danielsumner
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I see some post were a cow or calf are refered as short eared or long eared. What does this mean?
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backhoeboogie said:There are many terms used in this forum I have never experienced. Things like "second calf heifer". Every one I have ever been around referred to heifers and cows as in a filly to a mare.
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I read a new one on here somewhere earlier tonight. Somebody was talking about the "yearlings" he was going to get for $50/head. Turned out they were 3 weeks old.
ga. prime":1q00dh1x said:backhoeboogie":1q00dh1x said:There are many terms used in this forum I have never experienced. Things like "second calf heifer". Every one I have ever been around referred to heifers and cows as in a filly to a mare.
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I read a new one on here somewhere earlier tonight. Somebody was talking about the "yearlings" he was going to get for $50/head. Turned out they were 3 weeks old.
Around here they have always been tigger stripe but if someone said brindle you knew what they were talking about. I have never heard of second calf heifers, and anything with a longer ear is just called a little ear.backhoeboogie":1p8bw29t said:It is just terms that I have heard most of my life. But it is the same way for "tiger stripe" in this forum. Everyone I have ever known in person referred to them as brindles. The previous posters are correct. You have what is referred to as 1/4 ear, 1/2 ear and full ear referring to the amount of brahman influence. You can hear things like "a little over a half ear".
We have had over 26 days of triple digit temperatures this summer here where I live. The vet tells me it is not so much the high temps during the day that get cold climate cattle in trouble but rather the over night temps in the 80's.
There are many terms used in this forum I have never experienced. Things like "second calf heifer". Every one I have ever been around referred to heifers and cows as in a filly to a mare.
So if you see a term used that doesn't make sense, don't feel like you should know it. I experience the same things.
In this particular case I am referring to animals I intend to retain for my herd. I am trying to add another 50 plus cows to the group. Once I have an entire herd of what I want that is suitable for this climate, I can run a terminal bull and trim the ear (amount of ear) for market steers. Locally the shorter eared heifers will bring less at the sale barn tho.