See I have just the opposite of opinions. I find Border Collies to be stupid hard headed and spastic. Heelers tend to be a little calmer in my opinion. Best dog we ever had was a border collie heeler cross. Sire was a spastic collie dam a little pudgie heeler.
Just read your discripter.... for a heifer you might think Bismark.... also if you think the front end needs some improvement NW is probable not the best answer they can get pretty chubby necked... and he is probable creeping up to a +5 BW EPD... Bismarks come pretty easy and are cleaner made...
I know what Paul Hill would say.... Net Woorth!!!! If she is your typical pretty good fronted Saugahatchee, Net Worth will definitely stouten one up and add some mass/volume...Sure have seen a lot of nice ones crossed that way... I would breed her Net Worth if I was doing the angus thing and...
I remember my first day at UF in Intro to Animal Science 200+ people. The professor asked who was going to vet school 150 people raised there hand... He then crushed us by laughing and telling us not even half would get in. It was true less then half my friends got in. hahahaha
I quit college for nearly a year spent time doing an internship at a well known angus farm went back to Ga worked for a simmental breeder got a 'good' taste of how most rich folks with purebreds treat people. Got laid off right after the sale so I went back to college finished my B.S. and...
Absolute it applies to farms we rent a place pennies on the dollar of what the interest to buy alone would cost. Besides with eminent domain and property tax do you really *own* land anymore in this country.... my definition of own would mean I wouldn't have to pay the government anything nor...
Don't do it!! wet and or damp cattle do not freeze brand well. it is hard to shear out the brand site. The wet hide causes the brand to smear because the water conducts the cold away from the skin at the brand site. Pick a dry day and do not get in a hurry make sure your irons are really cold it...
Higher expectations.... when you have a common replacement heifer not turn into a good cow nobody cries... you cull her and move on... but that heifer that put banners on the wall you expect her to raise the best calve you've ever had and when she don't... well it's easy to get disgusted. If you...
Yeah I made it out west on our judging team this spring first thing I thought when I say all the steel pens is that all these here folks most be some kinda rich. My teammates had to explain to me that it was cheap for ya'll. Our pens are made out of old half rotten pallets rotten posts rotten...