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June 25, 2010, afternoon

Soapweed

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Checking on some of our yearling heifers. They are intentionally running in the same pasture with other yearling heifers
on land owned by a neighbor. About half of this bunch has the Spearhead brand on their left hips.
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Some are acting quite wild
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And just downright woofy
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Colorful critter that isn't mine
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Short eared one that is
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And our brand is on this one that has horns. We will cut them off at preg checking time.
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This one is quite gentle.
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Converging on the cliff
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Sifting through the sand
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And hiding behind a soapweed
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Storm clouds in the sky
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Lonesome place; see you soon.
 

per

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The sand cliff could double as a buffalo jump if they run fast enough. Boy is that ever sandy ground, I,ll bet it takes some careful grass management to be sustainable in that environment.
 

Soapweed

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per said:
The sand cliff could double as a buffalo jump if they run fast enough. Boy is that ever sandy ground, I,ll bet it takes some careful grass management to be sustainable in that environment.

The sandy area has been there since the time of the buffalo, as it is close to the river where large herds of both buffalo and cattle used the corridor to get to water in the days of the open range. Now the blowout is in a good-sized pasture. There is grass galore surrounding it, and there are six windmills in the pasture.
 

nortexsook

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Soap,

You letting the horned gene get loose in your herd? you've always espoused the easy keeping qualities of Angus, with polled (in my mind) being one of these convenience traits. Any plans to get back to more pure Angus? Or still going to use composites?

TIA
 

Soapweed

Well-known member
nortexsook said:
Soap,

You letting the horned gene get loose in your herd? you've always espoused the easy keeping qualities of Angus, with polled (in my mind) being one of these convenience traits. Any plans to get back to more pure Angus? Or still going to use composites?

TIA

There is still enough Hereford and Gelbvieh influence in our herd for a few horns to pop up. Usually these are taken care of at pre-conditioning time, if not before, but somehow this heifer's horns grew quite a bit since last fall. In buying commercial bulls, there is always a chance for the horn gene to still be present. They don't pose a big problem, but still are somewhat of a nuisance.
 
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