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About Our Herd

We are firm believers that good bulls come from a strong our system, we believe that their progeny will work for most
cowherd. A strong cowherd does not mean cows that only operations.
wean a heavy calf or look pretty. In our eyes a strong cow herd
should be built upon cows that do wean a heavy calf and look When selecting sires to AI to, one of our stipulations is that
the part themselves, however they also need to be structurely they must be at least five years old. A bull’s daughters will not
sound in that they have good feet and legs, a sound udder, have their first calf until he is four. We believe that by waiting
and correct teat size. They also need to be able to maintain until a bull is at least five years old, we will can gain valuable
their body condition without requiring preferential treatment, information such as how his daughters are for mothering
breed back on time, and calve unassisted. We graze our cows ability, how their udder is developed, if they breed back as
on pasture, cover crops, and corn stalks as long as Mother second calvers and how their feet are structured. We will also
Nature will allow before bringing them home about a month have a good idea of how his sons are accepted in the industry
before calving to supplement them. If a cow can flourish in by that point. We aim to produce cattle that last.

Bull Development:
This is how our bull development pen is layed out. It’s a sixth of a mile long with the
bunkline and water at opposite ends. The bed pack is located in the center of the pen
and the bulls always have access to free-choice grass hay. We develop the bulls in
this setting so that they are putting on as many miles as possible before breeding
season to ensure they are in shape to cover a lot of cows.

Udder Scoring:
Here’s a look at how we teat and udder score our cows.

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