Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

Some pictures of last years cattle at my grandpa's and uncles

View attachment 1321342 My favorite color of calves!


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View attachment 1321344 Another Longhorn bull

View attachment 1321346 View attachment 1321347 2 of their Hereford bulls, these pictures may have been taken in 2016


View attachment 1321348 View attachment 1321349 Some of my Grandpa's longhorn cows, he sells the steer calves to a friend who uses them for roping practice.

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Last years crop of contracted steers, he contracted for 600 and averaged 620. No crepe just grass, mineral, and some cake

Horns

 

[holm25]

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The rose comb Legbar project pen .

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[I Love Layers]

Horns

Yep, I love them! And no problems with heifers calving! They actually are good tempered, I think people just think they are mean and crazy because they forget that they have horns and aren't watching out for them when working around them

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1070504386329824

I saw this a while back, pretty funny!

 

[holm25]

Yep, I love them! And no problems with heifers calving! They actually are good tempered, I think people just think they are mean and crazy because they forget that they have horns and aren't watching out for them when working around them


I saw this a while back, pretty funny!

Horns are fine when you have a buyer that comes to the farm to buy them for roping but they die in the salesbarn. Around here something with horns with will bring 15 cents less per pound than something polled... And we have hard friends that have been destroyed and nearly killed by horned cattle. I don’t find horns scary but there is no room for error when working them up close. All they have to do is turn there head... Know a guy who had one turn it’s head and stab him in the stomach... Not worth it IMHO

 

[jerryse]

Link isn’t workin for me.,.

Try again . I changed the Facebook setting . It should let anyone see it now .

 

[I Love Layers]

Horns are fine when you have a buyer that comes to the farm to buy them for roping but they die in the salesbarn. Around here something with horns with will bring 15 cents less per pound than something polled... And we have hard friends that have been destroyed and nearly killed by horned cattle. I don’t find horns scary but there is no room for error when working them up close. All they have to do is turn there head... Know a guy who had one turn it’s head and stab him in the stomach... Not worth it IMHO

Out here it is pretty easy to find someone who will take the steers, as for the heifers we dehorn they unless we are keeping them, and they are sold for slaughter and when you look at the apsect of the Longhorn cows eating less than 1500 pound cow, they cost less to keep around it doesn't really matter that they bring less because you are putting less into them, bigger isn't always better. Working them can get a bit nerve racking like you said there is no room for error. Stay your distance and know where they are, sometimes we work them seperate from the non horned cattle, and are usually on horseback. We don't keep anything aggressive with them either, most of the longhorn bulls were raised by my grandpa, and same goes for the cows, so they are accustomed to us. I have known more people and horses to get hurt by non horned livestock than horned though, horses get knocked over with people on them, people get shoved into corners, and getting ran over, are a few I have seen happen out here. IMO the bulls are definently worth it every time, and like I said you really aren't making any less with the heifer calves than with a non horned calf. We have never had a problem with the cows or bulls, so we love them

 

[duluthralphie]

In case any of you are wondering what it is like in the Banana belt today..

 

[bobbi-j]

In case any of you are wondering what it is like in the Banana belt today..

We have the same nonsense happening here on the prairie. My lawn is once again covered by that white fungi and the wind is blowing. It's just yucky.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am not sure, but I think I am developing an allergy to the white fungi.

 

[ejb3810]

In case any of you are wondering what it is like in the Banana belt today..

Ralphie, I must say it does not look too inviting. The banana trees may be stressed if spring does not arrive soon ?!