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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1589839" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>With black being dominant, it's pretty easy to lose all the red.</p><p>I have never cared what color my cattle were. I tell everyone "I don't care if they are red, black, or purple polka dotted - just so they are GOOD and what the buyer wants".</p><p>We raised a bull that went national carried by a few studs. He was Homo Black. A few years down the road, I realized my herd was maybe 1/3 red, rest black. My herd had been mainly red for many, many years. Red cows got old & got culled and I used my Macho bull quite a lot, so all his offspring were black. So, from that point on, I purposely bred hetero black cows to red bulls and have built up my reds again. Herd still heavier on the blacks, but close to 50/50. Problem is, my reds get sold off pretty quickly for show babies. It's a trend thing. Everyone wanted black, now the REDS are the "new" thing. Go figure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1589839, member: 968"] With black being dominant, it's pretty easy to lose all the red. I have never cared what color my cattle were. I tell everyone "I don't care if they are red, black, or purple polka dotted - just so they are GOOD and what the buyer wants". We raised a bull that went national carried by a few studs. He was Homo Black. A few years down the road, I realized my herd was maybe 1/3 red, rest black. My herd had been mainly red for many, many years. Red cows got old & got culled and I used my Macho bull quite a lot, so all his offspring were black. So, from that point on, I purposely bred hetero black cows to red bulls and have built up my reds again. Herd still heavier on the blacks, but close to 50/50. Problem is, my reds get sold off pretty quickly for show babies. It's a trend thing. Everyone wanted black, now the REDS are the "new" thing. Go figure. [/QUOTE]
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