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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 785234" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>There are pluses and minuses to starting out with little experience (but good neighbors and information here) and an assortment of hand-me-down local commercial cows. On the plus side I have accidentally ended up with a wide range of genetics which really lets you see the differences in animals. Another plus is these are relatively low cost cows to start with.</p><p></p><p>On the minus side is that none of my cows is registered so I have no idea what their breeding pedigree is nor are any of their offspring registerable. I used a rent a bull the first couple years but was fortunate to purchase a good Huth bull, now on my second one. I have one registered heifer I purchased last January and will probably register her offspring. </p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of my one registered female, a heifer from North Dakota now bred by T-21. She is in the foreground. My new Huth bull is in the background.</p><p><img src="http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/2010_09_25_rotation_wts_etc/IMG_1878_yrlgheifer91_springheifer3910_bullU70_092510.jpg?t=1286513766" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>However this one registered open heifer cost more than three non registered bred commercial Hereford heifers I purchased locally. </p><p></p><p>In a freezer beef operation folks pay for the quality of the beef on their plate. They don't really care what color the hide was nor whether it was registered or not. But I do want to support the Hereford association and maybe slowly build a small group of registered Herefords.</p><p> </p><p>For several reasons however I want to build my own closed herd. Maybe bring in a good bull every once in a while but mostly do-it-yourself, working from cows I know and have data on. It just takes time though. It seems like everything you do in cattle takes so long - not for the impatient.</p><p></p><p>I would strongly recommend a scale for anyone with cattle, especially cow/calf. You can buy a simple aluminum platform scale to put in an alley and simple head unit for around $1500 or less. I bought mine as a demo unit at a farm show. </p><p></p><p>Thank you for the kind words. Jim</p><p></p><p>edit: the branded registered heifer in the foreground of the picture above weighed 1205 lb and the bull in the background weighed 1530 lb.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 785234, member: 7509"] There are pluses and minuses to starting out with little experience (but good neighbors and information here) and an assortment of hand-me-down local commercial cows. On the plus side I have accidentally ended up with a wide range of genetics which really lets you see the differences in animals. Another plus is these are relatively low cost cows to start with. On the minus side is that none of my cows is registered so I have no idea what their breeding pedigree is nor are any of their offspring registerable. I used a rent a bull the first couple years but was fortunate to purchase a good Huth bull, now on my second one. I have one registered heifer I purchased last January and will probably register her offspring. Here is a picture of my one registered female, a heifer from North Dakota now bred by T-21. She is in the foreground. My new Huth bull is in the background. [img]http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/2010_09_25_rotation_wts_etc/IMG_1878_yrlgheifer91_springheifer3910_bullU70_092510.jpg?t=1286513766[/img] However this one registered open heifer cost more than three non registered bred commercial Hereford heifers I purchased locally. In a freezer beef operation folks pay for the quality of the beef on their plate. They don't really care what color the hide was nor whether it was registered or not. But I do want to support the Hereford association and maybe slowly build a small group of registered Herefords. For several reasons however I want to build my own closed herd. Maybe bring in a good bull every once in a while but mostly do-it-yourself, working from cows I know and have data on. It just takes time though. It seems like everything you do in cattle takes so long - not for the impatient. I would strongly recommend a scale for anyone with cattle, especially cow/calf. You can buy a simple aluminum platform scale to put in an alley and simple head unit for around $1500 or less. I bought mine as a demo unit at a farm show. Thank you for the kind words. Jim edit: the branded registered heifer in the foreground of the picture above weighed 1205 lb and the bull in the background weighed 1530 lb. [/QUOTE]
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