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To everyone who thinks brangus are wild
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 612910" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>This is a very key difference. Out in the pasture, any cow must let me tag and band a calf without charging me. I don't care how good she is, if I can't do it when the calf is born, she's not worth it. There have been times when I arrived too late to tag/band but only because the calf caught on and would run away. I've sold some nice looking Brangus cows that wouldn't let me handle their calves. I don't mind if they come close and stand right next to me, just don't get snotty at me.</p><p></p><p>The big difference that I can tolerate is when they are worked. If a brangus gets in the corral and gets a little hot, I have no problem with that. I work them very carefully to not antagonize them. To me this is acceptable behavior - they are pinned in and sometimes come out of the corner like a cat. ;-) But out in the pasture it's a different story. There are so many good tempered cows, why risk my health over one? Last spring I sold a cow that was 5 years old with her calf ( 1300 pounder that consistently weaned calves above my average). After she had the calf, she charged me and wouldn't let me get within 10 feet. Two of the guys that helped me work the cows when we seperated her called me crazy for selling her. Maybe if I were a huge ranch full time and had the facilities that would be one thing, but with the hands on time I spend with my cows, I don't want trouble. To be honest that's why my herd has been inching more and more torward Beefmaster every year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 612910, member: 2653"] This is a very key difference. Out in the pasture, any cow must let me tag and band a calf without charging me. I don't care how good she is, if I can't do it when the calf is born, she's not worth it. There have been times when I arrived too late to tag/band but only because the calf caught on and would run away. I've sold some nice looking Brangus cows that wouldn't let me handle their calves. I don't mind if they come close and stand right next to me, just don't get snotty at me. The big difference that I can tolerate is when they are worked. If a brangus gets in the corral and gets a little hot, I have no problem with that. I work them very carefully to not antagonize them. To me this is acceptable behavior - they are pinned in and sometimes come out of the corner like a cat. ;-) But out in the pasture it's a different story. There are so many good tempered cows, why risk my health over one? Last spring I sold a cow that was 5 years old with her calf ( 1300 pounder that consistently weaned calves above my average). After she had the calf, she charged me and wouldn't let me get within 10 feet. Two of the guys that helped me work the cows when we seperated her called me crazy for selling her. Maybe if I were a huge ranch full time and had the facilities that would be one thing, but with the hands on time I spend with my cows, I don't want trouble. To be honest that's why my herd has been inching more and more torward Beefmaster every year. [/QUOTE]
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