Ok, in the past on here I have seen posts about bad experiences people have had with breeders. I just wanted to share one of the best experiences I have ever had buying cattle.
Last fall I bought a few cows on a bred female sale; due to calve this spring. This spring the one cow that we were really excited about calved-she had this beautiful red Simmental bull. The cow had the calf with no problems, licked it off, everything just as she should have-but she had a dead calf. Even called the vet out to post it and she told us the calf had be dead 12 to 24 hours before it was born. I called the herdsman just to see if they had had any problems with this cow in the past so we could make a decision about what to do with her. Now, at this point they could have told us they had never had a problem and it was just bad luck, but they didn't. They went back through their records and told us she had the same issue last year. And then they told us to bring her back and pick out a new cow. This was not why I had called and certainly not what I was expecting; but they have kept us as customers and we plan to go back there this fall to pick up another cow or two.
The breeder was Wildberry Farms at Hanover, Illinois. If you ever are in need of Angus, Sim-Angus, or Simmental genetics, give Jeff or Bryce a call 815-591-3731.
Last fall I bought a few cows on a bred female sale; due to calve this spring. This spring the one cow that we were really excited about calved-she had this beautiful red Simmental bull. The cow had the calf with no problems, licked it off, everything just as she should have-but she had a dead calf. Even called the vet out to post it and she told us the calf had be dead 12 to 24 hours before it was born. I called the herdsman just to see if they had had any problems with this cow in the past so we could make a decision about what to do with her. Now, at this point they could have told us they had never had a problem and it was just bad luck, but they didn't. They went back through their records and told us she had the same issue last year. And then they told us to bring her back and pick out a new cow. This was not why I had called and certainly not what I was expecting; but they have kept us as customers and we plan to go back there this fall to pick up another cow or two.
The breeder was Wildberry Farms at Hanover, Illinois. If you ever are in need of Angus, Sim-Angus, or Simmental genetics, give Jeff or Bryce a call 815-591-3731.