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Anonymous
First, I am OLD like Dunmovin (maybe older!) and I have a small retirement place in the Ozarks.
I currently have 11 very healthy Angus and Black Baldie cows. 9 Calves new born to less than a year old, and a "registered" (though I did not buy the papers so I do not know Fullblood or Purebred)younger Angus Bull. He is the best looking Angus Bull for many miles around, (and I often get visitors just wanting to drop by and say how good he looks and is he for sale Cheap?). The cows came to me bred to this Angus bull, a Hereford Bull, and a Cahrolais Bull (the three bulls shared the same pastures.) The stock I bought was a portion of a much larger herd that was being dispersed because of finances.
I also have an Angus steer that is designated for my Freezer someday. I bought him as he was at auction for 39 cents a pound as a 500 pound weanling. (as Dun will testify, prices in Humansville can be lower than other parts of the country.)
I also have Three registered Shorthorn cows. They would be fullblood beef Shorthorn registry were it not for a milking shorthorn in their background somewhere. So they are Purebred Shorthorn (beef) registry.
One of the Shorthorns is a Lead Cow, some what bosy, and yet also wary of people. It takes her a long time to trust any newcomer. Smart as a whip. We can for this discussion call her "Dorothy." Dorothy is a Red and White cow standing about 60" to the shoulder (top of her head is well over 6'). She is almost 6 years old, and has a head on her that is twice the size of my Black Baldies. When she is bagged up and feeding a calf her bag is about thre times the size of the baldies. When dry you cannot hardly see any bag at all. I have Dorothy's Daughter, Lilly, who is pure long haired white. Lilly's pappa was one of those white Grand National KA'BA Club Calf types that everyone was making a lot of commotion about a few years back. She is 4 years old, has the same traits as her mother, though at 4 is a few inches shorter than her mom. Same head size and intelligence. The last shorthorn is "Rose" and she is full Red, about 5 years and more timid than the rest. She is smart and gets to the food first, but is bullied and usually has to eat after the more dominate cows have fed.
My Bull has trouble even getting his head onto the three shorthorn's backs. I have never seen him breeding them, but one of the neighbors has and said he looked like an acrobat, as his hind legs were not on the soil!
Dorothy and Lilly both are showing physical signs of being in perhaps 1st Trimester.
What type, color, and quality of calves can I expect?
Eaglewerks
[email protected]
I currently have 11 very healthy Angus and Black Baldie cows. 9 Calves new born to less than a year old, and a "registered" (though I did not buy the papers so I do not know Fullblood or Purebred)younger Angus Bull. He is the best looking Angus Bull for many miles around, (and I often get visitors just wanting to drop by and say how good he looks and is he for sale Cheap?). The cows came to me bred to this Angus bull, a Hereford Bull, and a Cahrolais Bull (the three bulls shared the same pastures.) The stock I bought was a portion of a much larger herd that was being dispersed because of finances.
I also have an Angus steer that is designated for my Freezer someday. I bought him as he was at auction for 39 cents a pound as a 500 pound weanling. (as Dun will testify, prices in Humansville can be lower than other parts of the country.)
I also have Three registered Shorthorn cows. They would be fullblood beef Shorthorn registry were it not for a milking shorthorn in their background somewhere. So they are Purebred Shorthorn (beef) registry.
One of the Shorthorns is a Lead Cow, some what bosy, and yet also wary of people. It takes her a long time to trust any newcomer. Smart as a whip. We can for this discussion call her "Dorothy." Dorothy is a Red and White cow standing about 60" to the shoulder (top of her head is well over 6'). She is almost 6 years old, and has a head on her that is twice the size of my Black Baldies. When she is bagged up and feeding a calf her bag is about thre times the size of the baldies. When dry you cannot hardly see any bag at all. I have Dorothy's Daughter, Lilly, who is pure long haired white. Lilly's pappa was one of those white Grand National KA'BA Club Calf types that everyone was making a lot of commotion about a few years back. She is 4 years old, has the same traits as her mother, though at 4 is a few inches shorter than her mom. Same head size and intelligence. The last shorthorn is "Rose" and she is full Red, about 5 years and more timid than the rest. She is smart and gets to the food first, but is bullied and usually has to eat after the more dominate cows have fed.
My Bull has trouble even getting his head onto the three shorthorn's backs. I have never seen him breeding them, but one of the neighbors has and said he looked like an acrobat, as his hind legs were not on the soil!
Dorothy and Lilly both are showing physical signs of being in perhaps 1st Trimester.
What type, color, and quality of calves can I expect?
Eaglewerks
[email protected]
