A serious must have in my opinion is of course a wash rack that drains properly. But also some sort of stall is very handy. Two bars in the concrete to ensure the cattle stand still is very nice.
Some of our best E.T. calves are out of virgin heifers. The embryos that are put in them are out of calving ease bulls and our popular donors. Just watch the matings I guess.
We went from talking about the heisman trophy winning bull to arguing about the shorthorn breed. When will we start the steerplanet debate team. Although I do catch myself waiting for the bashings on show cattle.
Steerplanet needs their own soap opera on daytime telelivision... I would tune...
Buy a heifer at a sale, she comes home and looks better and better everyday. <rock>
Or buying an animal at a minimal price and thinking of what she could have brought at another sale.
Makes the ones that get away not feel so bad!
I don't think I am alone!
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