves at all. She does wean her calves by 7 months of age. Last year her bull calf weighed 1000 even at 8 months of age to the day. And she had another calf sucking her most of the time.
:shock: 1000 pds at 8 mo..what was the calfs sire???elkwc":y7odx56u said:Lazy M":y7odx56u said:Others may disagree but I'll say NOT angus or high percentage angus. They love their babies with a passion and hate every other calf..Very difficult to graft a calf on one, but once she thinks it's hers she'll give it all she has.Bullitt":y7odx56u said:What breed are the two cows that allow other calves to milk?
One is a registered Black Angus cow and the other is a commercial Red Angus heifer. The black angus is a daughter of War Party. It doesn't hurt her calves at all. She does wean her calves by 7 months of age. Last year her bull calf weighed 1000 even at 8 months of age to the day. And she had another calf sucking her most of the time.
ALACOWMAN":3t24ctfv said::shock: 1000 pds at 8 mo..what was the calfs sire???elkwc":3t24ctfv said:Lazy M":3t24ctfv said:Others may disagree but I'll say NOT angus or high percentage angus. They love their babies with a passion and hate every other calf..Very difficult to graft a calf on one, but once she thinks it's hers she'll give it all she has.
One is a registered Black Angus cow and the other is a commercial Red Angus heifer. The black angus is a daughter of War Party. It doesn't hurt her calves at all. She does wean her calves by 7 months of age. Last year her bull calf weighed 1000 even at 8 months of age to the day. And she had another calf sucking her most of the time.
pdfangus":47otll0y said:not to mention that it might take two years for a jersey calf to get up to 600 lbs...