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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1471756" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>2) BUT, the reason we are breeding our own females, is that we have a VERY hard time finding the kind of females we want. First off, is finding the breeds we want. There are not a lot of Shorthorn x Angus heifers to be found.</p><p>Second....well, there isn't many people that are willing to sell the very best of their heifers off....</p><p>and 3rd I know the performance of my cows, I can choose what cows I deem the best and breed them to the bulls I want. And get the kind of heifers I want. I know their dams have good temperament, good udders, good feet and good performance, and consistently calve in the first cycle. And I find that the heifers that we raise, generally produce bigger calves, and almost always stay in the herd longer.</p><p></p><p>First very nice, functional cattle. Second thanks for the detailed response. It was along the lines I felt it would be. Your response about keeping heifers is very similar to that of most of us that keep heifers. It would be very hard here to purchase your females and have the type of females you desire. I get satifaction out of seeing the results of our matings and also find it is cost effective to save heifers when I consider the cost of culling the purchased females.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1471756, member: 22295"] 2) BUT, the reason we are breeding our own females, is that we have a VERY hard time finding the kind of females we want. First off, is finding the breeds we want. There are not a lot of Shorthorn x Angus heifers to be found. Second....well, there isn't many people that are willing to sell the very best of their heifers off.... and 3rd I know the performance of my cows, I can choose what cows I deem the best and breed them to the bulls I want. And get the kind of heifers I want. I know their dams have good temperament, good udders, good feet and good performance, and consistently calve in the first cycle. And I find that the heifers that we raise, generally produce bigger calves, and almost always stay in the herd longer. First very nice, functional cattle. Second thanks for the detailed response. It was along the lines I felt it would be. Your response about keeping heifers is very similar to that of most of us that keep heifers. It would be very hard here to purchase your females and have the type of females you desire. I get satifaction out of seeing the results of our matings and also find it is cost effective to save heifers when I consider the cost of culling the purchased females. [/QUOTE]
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