Did We Just Create A New Cattle Breed?!?

[@LilacDaisy2]

Awwwwwwwwwww! Nothing sweeter than a newborn calf! It's so interesting seeing what comes out, when you've got Longhorn in the mix, hey! We found the Longhorn genetics for hides is dominant (yay!). Our new Longhorn x horned Hereford looks just like her mamma longhorn -- all spots and dots. We've got the same questions you do about the cross being faster-growing and meatier ... but we want to breed her not eat her, lol. Something that helped me understand the meaning of the word "breed" is to remember the saying "a breed breeds true." Two of the same hybrids don't breed true, so they can't be called a "breed." 🙂

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Oh my goodness What a cutie!!! 💕💕♥️❤️♥️👍♥️❤️♥️❤️👍👍👍... Definitely a Keeper!!

[@CynBrown]

Oh congrats Sheep. Frank is a little cutie. Naturally polled is awesome

[@nathanbowie7975]

Wow! I'd bet you had a great Earth Day too!

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

You want cattle adapted to your farm, I think it will be a good cross. I lean more to smaller framed cattle, maybe the longhorn will get the size down a little. Your herd is growing that's for sure. Grass looks great.

[@jonathanborchardt891]

Santa Gertruda , forgive spelling but Texas breed from the King Ranch. Nice

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

I looked at that breed, like what I saw just get a little bit big

[@jonathanborchardt891]

@@AgainstTheGrainDiet expensive also! They play the registered game.

[@lubans369]

I think that you really created something very awesome! Now he will grow faster and he will eat grass. What I'm very interested in is how well he will carry his weight and what his meat would be like??? But I love that he is naturally polled and he has beautiful colors. Make sure you handle him a lot to make him a nice friendly bull 👌 💯 👍💪boy he is a beauty 🙏👍

[@laneranch7463]

He is beautiful bull calf, you should keep him of bull, I think he might be little big of longhorn cow.

[@peaceandlove5214]

What a beautiful little calf!! Do you a video of the calf now?

[@JoeJohnson1]

Do you know if Frank is A1 A1, A1 A2 or A2 A2? There seems to be some momentum towards A2 A2 herds.

[@TS-vr9of]

I'd keep frank as a bull. Handling horned bulls is over rated, especially when they get to be full size and you have more then one of them. You might get some hybrid vigor for the first generation or two which is a bonus.

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

Really considering keeping him. So far the horns haven’t been a problem but can see where they could be. Also much easier to move if ever I get myself in a jam

[@sandymcdaniels8871]

Are you selling him??? We are interested!

[@montyceder4392]

You're probably getting ready to find out through your checkbook messing with lower grade cattle is gonna get you. Any calf with longhorn markings is going to bring what we call # 3 money . While everyone else is pulling 1.50 to 1.90 a pound for #1 and #2 prices you will see $1.00 and lower. And if you sell a full grown longhorn cow. It will only bring$130 to $180 while actual beef bred cows will pull 850 to 1000 dollars when you sell out. But you probably already knew that.

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

That’s why I’m not playing the sale barn. Going direct to consumer. Grass fed and finished longhorn is a premium product so I can buy for much less and sell for much more

[@montyceder4392]

@@AgainstTheGrainDiet Wish you the best. Another year maybe two. There's a tract record of hundreds of people like yourselves that tried exactly what you are and with better cattle. Don't know of one that made it. It's a rough business. By July you will be feeding Hay most likely. And by September you'll be sitting down with your wife. Figuring out how to stop the bleeding, and keep those cows alive. I'm not trying to scare you. I've been in the game own my own 30+ years and my family here since 1882. They are farmers and I went off in the cattle businesses. You're gonna have to ask yourself if you can stand to lose 10 Grand or more this year, with the herd you have standing. Because if it doesn't start raining quick this is a real possibility. Your gonna have to feed them every bite they need until March. No grass to finish off your feeder calves. We're all in the same boat. I suggest you start looking for last year's or even 2 year old hay. Buy everything you can now. I've been through this having peanut hay shipped for Alabama. Could only get a semi every other week. In 2011 it cost me $750 a day to feed my cattle and that was just keeping them alive. And Hay was only 45$ a bale for peanut hay back then. Figure today's hay prices....Then there was no hay to be bought anywhere. People are going run the hay prices through the roof this year. Between price of fuel and fertilizer. I can't imagine with the drought where hay is gonna top out at, if anyone's really make some. I've lost 15&25 thousand back to back years in 2009 & 2011 before the rains in 2012. I took a job to get better insurance and to a small retirement to insulate and myself better for years like this when I retire in 2 year's. Cut back my pastures leased from 1800 acres to 800 acres and never been happier. Actually on a place your size you would be better off raising sheep. Really good money . Just food for thought. See you on the other side 2023?

[@schadenfreude191]

He looks so sweet

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

He’s super friendly!

[@schadenfreude191]

@@AgainstTheGrainDiet also a desirable trait!

[@antoniosousa3115]

Two questions, first how are the nicole dogs? Second is frank polled?

[@antoniosousa3115]

Sorry Nicole and the dogs😅

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

Yes I believe he is. All good over here!

[@antoniosousa3115]

It must be weird having a polled “longhorn” I remember last year my class went to a beef farm and we saw some polled mertolenga cattle, they usually have horns, if you are interested I suggest you search for this breed they are one of the breeds that made the longhorn

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

It will definitely be interesting to see. Will have to look that breed up, never heard of it

[@antoniosousa3115]

It an Iberian breed it means they are both in Spain and Portugal, one of your cows is really similar to a mertolenga I will let you see which one😂

[@peaceandlove5214]

Crossbred not hybrid.

[@christophercollins7457]

Not a new breed it’s a basic cross bred calf. Millions if not billions of commercial cross bred cattle run thru a Salebarn every single day of the year many in TX,LA,FL that are probably the exact same cross. Nothing special just a crossbred calf.

[@carsonpowers8523]

That blaze down the side will get him marked down in the sale barn. Mixed commercial calf- def not a special new breed. Why say he has no horns- could show up later on although a char longhorn cross often does knock the horns off calf’s it doesn’t guarantee it. I have char bull and still occasionally get a calf that grows out with horns. Calf looks good but def not a new breed.