Woke up before daylight this morning, and instead of getting the ole lady up to fix breakfast, I slipped out and went to the Waffle House. When I got in, there was Dan, the guy I got those Brown/Swiss/Braunveih recip cows from. He told me Bo had made him a hell of an offer for Frank, $8k. He said "Man,.I wish you would buy him though. Pay me $4k or whatever you think he is worth, and I will even take payments." I said I want him as bad as I have any horse, but he will be better off and reach his potential with Bo.
So I said tell me about those red Brangus x Chars Clay ( @Sthrncwboy ) was telling me you had up in Trenton. He said hell I am riding up there when I get done, just ride with me, I plan on being back at 10 or so. On the way up he showed me pics and stats on the red angus and red brangus bulls he used. DAMN!
Every year they do not necessarily register all the calves they have. Dan said not that there is anything wrong with them, but often they may breed one of their most expensive bulls to some of their top donor cows, Or AI one of their top donor cows to several of their bulls, etc. Once the calves are born, they may pick out the best heifer or best bull calf to register, and sell the rest of them as commercial Char cattle. They sell heifers open or bred, and Dan will AI them if you want them bred, to whatever bull you want. These are all private sales, but the customers know they are getting what would be a 5 figure cow if registered , for $3k . Same with a bull..you get one for $5k that would be high 5 figures if he was registered. They have about 30 Char cows up there that they didn't sell as heifers that he custom breeds for you for replacement heifers. He has 25 Charbray cows that belong to him personally that he got on a trade for 2 Highbrow colts in 2019. He has bred them the last 2 years to that old school Fleckvieh bull he has in the tank.
This year the 2yr old Char heifers that are calving now were bred to that red Angus bull. They are sold and he will deliver them once he gets them bred again, to the red Brangus, as a 3 in 1 deal. The Char cows are bred to that Red Brangus for replacement heifers. They have about 30 of these cows and the client wanted 50, so Dan just bred his Charbrays to a red Angus, and accomplished the same thing. The only difference I could see this morning, at a week or so old, and 3 new ones this morning, was a slight difference in color. They are a light orange..or at least I call them orange...and the Charbray calves may be a tad darker. all of them NICE calves that is gonna make someone some damned good brood cows. I met a man last year that was breeding his Charolais to Red Angus..some of the nicest cows I had seen. He said he was about to breed the CHar cows to a Hereford for a fellow for this year;s fall calves. 2 of his own Charbray didn't have calves and he said would calve 1st of February. One is bred to the red Brangus and one to a Fleckveih.
So I said tell me about those red Brangus x Chars Clay ( @Sthrncwboy ) was telling me you had up in Trenton. He said hell I am riding up there when I get done, just ride with me, I plan on being back at 10 or so. On the way up he showed me pics and stats on the red angus and red brangus bulls he used. DAMN!
Every year they do not necessarily register all the calves they have. Dan said not that there is anything wrong with them, but often they may breed one of their most expensive bulls to some of their top donor cows, Or AI one of their top donor cows to several of their bulls, etc. Once the calves are born, they may pick out the best heifer or best bull calf to register, and sell the rest of them as commercial Char cattle. They sell heifers open or bred, and Dan will AI them if you want them bred, to whatever bull you want. These are all private sales, but the customers know they are getting what would be a 5 figure cow if registered , for $3k . Same with a bull..you get one for $5k that would be high 5 figures if he was registered. They have about 30 Char cows up there that they didn't sell as heifers that he custom breeds for you for replacement heifers. He has 25 Charbray cows that belong to him personally that he got on a trade for 2 Highbrow colts in 2019. He has bred them the last 2 years to that old school Fleckvieh bull he has in the tank.
This year the 2yr old Char heifers that are calving now were bred to that red Angus bull. They are sold and he will deliver them once he gets them bred again, to the red Brangus, as a 3 in 1 deal. The Char cows are bred to that Red Brangus for replacement heifers. They have about 30 of these cows and the client wanted 50, so Dan just bred his Charbrays to a red Angus, and accomplished the same thing. The only difference I could see this morning, at a week or so old, and 3 new ones this morning, was a slight difference in color. They are a light orange..or at least I call them orange...and the Charbray calves may be a tad darker. all of them NICE calves that is gonna make someone some damned good brood cows. I met a man last year that was breeding his Charolais to Red Angus..some of the nicest cows I had seen. He said he was about to breed the CHar cows to a Hereford for a fellow for this year;s fall calves. 2 of his own Charbray didn't have calves and he said would calve 1st of February. One is bred to the red Brangus and one to a Fleckveih.
