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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 701113" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Hi Knersie,</p><p></p><p>Well, it's a 50/50 chance on who wins the race X or Y....</p><p></p><p>I need steers to sell as beef to help pay for this operation. I have another cow similar to this one (came from the same source herd) a few years younger that did give me a T21 heifer this year. This heifer is a dandy!</p><p></p><p>It's hard to tell without a reference on the picture but this cow is shorter (smaller frame size) although I keep forgetting to try to measure them when they go through the alley. But she is solid, (so are her calves) calves easily, a great mama.</p><p></p><p>What I am seeing is that you can raise great pure bred Hereford beef if you have the right genes. One does not necessarily have to cross breed.</p><p></p><p>What I am also seeing is that almost everything you want to do with cattle takes a LONG time!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the kind words.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p>Nova, the fence in the background is (or was) a perimeter/boundary fence. As much as I believe in electric, I am also a believer that you build boundary fences as if electricity was not discovered yet and you have a herd of buffalo inside. I sleep better when I am traveling knowing they are most likely at least on my property somewhere and not out on the road. I had a couple lightning hits that knocked out electricity in the past few years. None since I installed the chokes Dun suggested here, but I will never rely totally on electricity to keep my cattle on my farm. 5 wire 12 ga Red barb with good corners works whether the power is on or not!</p><p></p><p>My cattle do not challenge fences (any that do won't do it twice) but calves have a way of sniffing a hot wire and if it's off from a power failure/lightning/deer running it down somewhere etc and they see something they want to eat on the other side they are over there! My cows and even my bull basically turn if you speak to them firmly, but not the calves, yet!</p><p></p><p>That one wire has 9000 volts and 6 joules on it - it is effective, as long as the power is on. Note how Dun uses just one wire to wean!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 701113, member: 7509"] Hi Knersie, Well, it's a 50/50 chance on who wins the race X or Y.... I need steers to sell as beef to help pay for this operation. I have another cow similar to this one (came from the same source herd) a few years younger that did give me a T21 heifer this year. This heifer is a dandy! It's hard to tell without a reference on the picture but this cow is shorter (smaller frame size) although I keep forgetting to try to measure them when they go through the alley. But she is solid, (so are her calves) calves easily, a great mama. What I am seeing is that you can raise great pure bred Hereford beef if you have the right genes. One does not necessarily have to cross breed. What I am also seeing is that almost everything you want to do with cattle takes a LONG time! Thanks for the kind words. Jim Nova, the fence in the background is (or was) a perimeter/boundary fence. As much as I believe in electric, I am also a believer that you build boundary fences as if electricity was not discovered yet and you have a herd of buffalo inside. I sleep better when I am traveling knowing they are most likely at least on my property somewhere and not out on the road. I had a couple lightning hits that knocked out electricity in the past few years. None since I installed the chokes Dun suggested here, but I will never rely totally on electricity to keep my cattle on my farm. 5 wire 12 ga Red barb with good corners works whether the power is on or not! My cattle do not challenge fences (any that do won't do it twice) but calves have a way of sniffing a hot wire and if it's off from a power failure/lightning/deer running it down somewhere etc and they see something they want to eat on the other side they are over there! My cows and even my bull basically turn if you speak to them firmly, but not the calves, yet! That one wire has 9000 volts and 6 joules on it - it is effective, as long as the power is on. Note how Dun uses just one wire to wean! [/QUOTE]
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