13 August 2009

Resting Time at Halliburton Farms.

6 August 2009

Resting just after a brief rainstorm in early August. Even the cows enjoy a nice rain in August in far Northeast Texas, in sight of the red River. Take a look at that nice green grass because it is something we do not get to see very often at this time of year. If you're thinking it looks like they are close to the house you are correct, about 50 feet to be exact. The rest of the herd is just to the left.

 

30 July 2009

These three bulls are from new member, Roger Bennington, Houston, Texas. 713-854-7103. I believe this is part of Roger's first calf crop after acquiring his first set of British White Cows.  Roger can also be reached by email, click  HERE .

23 July 2009

I like to see the cattle resting like this, kind of tells me they are not hungry as long as there is a little grass available. No real recent rain but we have had a decent year so far.

16 July 2009

One of our really nice 2009 Doc sire heifers. Picture was taken a couple days ago when temp was 105 degrees. Cattle nor me were enjoying the heat very much.








 

9 July 2009

This picture was taken of the cattle just after moving to a fresh pasture a couple days ago. They are always willing to follow when you open the gate and invite them to fresh grass. We are proud of our green grass this summer, much more fortunate than folks in South Texas.

2 July 2009

     WW Doc in pasture when temp is about 102 degrees. He is still too fat and been in pasture for over 30 days breeding cows in 100 degree weather. We think the cows are all settled but will leave him with them for a while just in case some did not settle on first breeding. Doc is an easy, keeper, easy calving, heavy muscled all around good bull. Really doing a good job for us. We have semen available.

 

25 June 2009

     Stacking Round Bales in the barn. Bales are 4'x6' and are mostly Johnson Grass, really good solid and very heavy bales. This size is really a dream to handle. Easily hauls 2 wide on a trailer and stacks real well.

     You can see a short video of the complete hauling, unloading and stacking operation at this link: http://www.beef-cattle.com/putting-up-hay-video.htm
 

18 June 2009

     Spring is a good time of year. Don't you love to see the cattle at rest instead of chasing every little blade of grass to get something to eat. They seem full and satisfied or maybe the pasture is a better bed than forage. Anyway I like to see them at rest and notice it is not under some shade tree.  We'll get there soon though.



 

11 June 2009

The final stragglers come through the gate as we are moving to a new pasture on a hot June day. Picture was taken about 5 pm on 6/11/09. Bull in picture is W.W. Doc.









 

4 June 2009

This is not a very good picture but I wanted to show a few of WW Doc's calves and there are six in this picture. He is really doing a good job for us, especially in the muscling and marking departments. Doc's mother is a half sister to Popeye so I suspect he gets his muscling ability from the same lines as Popeye. We have semen available, see more on the classified site.
http://www.britishwhite.org/classifieds


 

28 May 2009

The main herd at Halliburton Farms on 5/27/09. Good rains have made good grass for us this time of year. Now if we can just save some for the summer months.

21 May 2009

     This picture was taken at noon on Wednesday 5/20/09 just after moving our main herd from another pasture into this one. They come on a run to get to the new pasture and then settle down immediately. A trait you just have to love in the British Whites.

     Check out these two videos if you would like to see the move and the cattle after the move. Be sure to turn you volume up and listen to the cows. Each video is less than two minutes long. Click on the links below.

British White Cattle Moving To A Fresh Pasture

British White Cattle After Moving To A Fresh Pasture

 

14 May 2009

     We are all enjoying this nice spring, plenty of grass and a few days of decent weather to really soak it up. Spring has been a bit late but I believe it is finally here.




















 

7 May 2009

Part of the herd at Halliburton Farms on a nice spring day after a nice rain. Picture was taken late afternoon 5/4/09.




















 

30 April 2009

Seven Halliburton Farms 2009 born calves all rushing to my vehicle on 4/28/09. Has to be their gentle nature because they have not been fed anything but momma's milk. This is the entire crop so far and all are sired by JWest's W.W. Doc. He marks them better than any bull I have had in many years. The one in front is the oldest one in the group and she is out of a heavily overmarked cow. This looks like a real good set of calves this year, 3 bulls and 4 heifers.




