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<blockquote data-quote="igrowgrass" data-source="post: 1074157" data-attributes="member: 21530"><p>I only graze. My animals never eat grain and they rarely eat hay if I can help it. So my criteria is probably a little different than yours. I pick animals with small frames, short legs, low birthweight, good growth, and believe it or not I prefer a lower milk producing female. I look at my animals as grass harvesters and beef factories. I never plan on milking them, so as long as they have enough milk to feed their calf...which doesn't take a ton...that is enough for me. If they're producing huge amounts of milk (which I had when I had herefords) sometimes their tit would swell up so big the calf couldn't get on it and they would get mastitis and all varieties of other problems. </p><p></p><p>I also pick animals that perform well on grass. This means that if I pay good money for an animal and he/she can't keep up on pasture they go down the road. </p><p></p><p>I pick animals that are docile. I don't know if this has any bearing on things, but you won't find one "wild eye" on my place. You know that eye that looks at you like something out of a steven king novel. </p><p></p><p>That is how I pick things.</p><p></p><p>Also, if you're starting out I would try to get some moderately young cows with calves by their side that are bred back to a good bull. There is nothing worse than spending good money on a flashy heifer and never getting a calf out of her. This is why I only like to buy proven cows. Obviously, if she has a heifer calf on her at the moment that calf ain't proven, but if her momma had her and has another bun in the over I feel better about it. </p><p></p><p>Just my $0.02 YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="igrowgrass, post: 1074157, member: 21530"] I only graze. My animals never eat grain and they rarely eat hay if I can help it. So my criteria is probably a little different than yours. I pick animals with small frames, short legs, low birthweight, good growth, and believe it or not I prefer a lower milk producing female. I look at my animals as grass harvesters and beef factories. I never plan on milking them, so as long as they have enough milk to feed their calf...which doesn't take a ton...that is enough for me. If they're producing huge amounts of milk (which I had when I had herefords) sometimes their tit would swell up so big the calf couldn't get on it and they would get mastitis and all varieties of other problems. I also pick animals that perform well on grass. This means that if I pay good money for an animal and he/she can't keep up on pasture they go down the road. I pick animals that are docile. I don't know if this has any bearing on things, but you won't find one "wild eye" on my place. You know that eye that looks at you like something out of a steven king novel. That is how I pick things. Also, if you're starting out I would try to get some moderately young cows with calves by their side that are bred back to a good bull. There is nothing worse than spending good money on a flashy heifer and never getting a calf out of her. This is why I only like to buy proven cows. Obviously, if she has a heifer calf on her at the moment that calf ain't proven, but if her momma had her and has another bun in the over I feel better about it. Just my $0.02 YMMV [/QUOTE]
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