I often hear from smaller commercial cattle farmers; "I don't have good enough cows to justify buying a quality registered bull"
I went to look at one of the bulls I sold 18 months ago as a yearling to a friend who used that exact phrase in the past. I have just resold his old bull for him and he is coming to buy his next bull from me next week, this time telling me to pick out my best one for him, no more arguing that he really doesn't need as much bull.
Here are a few photos to hopefully convince more people what you really need to buy the best bull you can afford.
3 month old calf sired by the bull he bought from me, just short grass and his dam's milk.
You obviously need a cow able to conceive and give birth to a live calf. A beauty like this should do nicely.
I almost forgot you also need a bull.
This particular bull was my lowest price bull sold that year, more to help out a friend because his dad helped me out of a pickle 10 years ago, than to really make money out of the deal. Not saying the bull is perfect by any means, but this bull was what he needed at the time.
I went to look at one of the bulls I sold 18 months ago as a yearling to a friend who used that exact phrase in the past. I have just resold his old bull for him and he is coming to buy his next bull from me next week, this time telling me to pick out my best one for him, no more arguing that he really doesn't need as much bull.
Here are a few photos to hopefully convince more people what you really need to buy the best bull you can afford.
3 month old calf sired by the bull he bought from me, just short grass and his dam's milk.
You obviously need a cow able to conceive and give birth to a live calf. A beauty like this should do nicely.
I almost forgot you also need a bull.
This particular bull was my lowest price bull sold that year, more to help out a friend because his dad helped me out of a pickle 10 years ago, than to really make money out of the deal. Not saying the bull is perfect by any means, but this bull was what he needed at the time.