Running a registered herd is quite a bit different then running a commercial herd. With our Black Hereford herd, we are quite anal about keeping meticulous records. From very specific birth weights, weaning weights, calving ease even down to specific dates of vaccinations. This helps us build up data on our herds so we have everything we need to present to our buyers and prove what an amazing group of cattle they are!
So, just like the bulls, we have to get yearling weights on our little heifers. It's a pretty quick but necessary step of their lives but, like most women, the heifers would rather look away from the scale then have their weight shouted throughout the barn. We use this data to calculate their average daily gain, something we are very proud of with our Black Herefords.
Nonetheless, its always pretty incredible to see how quickly our little girls have grown from 70-90 lb little newbies to 900 lb teenagers. It brings a tear to my eye... they're all grown up!
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