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Caustic Burno

Caustic Burno

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On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
 
I saw somthing similar this weekend. A pasture full of Char. cows with what looked to be a Holstein bull. The wife an I turned around an sure enough it was. Not good looking animals.


Scotty
 
Caustic Burno":1xmw66oj said:
On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
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I have a buddy that bought 30 head of Jerseys bred to an Angus. We all laughed when we found out what he bought. He laughed all the way to the bank when he sold the Calves. They looked good.
 
Crowderfarms":3h4jbkkf said:
Caustic Burno":3h4jbkkf said:
On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
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I have a buddy that bought 30 head of Jerseys bred to an Angus. We all laughed when we found out what he bought. He laughed all the way to the bank when he sold the Calves. They looked good.
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A friend of mine, back when he had cattle had a jersey cow with his mostly angus herd. He AIed every year to angus bulls and every year that jersey had a red calf that outweighed any of the other calves.
 
CopeMan":2dc0ulxe said:
A friend of mine, back when he had cattle had a jersey cow with his mostly angus herd. He AIed every year to angus bulls and every year that jersey had a red calf that outweighed any of the other calves.
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That Jersey gave richer and probaly more milk than the Angus cows. Fat adds fat and fat adds weight.
 
Caustic Burno":diqgkyjy said:
On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
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Were they milkers, i.e. Brown Swiss or beef Brown Swiss - Braunviehs? I find it interesting that around here the 2 large Braunvieh breeders market their calves in ways other then through the sale barn. They take a hit at sale time almost as bad as dairy crosses.

dun
 
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In our local market bulletin one guy always has jerseys for sale. Some heifers, some cows with calves. He almost always asks $700 for the cows. Seem like a fair deal. Anyone have comments. Maybe get one or two to have as a milker if we have an orphan calf?
 
I bought a Brown Swiss 2 years ago, couldn't be happier with her. She was quickly named 'Buttercup' and became a family pet. Quiet and friendly, you can catch her anywhere, usually b/c she's got her head stuffed in your armpit lookin for a rub like a damned ol dog. She fed 4 calves last year for 4 months, then finished 2 for the rest of the year. This year she only had to raise her own and 1 orphaned twin. She's the most motherly damn cow I've ever seen. Wants to protect everything that moves. She had a heifer calf when we bought her, out of an Ayreshire bull. It looks like a purebred Brown Swiss though. So next spring we'll have more than enough milk to go around.

PS - Her Galloway calf from this year was a heckuva steer. Bloody big hummer w/the square hip of his mother and the muscle of the Galloway. We might keep him for our own freezer.
 
I was thinking along the lines of buying a couple and breeding them to my angus or angus plus bulls. Might throw a decent calf, and will definitely milk an orphan. Maybe worth a try???
 
i have a young jersey cow that was bred to a charl bull. this was her first calf. as small as a puppy when it was born but turned into one of the best calves out of the crop. just not sure if she is bred back. she is real thin and cant get her to put weight on but is a good mamma cow. i would love to have a brown swiss to breed to my braunvieh bull but you never see many around here.
 
dun":2wim5e82 said:
Caustic Burno":2wim5e82 said:
On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
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Were they milkers, i.e. Brown Swiss or beef Brown Swiss - Braunviehs? I find it interesting that around here the 2 large Braunvieh breeders market their calves in ways other then through the sale barn. They take a hit at sale time almost as bad as dairy crosses.

dun
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Milkers Dun
 
I saw a farm in Florida near Williston that was a Registered Grey Brahman Farm. It was two brothers names. The main farm looked a little run down and they had a bunch of good looking Angus bulls running with all the Brahman cows. Ive see two dairy farms that have quit milking and run angus bulls with the cows. Anyone else have any similar stories?
 
That Jersey gave richer and probaly more milk than the Angus cows. Fat adds fat and fat adds weight.
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I'm not sure how you figure. Milk has protein and protein builds muscle. Besides if the calf were putting on fat it would weigh less than the Angus since fat is less dense.
 
My daughter sold a bred jersey heifer 2 weeks ago and I was amazed at what she sold for. It changed my mind about fooling with jersey heifers. :lol:
 
Caustic Burno":ach12ly3 said:
On the way to the salebarn passed a fellows place that had a herd of old time Brown Swiss cows running a pallet head Char bull. Had to pull over and look at them girls been a long time since I seen a herd of Brown Swiss.
Man that was a fine looking set of calf's in that pasture.
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I don't know why we don't see more Brown Swiss cows being used as recips. A BIG, large framed, deep ribbed, heavy milking cow like that being babied on lush pastures should get every pound of growth potential possible out of that purebred calf.
 
Brandonm2":1m320jtz said:
I don't know why we don't see more Brown Swiss cows being used as recips. A BIG, large framed, deep ribbed, heavy milking cow like that being babied on lush pastures should get every pound of growth potential possible out of that purebred calf.
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Probably because of their feed volume requirements. The knock on BS is that they eat like a Holstein and milk like Jersey.

dun
 
If anyone knows of Jersey heifer for sale, Please let me know. I would like for her to be registered and not over 3 years old. I am in Texas but would drive to connecting States. Thanks Ina
 
Ina":1tjinhj8 said:
If anyone knows of Jersey heifer for sale, Please let me know. I would like for her to be registered and not over 3 years old. I am in Texas but would drive to connecting States. Thanks Ina
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We have property near a guy who has a LOT of Jersey heifers (of all ages) in West Alabama though I can't remember their names this morning if my life depended on it.

The Rankins have an excellent reputation in Faunsdale, AL down in Marengo County...
http://cedarcrest.usjersey.com/welcome.htm

This list is very incomplete....
http://jerseycattle.homestead.com/farmlinks.html
 

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