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        Information                                                                       Red Angus

                                                   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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