I agree.Bigfoot":9p9izlhn said:Tight sheath, and dew lap would be on my list.
jess2534":5qq25p3t said:My husband has always liked the breed. They are mild tempered & anything with Angus is getting about $3.50 a pound at sales.
Caustic Burno":1d1n56k3 said:jess2534":1d1n56k3 said:My husband has always liked the breed. They are mild tempered & anything with Angus is getting about $3.50 a pound at sales.
Brangus can get hotter that a 2 dollar pistol shot five times at rodeo.
Brangus starts with Brimmer and they can be some of the mildest and
wildest cattle to handle and work if you don't know what you are doing.
Secondly you are throwing good money after bad going registered
for a terminal calf operation.
I love the breed and had them that I could lead anywhere
Get stupid in a pen with them and they would blow their nose in your back pocket.
As I stated in another thread IMO Brangus are worse about standing their ground
to fight than an F-1 Tiger when worked up.
branguscowgirl":31v47hjv said:I agree with what those have said above. Unless you have stumbled on some really gentle Brangus, you just never know what disposition you will get. I would sell any of mine with confidence that they are quiet and gentle, but I have bred and culled on disposition and they are handled from birth. Most are halter broke.
With that said, choosing Brangus females is no different than choosing any other cattle. Confirmation, fertility, udders, feet, disposition. But add cleaner underlines and dewlap along with fleshing ability and muscle.
I also don't think "registered Brangus" is a good choice for your terminal calves. It would be wasting your money. Either you are a seed stock breeder improving the breed with each mating, or you are a commercial breeder selling terminal calves. Not to say that you won't have calves to cull that will not meet the high standards, because you might.
But you want a clear end goal.
I respect every thing you share ricebelt, but I would have to disagree on this. I have raised Brangus side by side in the same environment with the same handling and have one be an idiot and the other be a puppy dog. I can see a tremendous difference with the dispositions of calves out of just one cow by what bull I breed her to.I think genetics play a (very) small part in their temperament.
Rafter S":3c0agrr4 said:Hello Jess,
I'm not going to get involved in the discussion about if Brangus disposition is a result of breeding or handling other than to say it's a combination of both. It will take someone smarter than I am to say how much of each. I have predominantly Brangus cows, and I practically have to push most of them out of my way to walk past them, but I have a few that I bought in 2008 that have never settled down to that extent and I don't think they ever will.
As far as what to look for, one or two people have said to look at the sheaths and dewlap. I won't argue with that, but it can be taken to an extreme. There are some Brangus cattle out there that show very little Brahman influence. I like to see a lot of depth in my cattle, some ear, and heavy hindquarters. I accept that I'm probably not going to get that without some sheath, and just hope that the bull won't get hurt because of it. Since you're in South Texas, having some ear on your calves won't hurt you at the sale barn like it will folks in some other parts of the country.
And I agree with the people who posted above who said that if you're going to keep a few heifers for yourself and send the steers to the sale barn there's no reason to pay the extra money for registered cattle, especially the cows.