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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1382624" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I can unfortunately second that observation. First of all I must say that Angus x Hereford is my favorite cross. A few years back after trying to put together a small herd of registered Angus, and ultimately giving up due to largely disposition and fertility issues, I started buying BWF and Herefords for cows, and BWF heifers for my bred heifer ventures. I have ended up with 2 or three BWF each year that have been plum nuts. Had one that was bred too young when purchased, calved her out, was put up a gate by her. she did good raising a calf and bred right back so I kept her a couple more years, sold her a few weeks ago, after several instances of her running at us in the field, once even after her calf had been fully weaned. Last year had a BWF heifer that was open, we took her to market. I knew she was flighty, but was surprised to hear that in the stockyards she was so stirred up that she ran into a gate so hard she broke her neck. This year, had too take back and refund for a BWF bred heifer, that ran through a fence when turned out by the new owners. I gladly took her back and resold her as a feeder the next day. Having good disposition cattle has always been my priority so it is disturbing to me to have these issues with them. I think that the cause is maybe two fold, disposition of the parent stock ( which in my humble observations seems to be an issue for some Angus), or handling or lack there of, from the breeders they are purchased from. An Angus bull that we raised last year, turned out to be insane, even though his herd mates were calm and they were fed daily. I recently purchased some 525 lbs. commercial black heifers presumably Angus that are calm, and then another group that were not, but they have mellowed some. I bought some BWF heifers from a Hereford influence sale today, and from the speed, and flight zone that seems to be more like a sight zone, I will likely have to do some early culling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1382624, member: 24816"] I can unfortunately second that observation. First of all I must say that Angus x Hereford is my favorite cross. A few years back after trying to put together a small herd of registered Angus, and ultimately giving up due to largely disposition and fertility issues, I started buying BWF and Herefords for cows, and BWF heifers for my bred heifer ventures. I have ended up with 2 or three BWF each year that have been plum nuts. Had one that was bred too young when purchased, calved her out, was put up a gate by her. she did good raising a calf and bred right back so I kept her a couple more years, sold her a few weeks ago, after several instances of her running at us in the field, once even after her calf had been fully weaned. Last year had a BWF heifer that was open, we took her to market. I knew she was flighty, but was surprised to hear that in the stockyards she was so stirred up that she ran into a gate so hard she broke her neck. This year, had too take back and refund for a BWF bred heifer, that ran through a fence when turned out by the new owners. I gladly took her back and resold her as a feeder the next day. Having good disposition cattle has always been my priority so it is disturbing to me to have these issues with them. I think that the cause is maybe two fold, disposition of the parent stock ( which in my humble observations seems to be an issue for some Angus), or handling or lack there of, from the breeders they are purchased from. An Angus bull that we raised last year, turned out to be insane, even though his herd mates were calm and they were fed daily. I recently purchased some 525 lbs. commercial black heifers presumably Angus that are calm, and then another group that were not, but they have mellowed some. I bought some BWF heifers from a Hereford influence sale today, and from the speed, and flight zone that seems to be more like a sight zone, I will likely have to do some early culling. [/QUOTE]
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