Maine-Anjous

[ArrowHBrand]

My wife and I prefer Maines. We have some purebred cows and some cross Maine cows, but we never breed a purebred bull to heifers. Maines tend to have larger calves that is why we usually use an Angus bull on our heifers. None of our are "big and ugly" and our newest addition beat the pants off of the competition on the show circuit the last two years. She just had an Ali sired heifer this year and it looks like her heifer will continue the tradition. PHA is a concern, but you just have to do some research when choosing sires to avoid passing it on or worse yet, having a PHA afflicted calf.

 

[KNERSIE]

My wife and I prefer Maines. We have some purebred cows and some cross Maine cows, but we never breed a purebred bull to heifers. Maines tend to have larger calves that is why we usually use an Angus bull on our heifers. None of our are "big and ugly" and our newest addition beat the pants off of the competition on the show circuit the last two years. She just had an Ali sired heifer this year and it looks like her heifer will continue the tradition. PHA is a concern, but you just have to do some research when choosing sires to avoid passing it on or worse yet, having a PHA afflicted calf.

I would like to see some photos, please.

 

[cattleluvr18]

i really dont understand the purpose of this post......

 

[ArrowHBrand]

The purpose of this post is to promote Maine-Anjou cattle. I'm not bragging about show stock, but I am proud of the accomplishment of breeding a winning animal. Anybody can buy a well put together animal and win, but to breed one yourself means so much more. Pics coming soon.

 

[farmwife]

The purpose of this post is to promote Maine-Anjou cattle. I'm not bragging about show stock, but I am proud of the accomplishment of breeding a winning animal. Anybody can buy a well put together animal and win, but to breed one yourself means so much more. Pics coming soon.

If you're promoting a breed, then it seems to me that you would tell positive things about them, instead of negative (i.e., large birth weights, PHA, etc.). Also, bragging about breeding a winning animal (and I don't blame you for that), doesn't seem to promote the breed either. What's so good about a Maine? Answer this and then you will be promoting a breed, until then I don't think I'll consider buying one for myself or any of my students.

 

[KNERSIE]

Anybody can buy a well put together animal and win, but to breed one yourself means so much more

I agree 100%.

 

[*Cowgirl*]

The purpose of this post is to promote Maine-Anjou cattle. I'm not bragging about show stock, but I am proud of the accomplishment of breeding a winning animal. Anybody can buy a well put together animal and win, but to breed one yourself means so much more. Pics coming soon.

You aren't promoting a breed, you're promoting one cow and her progeny. :roll:

 

[Frankie]

My wife and I prefer Maines. We have some purebred cows and some cross Maine cows, but we never breed a purebred bull to heifers. Maines tend to have larger calves that is why we usually use an Angus bull on our heifers. None of our are "big and ugly" and our newest addition beat the pants off of the competition on the show circuit the last two years. She just had an Ali sired heifer this year and it looks like her heifer will continue the tradition. PHA is a concern, but you just have to do some research when choosing sires to avoid passing it on or worse yet, having a PHA afflicted calf.

Wow. I can't believe all the negative comments your post brought out. IMO, most of us aren't going to get rich raising cattle so we should raise what makes us smile when we walk into the pasture with them. Apparently you're doing that. Good luck....

 

[DrumRunner728]

Frankie, it appears that a lot of people got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. It's all over the board, not just this thread.

 

[IL Rancher]

We ran some Maine bulls for a while.. I liked their calves, they sold very, very well.. They were out of Draftpick and more "commercial" type cross cows.. The bulls ranged from 1/2 blood to 7/8ths if I remember correctly. AIed to some one year and liked the calves but there were a few problems with them.. Some were born bigger than I would have liked, some, when matched to the wrong cow meant you were pulling and some, when amtched to the wrong cow, ended up with overly post legged or buck kneed critters. That being said, the heifers, who are now cows, tended to be a bit tighter uddered than some of their mothers and mature size hasn't been a problem really. But the bulls we ran were not huge either so that is no huge surprise.

If I was going to go back to the way I was doing thigns I might consider Maines again.. You gotta pick the right bull for the job however and there were many out there that I wouldn't have touched with a ten foot pole.

 

[VanC]

My wife and I prefer Maines. We have some purebred cows and some cross Maine cows, but we never breed a purebred bull to heifers. Maines tend to have larger calves that is why we usually use an Angus bull on our heifers. None of our are "big and ugly" and our newest addition beat the pants off of the competition on the show circuit the last two years. She just had an Ali sired heifer this year and it looks like her heifer will continue the tradition. PHA is a concern, but you just have to do some research when choosing sires to avoid passing it on or worse yet, having a PHA afflicted calf.

Wow. I can't believe all the negative comments your post brought out. IMO, most of us aren't going to get rich raising cattle so we should raise what makes us smile when we walk into the pasture with them. Apparently you're doing that. Good luck....

Good post. I agree 100%

 

[VanC]

the newest pompoms are in the mail van along with a 6 square inch cab ribeye.

Where ya been guest25? Figured you got kicked off again for not playing well with others. I gotta admit, I kinda missed you in a twisted sort of way. :lol:

 

[ArrowHBrand]

Thanks Frankie, Drumrunner, and IL Rancher it's amazing how a guy gets trounced for having an opinion that may not be the same as other people. I read another post that said Maines were big and ugly and thought I should write my own to defend the breed and ended up defending myself. IL Rancher I do agree that Maines to sell very well, but usually when crossed with another breed and bull selection is a little tricky. It's astonishing and a little bit disheartening the amount of negativity that people with display. Any way GO MAINES!!