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<blockquote data-quote="Redgully" data-source="post: 1605750" data-attributes="member: 33533"><p>I feel for you, it is very difficult being in one of the more uncommon breeds. I breed red polls and it is a struggle to sell them as seed stock. I have talked people into trying a bull and them being amazed how well they went. But lucky for me it is more about keeping the breed alive than trying to make money. Just a hobby. I like to go to the odd show, not to win but you think your cattle are good and shows really let you know where you are at and what others are doing and where you can improve. One thing i like to know when buying is that animals pedigree, is it a healthy fertile family. Has the cows consistently produced a calf each year and bred for many years. Birth weights are always a biggy, but to me more so calving ease. 200, 400 and 600 day weights are a good guide as to what the breed is going to produce. I was surprised by a few people looking for more moderate growth rates because their experience was high growth rates equaled higher problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redgully, post: 1605750, member: 33533"] I feel for you, it is very difficult being in one of the more uncommon breeds. I breed red polls and it is a struggle to sell them as seed stock. I have talked people into trying a bull and them being amazed how well they went. But lucky for me it is more about keeping the breed alive than trying to make money. Just a hobby. I like to go to the odd show, not to win but you think your cattle are good and shows really let you know where you are at and what others are doing and where you can improve. One thing i like to know when buying is that animals pedigree, is it a healthy fertile family. Has the cows consistently produced a calf each year and bred for many years. Birth weights are always a biggy, but to me more so calving ease. 200, 400 and 600 day weights are a good guide as to what the breed is going to produce. I was surprised by a few people looking for more moderate growth rates because their experience was high growth rates equaled higher problems. [/QUOTE]
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