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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 94684" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>Farmhand, I have several black cows, they all are mixed and most have some dairy way back in the ancestry. most of these cows weigh from 900-1100 lbs and I have had no problem with the charlois bulls with those cows. they have not had trouble with the size of the charlois bulls and they usually get yellow calves because of the jersey dairy ancestry. I dont usually have the monster charlois bulls that alot of people have because I use the bull a little younger than most people and I calve year round so the bull isnt put up and fed and fattened. I just sold the biggest Charlois that I have ever had because he was 10 years old and was getting weak in one back leg. I was sick to sell him because I have sold the best calves I have ever had out of him, he was a dandy. He weighed 1830 lbs. and brought 77 1/2 cents. Most of my charlois will top out around 1600-1700 the way I use them. I also have these charlois bulls on my father's 90 white parks cows and those cows weigh from 850-1100 lbs and no problems.</p><p> I know alot of people that put a charlois bull with their black angus cows. I had been puzzled as to why the gray calves didnt bring as much, but now, they are bringing a much better price due to the buyers realizing they are angus-charlois cross. I am still not sold on that cross if the angus cow is near purebred. If you can find a real good black limousin bull, he will put good stretch on those calves, although they will be crazy. if you could find a really framy horned hereford bull, that would stretch those angus calves also. A framy black simmental could do wonders on those angus, as well. Those would all keep the calves black. I would like to see the gray charlois calves bring closer to blacks or yellows before I am totally sold on charlois bulls on black cows. Your question has puzzled me for years and as you can see, I still am not certain---sorry about not being able to give you a more definite answer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 94684, member: 1150"] Farmhand, I have several black cows, they all are mixed and most have some dairy way back in the ancestry. most of these cows weigh from 900-1100 lbs and I have had no problem with the charlois bulls with those cows. they have not had trouble with the size of the charlois bulls and they usually get yellow calves because of the jersey dairy ancestry. I dont usually have the monster charlois bulls that alot of people have because I use the bull a little younger than most people and I calve year round so the bull isnt put up and fed and fattened. I just sold the biggest Charlois that I have ever had because he was 10 years old and was getting weak in one back leg. I was sick to sell him because I have sold the best calves I have ever had out of him, he was a dandy. He weighed 1830 lbs. and brought 77 1/2 cents. Most of my charlois will top out around 1600-1700 the way I use them. I also have these charlois bulls on my father's 90 white parks cows and those cows weigh from 850-1100 lbs and no problems. I know alot of people that put a charlois bull with their black angus cows. I had been puzzled as to why the gray calves didnt bring as much, but now, they are bringing a much better price due to the buyers realizing they are angus-charlois cross. I am still not sold on that cross if the angus cow is near purebred. If you can find a real good black limousin bull, he will put good stretch on those calves, although they will be crazy. if you could find a really framy horned hereford bull, that would stretch those angus calves also. A framy black simmental could do wonders on those angus, as well. Those would all keep the calves black. I would like to see the gray charlois calves bring closer to blacks or yellows before I am totally sold on charlois bulls on black cows. Your question has puzzled me for years and as you can see, I still am not certain---sorry about not being able to give you a more definite answer [/QUOTE]
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