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<blockquote data-quote="chaneysranch" data-source="post: 1835432" data-attributes="member: 39221"><p>I started with a dirt cheap Jersey cow that turned out to have a mummy calf. Later after My vet had looked her over.. said she was hamburger. She also had 2 bad teats. That was 14 years ago. I honestly cried. She was a very gentle cow, broke my heart.</p><p>I then went on to the bottle dairy bulls, that was a total nightmare. More scoured than lived, again a novice learned hard lessons there too.</p><p>7 years ago I went to Herefords, invested in good stock. Worked ok first 2 years and suddenly my cows were struggling to deliver. Bull was calm, gentle but had the huge head and shoulders. Went a year with no live calves. Finally I went with a Longhorn X Angus cross bull proccesed my big Hereford guy, 2180lb live weight. This year 3 live calves for 3!, 2 were bull calves. My health is poor, so we won't be keeping them much longer. I have a close friend That will take my herd, we a splitting cost 50/50. </p><p>Tell ya what, Hereford beef has been the best I've ever had. I've know this man since he was about 10, he's just hit 22. He's bottle fed cows, goats and cuddled so many ducklings and goslings.</p><p>Feel Very fortunate I'll be helping but not shouldering all the work myself anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chaneysranch, post: 1835432, member: 39221"] I started with a dirt cheap Jersey cow that turned out to have a mummy calf. Later after My vet had looked her over.. said she was hamburger. She also had 2 bad teats. That was 14 years ago. I honestly cried. She was a very gentle cow, broke my heart. I then went on to the bottle dairy bulls, that was a total nightmare. More scoured than lived, again a novice learned hard lessons there too. 7 years ago I went to Herefords, invested in good stock. Worked ok first 2 years and suddenly my cows were struggling to deliver. Bull was calm, gentle but had the huge head and shoulders. Went a year with no live calves. Finally I went with a Longhorn X Angus cross bull proccesed my big Hereford guy, 2180lb live weight. This year 3 live calves for 3!, 2 were bull calves. My health is poor, so we won't be keeping them much longer. I have a close friend That will take my herd, we a splitting cost 50/50. Tell ya what, Hereford beef has been the best I've ever had. I've know this man since he was about 10, he's just hit 22. He's bottle fed cows, goats and cuddled so many ducklings and goslings. Feel Very fortunate I'll be helping but not shouldering all the work myself anymore. [/QUOTE]
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