jigs said:
John SD said:
jigs said:
I would first choice, go registered Hereford. but if doing the baldie thing, go with Hereford cows, and black bulls...you will get better maternal traits from the Heref mammas than those nasty old man killer angus cows....
Yep. And if jigs sends his wife over to help work the cattle when needed, that would be great too. :wink:
would you like to schedule her to help you ???
we work hard to cull the crazy cows. kids help us a lot, and it ain't worth it. watch my neighbor run and gun his cattle...then haul off 3 or 4 a year with broken legs from the way they work them...stupid is as stupid does
I could have used a little diversion this evening when I went to give a new calf a shot of 7-way. 4 new calves today. Mama had me a little nervous so I was watching her over my shoulder while trying to give the calf the shot and I broke the 3cc plastic gun. So I had to let go and get my spare gun and another dose out of the pickup. By that time mama had took off with baby and I had to bail out of the pickup and catch the calf again. Got 'er done, but I was still nervous. :shock:
For a purely Hereford looking calf, he was one of those fighters/screamers. :shock: Mama is what I call a black Hereford, a baldy with Hereford markings.
Next calf was a Hereford with a Hereford mama. Gave the calf the shot and then it decided to get up. Mama was good.
3rd calf was another big Hereford bull with a black baldy mama. Gotta say she was good. Gave the calf the shot and he didn't even bother to get up.
Last one was kind of smokey char X looking Hereford with a gray colored Hereford marked heifer calf. Had to catch the calf but mama was good about it.
Honestly, I can't complain about any of my cows just doing their job. I never have kept the few real killer types around. The worst cows I have are just a bit snaky when you try to get them in. They are not too bad as long as they have company and are not alone.