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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 1280921" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>I'm liking the calves I've been getting. Even have had several that have topped the market at the sale in Caldwell. I had a horned hereford a few years before I got this one. I sold down to 27 head in 2011 and just didn't need 3 bulls. The horned hereford was several years older so I keeping the younger one made sense to me at the time. My Brangus cows are a "put together" herd (a few from here and a few from their) so genetics are not uniform. But of course, culling down from 120 to 27 takes care of a lot of that but at the time my criteria was fertility and temperament so I do have a few with a smaller frame size. </p><p></p><p>I'm on the fence as what to do. I did stop by a couple months ago and made a list. Didn't act on it and I'm sure most of them are gone now. The brangus cows are mostly 8 - 11 years old now. Age is creeping in fast. Been keeping replacements out of them for 3 years. So unless I start buying Brangus repacements, I should really use a black bull or a charolais bull. Already have one of each, but with saving heifers, In the spring I will be at numbers I'd be more comfortable with having an extra bull around. Another option I have is to take a whack at the herd and cull heavily buying myself some time. </p><p></p><p>Other things to factor in is the current unsettled market....or is it just taking a breather. </p><p>The weather.....doesn't seem anyone can make heads or tails of that one.</p><p></p><p>Right now I'm content to keep an eye open things and figure which way the wind is blowing come Spring. </p><p></p><p>After writing this, culling down and buying back some Brangus and a Hereford bull would let me grow the Baldie herd a few more years. Mighty be the way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 1280921, member: 7795"] I'm liking the calves I've been getting. Even have had several that have topped the market at the sale in Caldwell. I had a horned hereford a few years before I got this one. I sold down to 27 head in 2011 and just didn't need 3 bulls. The horned hereford was several years older so I keeping the younger one made sense to me at the time. My Brangus cows are a "put together" herd (a few from here and a few from their) so genetics are not uniform. But of course, culling down from 120 to 27 takes care of a lot of that but at the time my criteria was fertility and temperament so I do have a few with a smaller frame size. I'm on the fence as what to do. I did stop by a couple months ago and made a list. Didn't act on it and I'm sure most of them are gone now. The brangus cows are mostly 8 - 11 years old now. Age is creeping in fast. Been keeping replacements out of them for 3 years. So unless I start buying Brangus repacements, I should really use a black bull or a charolais bull. Already have one of each, but with saving heifers, In the spring I will be at numbers I'd be more comfortable with having an extra bull around. Another option I have is to take a whack at the herd and cull heavily buying myself some time. Other things to factor in is the current unsettled market....or is it just taking a breather. The weather.....doesn't seem anyone can make heads or tails of that one. Right now I'm content to keep an eye open things and figure which way the wind is blowing come Spring. After writing this, culling down and buying back some Brangus and a Hereford bull would let me grow the Baldie herd a few more years. Mighty be the way to go. [/QUOTE]
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