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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1842935" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Over the years we kept heifers and raised our own for the most part. What [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER] said is true, if you have good bulls, the better heifers kept out of the cows, will continue to improve what you have, and they know and fit what you are doing...</p><p>I do not buy bred heifers... they are often the highest priced of "breds" and I want them to have some experience... been there, done that, and just does not do what we want. I also like to buy from herd sellouts... and will often buy the "old ones" as they have been in someone's herd for a reason. Often have kept heifers out of some of those old cows and they will stick around in our herd for years also. </p><p>We have quite a few rented/leased pastures... and anything raised here learns the whole routine of getting caught up in the catch pens and loaded on the trailer and moved. Sometimes I feel guilty when it comes time to load the steers to sell, as they think they are getting a ride to somewhere... only not the somewhere the last ride was for. Funny how the steers are often more quiet and handle-able when they are younger and the heifers a little more excitable... but then the heifers learn that a trip on the trailer is not a bad thing... and our bulls will load right up because a trip on the trailer means they get to go keep company with some cows... </p><p>Over the years we have culled for disposition and older cows from herd dispersals are usually more tractable animals also... and they pass those traits down to the calves by their actions. But I like the heifers that we raise up the best for the most part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1842935, member: 25884"] Over the years we kept heifers and raised our own for the most part. What [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER] said is true, if you have good bulls, the better heifers kept out of the cows, will continue to improve what you have, and they know and fit what you are doing... I do not buy bred heifers... they are often the highest priced of "breds" and I want them to have some experience... been there, done that, and just does not do what we want. I also like to buy from herd sellouts... and will often buy the "old ones" as they have been in someone's herd for a reason. Often have kept heifers out of some of those old cows and they will stick around in our herd for years also. We have quite a few rented/leased pastures... and anything raised here learns the whole routine of getting caught up in the catch pens and loaded on the trailer and moved. Sometimes I feel guilty when it comes time to load the steers to sell, as they think they are getting a ride to somewhere... only not the somewhere the last ride was for. Funny how the steers are often more quiet and handle-able when they are younger and the heifers a little more excitable... but then the heifers learn that a trip on the trailer is not a bad thing... and our bulls will load right up because a trip on the trailer means they get to go keep company with some cows... Over the years we have culled for disposition and older cows from herd dispersals are usually more tractable animals also... and they pass those traits down to the calves by their actions. But I like the heifers that we raise up the best for the most part. [/QUOTE]
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