cypressfarms
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I'm just starting to get my health back, and I'm looking hard at my herd and which direction to go. Most of the cows I have are brangus and beefmaster now, and I normally breed them with an Angus plus bull, and the hereford to make baldies (with the brangus girls). There is a small farmer about 10 miles from my house that raises longhorns. Weird though because he cuts the horns on every one, so I know he's not a purist or showing them. I was considering buying some heifers or cows from him to use in my herd, they are really cheap - about half the price of a normal beef type replacement heifer/cow. My thoughts were that they would be more efficient and have less calving trouble and handle the heat better (I live in south Louisiana and it's HOT). My only experience with longhorns, though, is looking at them from a distance. My concerns are the carcass of the resulting calves and color. I sell most calves at the local stockyard and I'm not sure what my Angus bull crossed with a longhorn would throw in color or frame. If the calves came out spotted or a weird color, they would get docked heavily here. Also any calf with a light frame/small boned gets docked as well. The local longhorn farmer's stock are small/medium sized heifers/cows and are lacking some in the rear when compared to other beef breeds. At the same time though, my hereford bull throws thick calves no matter what the moma looks like.
Could anyone offer me any insight on what the calves of a longhorn crossed with an Angus bull might look like in comparison to a "standard" beef calf - and would they stick out like a sore thumb? Any comments on the temperment of longhorn cows - I know they are supposed to be docile, but some say that limo's are too :lol2:
Could anyone offer me any insight on what the calves of a longhorn crossed with an Angus bull might look like in comparison to a "standard" beef calf - and would they stick out like a sore thumb? Any comments on the temperment of longhorn cows - I know they are supposed to be docile, but some say that limo's are too :lol2: