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<blockquote data-quote="Ned Jr." data-source="post: 250031" data-attributes="member: 3703"><p>Hiil Creek I do appreciate the enthusiam you have for the hereford breed. However, I hope you realize the huge resposibility you have to produce what the commecial men in you're area need.</p><p></p><p>My family has had commercial cattle all my life. The reason I got into the seedstock end was because I felt I could do better than some breeders we where buying bulls from. I was tired of milking out funnel tit cows. I was tired of all the calving problems. I was tired of dink calves. The list goes on and on.</p><p></p><p>I think the seedstock producer should be as hard on their cattle as the commercial man. You got to make them work. I watch my cows very close the first 45 days to make sure the bull is working. When you can only run one bull with a group you need to. After that leave them alone until weaning. Then cull open ones and late ones. This is how you keep a herd in check. If you pass fetility problems on you are doing yourself and your customers a bad disservice. If I have to touch a tit during calving season that cow goes on the black list also. Creep feeding-no way. How can you tell what the cow is doing. My cows don't get any protien either. This way I can identify the hard keepers.</p><p></p><p>I know to each his own. Just wanted to give you something to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ned Jr., post: 250031, member: 3703"] Hiil Creek I do appreciate the enthusiam you have for the hereford breed. However, I hope you realize the huge resposibility you have to produce what the commecial men in you're area need. My family has had commercial cattle all my life. The reason I got into the seedstock end was because I felt I could do better than some breeders we where buying bulls from. I was tired of milking out funnel tit cows. I was tired of all the calving problems. I was tired of dink calves. The list goes on and on. I think the seedstock producer should be as hard on their cattle as the commercial man. You got to make them work. I watch my cows very close the first 45 days to make sure the bull is working. When you can only run one bull with a group you need to. After that leave them alone until weaning. Then cull open ones and late ones. This is how you keep a herd in check. If you pass fetility problems on you are doing yourself and your customers a bad disservice. If I have to touch a tit during calving season that cow goes on the black list also. Creep feeding-no way. How can you tell what the cow is doing. My cows don't get any protien either. This way I can identify the hard keepers. I know to each his own. Just wanted to give you something to think about. [/QUOTE]
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