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<blockquote data-quote="ksmit454" data-source="post: 1648694" data-attributes="member: 39792"><p>I purchased a total of 10 head of purebred Herefords at the beginning of this year. The person I got them from acquired them with the property he purchased and knew nothing about cattle. There were a total of 3 bulls, 5 cows/heifers, 1 heifer calf, and 1 bull calf all mixed together. I had no idea who bred who and who was related but, all of the cows were extremely small framed (I assume due to poor genetics/breeding and/or poor nutrition). I took all but 3 to the sale. I had absolutely zero history on these cattle so most went to the sale, but I kept the two pairs and one that looked very close to calving. Once the calves were weaned, I took the cows to the sale and they were tiny.... the smaller one weighed around 600lbs. I knew they were small. Anyway, all 3 calved just fine with no assistance or issues, but, that may not be the case for all. My best suggestion would be to check on them often when they begin to show signs of bagging and springing so if you need to pull the calf you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksmit454, post: 1648694, member: 39792"] I purchased a total of 10 head of purebred Herefords at the beginning of this year. The person I got them from acquired them with the property he purchased and knew nothing about cattle. There were a total of 3 bulls, 5 cows/heifers, 1 heifer calf, and 1 bull calf all mixed together. I had no idea who bred who and who was related but, all of the cows were extremely small framed (I assume due to poor genetics/breeding and/or poor nutrition). I took all but 3 to the sale. I had absolutely zero history on these cattle so most went to the sale, but I kept the two pairs and one that looked very close to calving. Once the calves were weaned, I took the cows to the sale and they were tiny.... the smaller one weighed around 600lbs. I knew they were small. Anyway, all 3 calved just fine with no assistance or issues, but, that may not be the case for all. My best suggestion would be to check on them often when they begin to show signs of bagging and springing so if you need to pull the calf you can. [/QUOTE]
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