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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1845802" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>[USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] im I agreement with you that I prefer not to inbreed.</p><p>I also see the point [USER=6291]@Brute 23[/USER] is making about stockyard cows. It can be a real roll of the dice, so many factors play into it.</p><p>Back to Travlr's comments, that is the reason that I shared the experiences that we are currently having. I could post only the good stuff and cute calves etc and that would give folks a total different view of what our day to day is like.</p><p>I like to show some of all it. I don't mind sharing mistakes and problems because that's a part of it at least it always has been for me. Maybe other people can take what I have said and use that to not do things the same or if it works maybe something to consider. We are a small time outfit compared to a lot of folks on here, but I've always been a full time cattle farmer, so it's something I take seriously. I don't always have the budget to afford the best bulls and best cows or heifers. We have to sometimes make hard decisions that are not always right in the long run.</p><p>We've had a string of tough times with purchased registered bulls lately and a lot of that is what prompted the venture to get some registered females and raise our own bulls, Now that has hit a major problem so it's like there is no one size fits all solution to any of it.</p><p>My recent ventures of bulls were from breeders that were newer and maybe less experienced, that may not be a problem in every situation certainly, but currently I'm going to go back to buying bulls from longtime established breeders, in hopes of finding what I'm looking for.</p><p>On the other side of the farm our cows are calving and thus far everything is going good on that side, I'll just know not to chance keeping back any heifers from our current bull.</p><p>I've been involved with cattle over 30 years, love it, only life I've ever known</p><p>You hit a bad spot, pick up what's left and go from there, that's how it's always been, and that's the hope that keeps me going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1845802, member: 24816"] [USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] im I agreement with you that I prefer not to inbreed. I also see the point [USER=6291]@Brute 23[/USER] is making about stockyard cows. It can be a real roll of the dice, so many factors play into it. Back to Travlr's comments, that is the reason that I shared the experiences that we are currently having. I could post only the good stuff and cute calves etc and that would give folks a total different view of what our day to day is like. I like to show some of all it. I don't mind sharing mistakes and problems because that's a part of it at least it always has been for me. Maybe other people can take what I have said and use that to not do things the same or if it works maybe something to consider. We are a small time outfit compared to a lot of folks on here, but I've always been a full time cattle farmer, so it's something I take seriously. I don't always have the budget to afford the best bulls and best cows or heifers. We have to sometimes make hard decisions that are not always right in the long run. We've had a string of tough times with purchased registered bulls lately and a lot of that is what prompted the venture to get some registered females and raise our own bulls, Now that has hit a major problem so it's like there is no one size fits all solution to any of it. My recent ventures of bulls were from breeders that were newer and maybe less experienced, that may not be a problem in every situation certainly, but currently I'm going to go back to buying bulls from longtime established breeders, in hopes of finding what I'm looking for. On the other side of the farm our cows are calving and thus far everything is going good on that side, I'll just know not to chance keeping back any heifers from our current bull. I've been involved with cattle over 30 years, love it, only life I've ever known You hit a bad spot, pick up what's left and go from there, that's how it's always been, and that's the hope that keeps me going. [/QUOTE]
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