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<blockquote data-quote="Anymulewilldo" data-source="post: 6908186" data-attributes="member: 144597"><p>What I've had too do with them (the neighbours) temperamental as buggery. Not a cow I'd get excited about. </p><p></p><p>I could get lynched for what I'm about too say...</p><p></p><p>Grandad decided that when I took over he was going to keep some Longhorns, he'd always wanted some. Bought some outfits, older cows all with heifers. Put them too my limi bull and we had some right calves off them. Finished and away with the others pretty well. Docile to the point of bloody infuriating. If one decides to stand in the door too the crush and go no further she won't. Outwintered no worries. </p><p>BUT, after the first winter I cheese wired all the cows horns off, did the heifers too and all the calves were disbudded at tagging, same as the main herd. It ruins the aesthetic and the point of having Longhorns is too look nice! Grandad went mental as I did it while he was on holiday. But after a couple of months he did admit how much easier and safer they were too work with. Ours had a tendency towards going sloppy in the bags as they got older though and that's the main culling reason. If I was in your shoes I'd go shorthorned Longhorn, nice easy cows. </p><p>As said before, spend a bit on your crush. It's the most vital bit of kit you need for cattle wrangling. £1k plus the hurdles is about right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anymulewilldo, post: 6908186, member: 144597"] What I've had too do with them (the neighbours) temperamental as buggery. Not a cow I'd get excited about. I could get lynched for what I'm about too say... Grandad decided that when I took over he was going to keep some Longhorns, he'd always wanted some. Bought some outfits, older cows all with heifers. Put them too my limi bull and we had some right calves off them. Finished and away with the others pretty well. Docile to the point of bloody infuriating. If one decides to stand in the door too the crush and go no further she won't. Outwintered no worries. BUT, after the first winter I cheese wired all the cows horns off, did the heifers too and all the calves were disbudded at tagging, same as the main herd. It ruins the aesthetic and the point of having Longhorns is too look nice! Grandad went mental as I did it while he was on holiday. But after a couple of months he did admit how much easier and safer they were too work with. Ours had a tendency towards going sloppy in the bags as they got older though and that's the main culling reason. If I was in your shoes I'd go shorthorned Longhorn, nice easy cows. As said before, spend a bit on your crush. It's the most vital bit of kit you need for cattle wrangling. £1k plus the hurdles is about right. [/QUOTE]
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