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Post by Glenn on Dec 15, 2010 11:16:10 GMT -6
With a new year and spring calving coming, what are you guys excited about in your herds or for the Hereford breed in general?
Calves out of your new bull? AI'ing to a special bull next spring? Bull sale coming up? Buying new bulls / females?
Let's hear it!
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Post by jayh on Dec 15, 2010 17:08:59 GMT -6
I think I have a few cows settled to Pauls bull and also expect some baldies from his bull also. Cant hardley wait till next fall.
As for spring that when I expect to use Pauls bull and the 943 bull again. going to try and mess the cows up and A-I the whole lot of them.Probabley end up with some fall calvers that way, but we will see.
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Post by George on Dec 16, 2010 12:19:25 GMT -6
I'm excited about the 20+ first calf heifers I'll have calving in 2011 - including the first four daughters of my Hammer bull. Also my first calves by Diesel.
And, one of the new lease places I've got has some pastures/pens where I should be able to do some AI this next year.
Now, if we would get some good soaking rain, I'd be REALLY excited!
George
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Post by Glenn on Dec 16, 2010 13:21:04 GMT -6
When are they due to calve?
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Post by Glenn on Dec 16, 2010 22:02:01 GMT -6
I am excited to see what happens with the Hereford Bull market.
I think we are on the verge of a huge upswing in demand for Hereford bulls and with supplies rather tight the prices could be rather amazing!
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Post by George on Dec 17, 2010 0:59:00 GMT -6
When are they due to calve? The first ones bred to Diesel should start calving in January. The Hammer daughters, also bred to Diesel, should calve in March or April. But I've got them spread throughout the year - with a couple that I saw bred in the last couple of weeks. George |
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Post by rockmillsfarm on Dec 17, 2010 20:20:28 GMT -6
Well it's defiantly going to be interesting to see how the bull works out for Jay, going to be good to see how he does on someone else's cows. I hope wlm right about the greater demand for Hereford bulls, where I live there are quite a few Hereford breeders close by, so the competition to sell bulls will keep prices down some, as it does now, and if demand does pick up a lot, lets hope Hereford breeders think about the long term effects this could have and sell only quality bulls and not waste this opportunity. While I always look forward to the next calving season, I'm always more excited about what I have on the ground now than what I might have coming the next season. So I'm looking forward to seeing how this little guy pans out. About 3 weeks old here.  |
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Post by hoekland on Dec 18, 2010 0:57:09 GMT -6
"and if demand does pick up a lot, lets hope Hereford breeders think about the long term effects this could have and sell only quality bulls and not waste this opportunity"
I agree 100%
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Post by jayh on Dec 18, 2010 8:17:52 GMT -6
"and if demand does pick up a lot, lets hope Hereford breeders think about the long term effects this could have and sell only quality bulls and not waste this opportunity" I agree 100% That is where the problem starts. Your definition of quality and someone elses are two different things. I agree with you and Paul both. I refused to sell a bull to a guy this past year. I told him he was destined to be a steer rather quickley and he wanted to buy him and said he was good enough for him. I did steer the bull adn he bought the most sorry looking hereford bull and put them on his small herd of commercial cows which were mostly black. He said all he cared was that they threw mostly white faces because that is what he wanted. The bull he bought was not registered and should not have been. But even so it gives us a bad name. I am trying to get some better quality before I sell to many bulls. |
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Post by hoekland on Dec 18, 2010 10:09:48 GMT -6
I have a problem with people selling unregistered bulls as herefords, maybe its because of our system where a bull needs to pass an inspection before he can go from calfbook to registered status and maybe its simply because I feel we as breeders pay the dues while the others just want to ride on our back. I know here no-one who has kept his records up and can prove it with DNA can claim they have outstanding cattle, but can't get them back into th eregistered genepool because they are a victim of the system.
So in my opinion if the bull is good enough to be called a hereford he should be registered, otherwise it will just be a naai-os in my opinion that is fucking up my market with low priced inferior animals with no guarantee to back them up.
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