I was awakened by intruders looking for food
Jim Taylor
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Sunday, July 10, 2022, 05:52 (1486 days ago)
They were loud and had no thought for sleeping folks! There were about 25 of them.
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These were in our yard .. the rest were in the brush yelling at each other....
I walked up to this little gal. She sniffed my hand and went back to eating. She was hungry. Part of them came over to me wanting me to feed them.
way better then the legged ones
james
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Sunday, July 10, 2022, 09:47 (1486 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
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Back in the 1970's we raised Brahma mix
WB
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Sunday, July 10, 2022, 17:19 (1486 days ago) @ james
Brahman is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. It was bred in the United States from 1885 from cattle originating in India. The cows can be mixed with other American breeds very successfully. They are great cows and while they do not bring as much as some more focused "beef" breeds you are not looking to pull the calves in a sleet storm either. They practically shoot the babies out and are very protective mothers that require respect. They also eat more brushy things than, say Angus.
You can't tell by looking but I was raised a very reluctant cowboy. Rode horses from about 4 yrs. old and all. But I really wanted to ride motorcycles. Every day before school I was feeding and watering the calves or breaking ice at the pond, feeding and counting them after school too. We raised some Angus later in life, about 15 yrs. ago. Had some fun but were at a point of getting serious or folding our hand. I do think we need about 3 good heifers so I can keep us in beef and sell a couple every year to pay for it, breaking even for the meat. I think I can pull that off. We have about (35) 1/2 size Nigerian Dwarf milk goats right now, they have too much character to eat. Like deciding to eat your pet dog. But I sure could in an emergency!
I ran Hereford mixed cows for years.
Jim Taylor
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Sunday, July 10, 2022, 20:34 (1486 days ago) @ WB
We had a German Gelbvieh bull that worked really well. Did not have to pull calves and they grew really well. The Gelbvieh's do well in really cold weather.
In later years my partner had a heart attack and quit working cows. I ended up selling the herd but we would buy 2 or 3 calves in the Spring, raise them on grass all summer and just before Winter we would sell two and butcher one for ourselves.
We were able to do that and stay ahead on the cash flow for quite a few years. Then we moved to Mozambique and started raising goats!
Back in the mid 60s my Dad raised Brangus
Gary Reeder
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 11:52 (1485 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
a cross between Angus and Brahma. It worked well for him. His health eventually stopped his endeavor.
I guess that's what my dad was doing but less organized
WB
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 13:13 (1485 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
We had the floppy eared Brahmas and he bought an Angus bull. We had him a good while, he was good humored. However if you got him in the pen with the ladies, and kept him in too long, didn't cut him out right away, he'd put his head against the cypress 2x6"'s and just keep going till he was back in the open pasture. Boy that steamed my dad. Once he did that nothing would stop him and he'd break the fence. We had a Brahma bull once but he was too heavy for the lesser breeds and mix we had.
Is this a 4H forum? Who knew you guys were ranchers?
Winnturner48
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 14:46 (1485 days ago) @ WB
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Just trying to keep up with the biggest bull
Gary Reeder
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 16:04 (1485 days ago) @ Winnturner48
spreader on the net, that Wynn guy.
How are you doing? Fires gone?
Winnturner48
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 16:13 (1485 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
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I am alive and don't see any smoke
Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 09:43 (1484 days ago) @ Winnturner48
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And I thought you were just another pretty face
Winnturner48
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 14:44 (1485 days ago) @ WB
Scotty, you never cease to amaze me. Looking forward to October in Tennessee. See you then.
Intruders
RW
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Sunday, July 10, 2022, 12:10 (1486 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
How big of a freezer do you have 
intruders
Joepjs
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Monday, July 11, 2022, 12:02 (1485 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
Get the one in the shadows by the tree, and feed it for a while. Her friends appear to be Brahmas and I would send them home if you could. If not, well resisting after trespassing,....