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<blockquote data-quote="mbdear" data-source="post: 251721" data-attributes="member: 812"><p>Over the years I have retained quite a few heifers. We crossed the brahman bulls on small, short Angus cows back in the fifties trying to get some size, weight, milk, etc. Those heifers were retained and crossed back to Angus. </p><p></p><p>During the sixties, we ventured off into trying Santa Gertrudis That foray did not last very long. They seemed to have a problem with fertility and maintaining condition (moving from strong grass country to East Texas didn't help any.</p><p></p><p>The beefmasters took up most of the seventies and have been gone for years.</p><p></p><p>All of our fullblood brahman herd is made up of retained heifers. Several years ago during a drought I bought a few registered older, bred brahman cows out of a herd in South Texas with the intent of putting a Horned Herford bull on them for tiger stripes. I enjoyed being around the fullblood calves so much that I couldn't bring myself to crossing them up. Last year I put a registered Angus with the brahman herd. He lived a pampered life prior to my getting him and he is having a hard time acquiring the ability to thrive under the conditions of his new home (good supply of tender, green grass and free choice minerals) so the calves are still fullbloods. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> I toyed with the idea of selling all of the brahmans (mainly because of my age) but when I walk through the herd I can recall several of the cows mommas and grandmommas and the calves they have raised. They meet me at the gate when its time to move. Any disposition problems have long since been culled. Sheaths are still a problem but I'm working on that.</p><p>The longhorns are here because I enjoy being around them. They are easy to tell apart. They are very laid back, easy to work cattle. Those that wont wean a good calf wont stay around long. </p><p></p><p>Hope this clears things up...I figured you thought that the herd was probably 1/2 longhorn, 1/4 grey brahman, 1/8 beefmaster, 1/16 Santa Gertrudis, 1/32 Red Brahman, and finally 1/64 angus</p><p> :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbdear, post: 251721, member: 812"] Over the years I have retained quite a few heifers. We crossed the brahman bulls on small, short Angus cows back in the fifties trying to get some size, weight, milk, etc. Those heifers were retained and crossed back to Angus. During the sixties, we ventured off into trying Santa Gertrudis That foray did not last very long. They seemed to have a problem with fertility and maintaining condition (moving from strong grass country to East Texas didn't help any. The beefmasters took up most of the seventies and have been gone for years. All of our fullblood brahman herd is made up of retained heifers. Several years ago during a drought I bought a few registered older, bred brahman cows out of a herd in South Texas with the intent of putting a Horned Herford bull on them for tiger stripes. I enjoyed being around the fullblood calves so much that I couldn't bring myself to crossing them up. Last year I put a registered Angus with the brahman herd. He lived a pampered life prior to my getting him and he is having a hard time acquiring the ability to thrive under the conditions of his new home (good supply of tender, green grass and free choice minerals) so the calves are still fullbloods. :oops: I toyed with the idea of selling all of the brahmans (mainly because of my age) but when I walk through the herd I can recall several of the cows mommas and grandmommas and the calves they have raised. They meet me at the gate when its time to move. Any disposition problems have long since been culled. Sheaths are still a problem but I'm working on that. The longhorns are here because I enjoy being around them. They are easy to tell apart. They are very laid back, easy to work cattle. Those that wont wean a good calf wont stay around long. Hope this clears things up...I figured you thought that the herd was probably 1/2 longhorn, 1/4 grey brahman, 1/8 beefmaster, 1/16 Santa Gertrudis, 1/32 Red Brahman, and finally 1/64 angus :lol: [/QUOTE]
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