Colored Calves

[Horticattleman]

Does anyone know of a breed that would have the wide color array of Longhorns, but without the horns. I know, I know, but I'm not equipped to deal with the horns.
Thanks

 

[googly_moogly]

I raise Longhorn cattle but you do have to be equipped for their horns. I would recomend Shorthorn as well. They are beautiful cattle.

 

[Horticattleman]

would shorthorns adapt well to south Louisiana?

 

[la4angus]

would shorthorns adapt well to south Louisiana?

Yep.

 

[Fred]

You can get a lot of color with beefmasters.

 

[msscamp]

Yeah you can, if in doubt do a search for Beefy's pictures of his beefmaster calves.

 

[Frankie]

Pinzgauer. Buyers around here discount the calves because they look like Longhorns.

 

[WORANCH]

Bear in mind though that beefmasters arent for the faint of heart. If you are a beginner I wouldnt recommend them. They can be head strong at times.

YOUR WRONG AGAIN

 

[msscamp]

They are strong willed.

I don't know of too many breeds that aren't when handled improperly. Just my thoughts.

 

[WORANCH]

So says you? Your some kind of expert huh? I have had a little experience with beefmasters. Back in the 70's I bought a bull from Seth Smith in Franklin Tennessee at Bear Creek Farms. It was a beef master. I used it on my uncles hereford cows and some of my cows mind you that were beefmaster that I had over at his place. I know they dont like to be penned. They are strong willed.

You had one bull. and your an expert?

 

[cypressfarms]

Horticattleman,

In this month's Louisiana Cattleman's magazine, shorthorns are the featured breed. There are many shorthorn breeders listed, some in Opelousas, Lake Charles, etc. Don't know where in Acadiana your from, but if you want pm me, and I'll give you the info on them.

TTCLM,

Beefmasters wild????? I would consider them one of the more docile breeds. You were referring to a bull, though, and I wouldn't want to judge an entire breed from one bull.

 

[memanpa]

So says you? Your some kind of expert huh? I have had a little experience with beefmasters. Back in the 70's I bought a bull from Seth Smith in Franklin Tennessee at Bear Creek Farms. It was a beef master. I used it on my uncles hereford cows and some of my cows mind you that were beefmaster that I had over at his place. I know they dont like to be penned. They are strong willed.

hey folks ya have to remember that one of anything real or imagined makes TTCLM the foregone EXPERT, do not believe me?? jsut ask him he knows it all

 

[Kent]

A lot of beefmasters are "bred up", too. If you start with wild cattle, it will increase the chance of having temperamental beefmasters when you achieve the required blood percentage. But the BBU has to inspect the heifers at every level of the breeding up process and approve them based on the six essentials, which includes disposition, in order to register them. That should help eliminate the wilder ones. Any way you slice it, though, they are half Brahman and you have to treat them accordingly. They're not as dumb as British cattle. Also, a lot of people call Beefmaster cross cattle "Beefmasters", which doesn't help.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

With the color deal are you just wanting pasture ornaments cause if thats the case then longhorns will do

 

[ROCKSPRINGS]

So says you? Your some kind of expert huh? I have had a little experience with beefmasters. Back in the 70's I bought a bull from Seth Smith in Franklin Tennessee at Bear Creek Farms. It was a beef master. I used it on my uncles hereford cows and some of my cows mind you that were beefmaster that I had over at his place. I know they dont like to be penned. They are strong willed.

hey folks ya have to remember that one of anything real or imagined makes TTCLM the foregone EXPERT, do not believe me?? jsut ask him he knows it all

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Beefy]

Bear in mind though that beefmasters arent for the faint of heart. If you are a beginner I wouldnt recommend them. They can be head strong at times.

Beefmasters, as a general rule, are one of the more docile breeds that anyone can have, particularly beginners.

I would certainly recommend them for beginners and its true that some of them are very loud colored but most are dark red.
While most are horned, polled beefmasters do exist.

 

[WORANCH]

:lol: I must be getting old beefy . I had to take a second look at that pic .But I GET WHAT YOUR SAYING... :lol: :lol:

 

[cypressfarms]

Beefy,

I agree with your pic.

Red beefmaster:

lighter color beefmaster:

They are so wild, that I bought three just a couple of weeks ago from an auction I watched over the internet. Got them home the next day, and within an hour, they were doing this:

Have a nice day

 

[cypressfarms]

:lol: I must be getting old beefy . I had to take a second look at that pic .But I GET WHAT YOUR SAYING... :lol: :lol:

Bet it's from a bull, right Beefy?

 

[WORANCH]

here's one of my wild ones . pic taken last year it was a little dry here .