BigCountryMopar
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My new to me heifer.
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I don't mean to make light of the ordeal you cowpokes are encountering; but hope you find my mopar humor slant good for a grin...Charlois sounds like a bad-*** Dodge...you can't corral one! And stealing a Charlois or a Dodge sounds like a hanging offense! Good luck with getting through your ordeal.
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Well, if y'all ever need some cold storage, I can help out...
PP1RT
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Been hot enough here i wouldnt mind working in there for a day or too...Well, if y'all ever need some cold storage, I can help out...
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I raise angus/ angus cross here. I have been using red angus bulls the last few years. Gentle easy handling cows here. If one looks at me cross she gets put on the short list for hamburger heaven. No animal is worth having around if it sends you to the ER. I would never have buffalo. Ever. Mean bastards.
BigCountryMopar
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Now that’s what I call freezer space!!Well, if y'all ever need some cold storage, I can help out...
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BigCountryMopar
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My paw in law was trampled about two years ago. He still can’t walk right. Shattered his hip down to his knee. Ruptured two disc in his lower back. Can’t work off his horse anymore. Can’t sit straddling the four wheeler either. You’re right it’s just not worth having a mean one. That one was slaughtered before he left the hospital.
PP1RT
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I was helping a friend sort and work calves a couple years back. He had a few wild ones that would run you up the gates. We were cutting cows into the cull pen so i ran a couple in there. He asked why i ran them in. Told him if he wants my help...he aint gonna have any cows like that. He has been culling hard for bad attitude and dumb asses since. They are a night and day difference to handle and the calves are much calmer. He is glad the knuckle heads are gone too.
Mike67
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Every Charolais Ive ever been around growing uo was high headed, never trusted them...
Buddy raised RedAngus and as grown cows/bulls were ok. The red bull calfs were FN nuts though.... He also had a Brahma that was raised from birth that went about 2k lbs, was like a pet to him....but I never trusted him either. He would sneak up on me when we were dove hunting and lower his head and push me in the back until I scratched him...he would walk up to Malcomb and roll over like a dog so he could get his belly scratched...craziest thing I had ever seen...
My grand paw started out with Jerseys and when he couldnt get the volume he wanted he switched over exclusively to Holstiens.... they were pretty docile creatures, I trusted them more than the horses we had...I never had good luck with them....
Buddy raised RedAngus and as grown cows/bulls were ok. The red bull calfs were FN nuts though.... He also had a Brahma that was raised from birth that went about 2k lbs, was like a pet to him....but I never trusted him either. He would sneak up on me when we were dove hunting and lower his head and push me in the back until I scratched him...he would walk up to Malcomb and roll over like a dog so he could get his belly scratched...craziest thing I had ever seen...
My grand paw started out with Jerseys and when he couldnt get the volume he wanted he switched over exclusively to Holstiens.... they were pretty docile creatures, I trusted them more than the horses we had...I never had good luck with them....
BigCountryMopar
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My Holstein steer, follows me like a dog. Wants to lick me like a dog. Loves to have his head and ears scratched.
BeeKool
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I had the opportunity to start a herd.
I bought 80 acres with 36 acres of pasture attached and a good stream running through it. It had been neglected by the previous tenant.
Ended up selling the pasture. I didn't have the time to clear The mulberry trees and put up a new fence then borrow money to buy some bred heifers. Also had no place to feed the herd in the dark winter months.
The fellow I sold it to made it into a good pasture. Has a nice herd of Red Angus on it.
I bought 80 acres with 36 acres of pasture attached and a good stream running through it. It had been neglected by the previous tenant.
Ended up selling the pasture. I didn't have the time to clear The mulberry trees and put up a new fence then borrow money to buy some bred heifers. Also had no place to feed the herd in the dark winter months.
The fellow I sold it to made it into a good pasture. Has a nice herd of Red Angus on it.
PP1RT
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We ended up with a bottle calf this year. Kind of a pain at times having only one but fun to have around at the same time. This one will probably end up in our freezer at some point.
BigCountryMopar
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I was lucky enough to get my bottle calves for free. That’s the best meat to get too, way better than store bought. It’d be a great experience for him. My son loved holding the bottle for them to eat. It’s something that most kids these days won’t ever experience. When I was my son’s age I had been disking fields for several years. My grandfather didn’t have a plow so we hoed rows. Only about 4 or 5 acres but we did it twice a year every year until I was in high school. If I had the space I’d do it now for my son. I learned a lot. Plus it builds character. Haha
BBishere2
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Wait until you see Brahma mixed with Holstein! Ugly black and white dudes - and big!
BigCountryMopar
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I grew up a few miles down the road from a older fella that raised red Brahma. His fence was made from drill stem and steel braided cable. He said that they could tear down a regular fence without even trying. They were cool looking but no way I’d want to own em!
I grew up on dairy farms, and my father had a few head of Charolais in the herd. Great eating and quite placid beasts. He was offered some Brahman cattle when I was quite young. These guys were unbelievable (we had 4 of them) - they could literally leap out of the stock yards from a standing start. They were so athletic, we had a helluva job keeping them in the paddock they were meant to be in. At the time they were being introduced to New Zealand as a trial, and we had some really brave ones.
They were a real handful....destroyed many fences and did lots of damage to the stock yard....and a handful at drenching time.
Mike67
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Their heads are as big as some small trucks....unbelievable...Emery, that was Malcombs dads name that he gave the Brahma, I guess because of the bullheadedness, anyway Malcombs brother would pick up stray dogs and bring them out to the farm and turn them loose, anybody that knows cattle and strays know they don't mix very well.I grew up on dairy farms, and my father had a few head of Charolais in the herd. Great eating and quite placid beasts. He was offered some Brahman cattle when I was quite young. These guys were unbelievable (we had 4 of them) - they could literally leap out of the stock yards from a standing start. They were so athletic, we had a helluva job keeping them in the paddock they were meant to be in. At the time they were being introduced to New Zealand as a trial, and we had some really brave ones.
One day his brother had picked up this stray it spent all day chasing cows pissing Malcomb off... we were sitting on the fence bs'ing w/ Emery right next to us and this stray comes up and starts nipping at his hogs....Denied ask Malcomb if he was going to do anything, he replied Emery will take care of it....next think we know with out flinching Emery hit that dog with a one legged kick so fast it was a blur, the poor dog was a line drive about 7' off the ground but traveled about 20yds, never moved his head or ear just kept chewing his cud...
BigCountryMopar
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My wife’s morkie loves the cows. They like him fine as long as he’s outside the fence. Once he goes in, another story. He wants to play, they want to stomp on him. They don’t like him running and barking at them.
mopar 3 B
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Meanwhile back to the car. Looks nice from a distance and in the pictures. Would make a great occasional driver. But just like everything perfection comes at a cost many of us can not afford. So really if your going to drive it and enjoy it just what's wrong with it?
mopar 3 B
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Could have used some of that cold air a dozen times this week. Dam Dakota computer and heat dont like each other.Well, if y'all ever need some cold storage, I can help out...
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