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<blockquote data-quote="TexasRancher" data-source="post: 1708521" data-attributes="member: 8359"><p>I made lots of mistakes on assembling my herd....but no regrets..learned a lot. I'm new to this myself, but it's really easy to look at what other cattlemen ranchers are doing and the quality of their herd. I can't help myself to check all cattle i see from the road and their land/systems in place.</p><p>If I were to start over with a decent budget...I'd march myself over to a cattle ranch, one that i admired, with nice health cows-calves, all 6 or 7's...Red Angus (preferred) and buy yearling heifers directly from that rancher. Then, i'd hunt for a good bull raising ranch, an Angus bull with differing farm location genetics...i'd buy two angus bulls- both 2 year olds...one red and one black. I heard a lot of good things about cross-breeding Herefords and Angus...mixed...genetic wise their health is better...but the mixed cattle I own are more skiddish. I would never buy again from a sale barn...buy direct from farmers/ranchers you know and can see their operation, physical health and temperament. </p><p>With the cows/heifers i am looking for body condition...with the bulls i am looking for body condition strong and big (no deformed short legged small wide muscular pig) and if he's approachable for cubes and for touch after. How the bull responds to me. Respect, care and the visual eye-to-eye is required with working with a bull...and i need that comfort margin from him. I would want to spend the time and work around any bull before the purchase even if that meant several days of getting up to drive over to the ranch and meeting him in the mornings.</p><p>**or** i'd purchase a bull, with the contract stating i could return him for full balance in 90 days for any reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasRancher, post: 1708521, member: 8359"] I made lots of mistakes on assembling my herd....but no regrets..learned a lot. I'm new to this myself, but it's really easy to look at what other cattlemen ranchers are doing and the quality of their herd. I can't help myself to check all cattle i see from the road and their land/systems in place. If I were to start over with a decent budget...I'd march myself over to a cattle ranch, one that i admired, with nice health cows-calves, all 6 or 7's...Red Angus (preferred) and buy yearling heifers directly from that rancher. Then, i'd hunt for a good bull raising ranch, an Angus bull with differing farm location genetics...i'd buy two angus bulls- both 2 year olds...one red and one black. I heard a lot of good things about cross-breeding Herefords and Angus...mixed...genetic wise their health is better...but the mixed cattle I own are more skiddish. I would never buy again from a sale barn...buy direct from farmers/ranchers you know and can see their operation, physical health and temperament. With the cows/heifers i am looking for body condition...with the bulls i am looking for body condition strong and big (no deformed short legged small wide muscular pig) and if he's approachable for cubes and for touch after. How the bull responds to me. Respect, care and the visual eye-to-eye is required with working with a bull...and i need that comfort margin from him. I would want to spend the time and work around any bull before the purchase even if that meant several days of getting up to drive over to the ranch and meeting him in the mornings. **or** i'd purchase a bull, with the contract stating i could return him for full balance in 90 days for any reason. [/QUOTE]
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