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<blockquote data-quote="MoGal" data-source="post: 143765" data-attributes="member: 1346"><p>Okay, here's my cross and although I'm still in the planning stages and may have to switch it in 5 years this is what I'm doing.... I like the Red Poll and Charolais. Them gold/buckskin calves do sell well and this is a cross that I think will give me good maternal cows. </p><p></p><p>Red Polls used to be a milk/beef breed but they've come along in progress just as other breeds have. They are more on the beef side, mature weight for a cow is between 1100-1500 lbs.</p><p>They are extremely gentle, easy going, can raise a nice calf (5 month old bull calf, no supplement, just momma and grass, weaned 542 lbs, heifer calves same age, just momma and grass weaned between 427 and 460 lbs). Everyone's program is different and what I want to do is build up my cows. I've set a goal for myself, 50 cows by the time I turn 50 and that is a realistic one I can accomplish in the next 4 years as I want to pay cash as I go.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sold on the "black is beautiful" and the carcass traits seem comparable to angus (according to the OK Steer feedout 2004/2005 summary I got in the mail).</p><p></p><p>Again, as I said, I think this cross will give me excellent momma cows and I plan on retaining the nicer heifers. I have 12 heifers and 5 cows so it will be a while before I get results from this cross.</p><p></p><p>J - you could probably check with MsCamp (OOPS, its wewild not MsCamp, sorry) as she has red poll/limis and see how she likes that cross.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoGal, post: 143765, member: 1346"] Okay, here's my cross and although I'm still in the planning stages and may have to switch it in 5 years this is what I'm doing.... I like the Red Poll and Charolais. Them gold/buckskin calves do sell well and this is a cross that I think will give me good maternal cows. Red Polls used to be a milk/beef breed but they've come along in progress just as other breeds have. They are more on the beef side, mature weight for a cow is between 1100-1500 lbs. They are extremely gentle, easy going, can raise a nice calf (5 month old bull calf, no supplement, just momma and grass, weaned 542 lbs, heifer calves same age, just momma and grass weaned between 427 and 460 lbs). Everyone's program is different and what I want to do is build up my cows. I've set a goal for myself, 50 cows by the time I turn 50 and that is a realistic one I can accomplish in the next 4 years as I want to pay cash as I go. I'm not sold on the "black is beautiful" and the carcass traits seem comparable to angus (according to the OK Steer feedout 2004/2005 summary I got in the mail). Again, as I said, I think this cross will give me excellent momma cows and I plan on retaining the nicer heifers. I have 12 heifers and 5 cows so it will be a while before I get results from this cross. J - you could probably check with MsCamp (OOPS, its wewild not MsCamp, sorry) as she has red poll/limis and see how she likes that cross. [/QUOTE]
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