Message #133236

[levibarcus]

I agree with what has already been said, get some cows that have already had at least one calf. That way you don't have to deal with calving trouble as much. Also personaly I like a cow with a little ear like a brangus or tigerstripe bred to an angus or charlais bull. The only downside is that they can be hard to handle, not all but some are. The most docile and best producing cows I have had have been some beefmaster cross cows. They have the ear without the attitude and always have good milk. I would also get a young set of cows and keep them a few years rather than trade every year because you will know what your cows are like and what kind of calf they will raise. You can still sell them before they get old enough that they start to lose value too much. I am going to have about 25 heavy bred second calf heifers available shortly, they will be brangus and or tigerstripe so you may not be interested in that. Good luck on your cattle purchases whatever you choose to go with.