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I had one of them there epiphanies this morning.....
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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1819229" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>That is true, and he is getting a lot of Angus and Brangus cows too. Hereford cows are cheaper than Angus, but the Angus bull will cost more than a Hereford bull. One thing he will do, is keep records on the cost of the cows and bulls..see which combo would be the most economical way to produce black baldies. angus will not have the problems associated with Hereford, but the Herefords are a lot more docile to deal with when they have new calves. </p><p></p><p>I had the same conversation with a man that is going to raise f1 Brafords. Because of the foot, eye and udder problems with Hereford, he had rather use Brahma cows and a Hereford bull. And with Brahma cows, he could switch to raising other kinds of half-Brahma, or raise pure Brahma if he needed to. But Braham cos are going to cost him $2500 each, where as the herefords will be $1k each. And the resulting calves from either combo, will sell for the same price. He said a third option he was thinking about is for the 50 cows he wants, buying 25 of each., Then he will average having $1750 each in his cows, producing 50 calves that will bring the same money no matter what sire and dam they were from. </p><p></p><p>Bull calves by a Brahma bull and out of a Hereford cow can be born monster- sized. , so might have to work harder at calving with Herefords. But, they gonna be a heck of a lot easier to work, and AI, than Brahmas will be, though there won't be any calving problems with Brahma cows. It can get complicated, especially for an over-thinker like me. That's why I just always wanted to be the guy that sells them the cattle! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1819229, member: 40587"] That is true, and he is getting a lot of Angus and Brangus cows too. Hereford cows are cheaper than Angus, but the Angus bull will cost more than a Hereford bull. One thing he will do, is keep records on the cost of the cows and bulls..see which combo would be the most economical way to produce black baldies. angus will not have the problems associated with Hereford, but the Herefords are a lot more docile to deal with when they have new calves. I had the same conversation with a man that is going to raise f1 Brafords. Because of the foot, eye and udder problems with Hereford, he had rather use Brahma cows and a Hereford bull. And with Brahma cows, he could switch to raising other kinds of half-Brahma, or raise pure Brahma if he needed to. But Braham cos are going to cost him $2500 each, where as the herefords will be $1k each. And the resulting calves from either combo, will sell for the same price. He said a third option he was thinking about is for the 50 cows he wants, buying 25 of each., Then he will average having $1750 each in his cows, producing 50 calves that will bring the same money no matter what sire and dam they were from. Bull calves by a Brahma bull and out of a Hereford cow can be born monster- sized. , so might have to work harder at calving with Herefords. But, they gonna be a heck of a lot easier to work, and AI, than Brahmas will be, though there won't be any calving problems with Brahma cows. It can get complicated, especially for an over-thinker like me. That's why I just always wanted to be the guy that sells them the cattle! :) [/QUOTE]
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