 

23 April 2009

Darryl Heinlein is the proud new owner of these nice heifers. They are really settling in good to some beautiful Texas weather on their temporary stop over at Halliburton Farms. We're trying to spoil them so much that they may not want to go on home. You couldn't ask for heifers to be any more gentle. Contact Darryl at Conroe, Texas (near Houston). Telephone 832-216-3410.








 

16 April 2009

Thanks to Joe Bigbee for this picture of his nice Herd Bull Prospect. It was a cool cloudy almost raining day, the bull was lying down and we had to get him up. This is his best stretching pose. Bull was within a few days of one year old when picture was made. I've been trying to convince Joe that he should let me breed a few cows to this bull so we can see how he turns out before he puts him on the herd. Boy is he hard of hearing.  Joe lives near Ravenna, Texas and can be reached at 903-583-4514.

9 April 2009

     I took this picture in Joe Bigbee's pasture a few days ago. Bull is a few days over one year old in picture. Joe lives 10 miles East of me, all his ponds are full and mine are still 4 feet low. We have had a real dry and tough winter for the cows but as you can see this little boy survived really well. Joe would have been embarrassed for me to show pictures of most of the other animals in his pasture. Top side of his pedigree goes back to Popeye and out of a Bohaty bred cow. Joe lives near Ravenna, Texas and can be reached at 903-583-4514.

     If you need a bull like this check Walter & Nancy Bohaty's website. http://www.britishcattle.com They have a sale coming up April 18, 2009 and catalog is available at their website or call them at home 402-367-4741 or cell at 402-367-8862.

 

2 April 2009

     This picture was taken on 4/1/09. The calf on right is just a few hours old and the one on left is a few days old. Both are sired by JWest's W W Doc. This was the first time I had seen the one on the right. David was with me and when the calf got up he said I should have left him down becaus he looked much bigger lying down.  Like most all of Doc's calves he was born a few days early, only four this time but most are born at about 276 days. Really an easy calving bull, probably the best I've ever had and the calves really grow off good.











 

26 March 2009

     We think this yearling heifer is about the best looking one we have ever raised. We will be getting on down the road in the right direction if she will reproduce herself. Breeding time is just around the corner and if everything works out she will have her first calf about this time next year. All that waiting is the frustrating part of the cattle business for anyone that is as impatient as me. Should be getting used to the waiting game by now but has not happened.




 

19 March 2009

     I thought this picture might be appropriate since most of us are in our spring calving season. These two calves are full siblings by Embryo Transfer and their parentage was confirmed by DNA.  When we breed animals together that have more than one coat color it is not totally unusual to get a surprise now and then. The good part though is it don't always happen that way. I had to go back to Spring 2003 to find this picture.  Personally I'm not very fond of overmarked bulls but will never cull a good female because she is overmarked. Many of my best marked calves have come from overmarked cows.






 

12 March 2009
Halliburton Farms

A new baby calf born 3/10/09 about 3:00pm with temperature about 80 degrees. Above picture was taken on 3/11/09 about 10:30 am, light rain, 20 mph North wind and temperature in upper 30's. No worry though with a British White momma. She has it neatly tucked under an outdoor hay manger with a nice soft bed. Except for the picture taking interruption momma was calmly eating away at the roof she has over her baby. Another small but healthy calf sired by JWest's W.W. Doc. Doc is turning out to be the easiest calving bull we have ever used, the gestation length on his calves averages about 276 days which is 9 days shorter than most of my past experiences. Doc's sire is DFTX Watson and his dam is Wilma T219F a half sister to Popeye.
 

5 March 2009
Cypress Creek British Whites

This nice herd of British Whites call Cypress Creek Cattle Farm home down Alabama way. Reach them by phone: Justin 256-766-0535, Tommy 256-766-8119, Mark 256-386-7013.

Looks like Global Warming has infiltrated the Deep South. How many times have you heard of a snow like this in Alabama in March? Maybe British White Cattle have a negative effect.





 

26 February 2009

This is a current picture of our 2009 first born, a nice heifer calf. A warm sunshiny day but no green grass, reason being is No Moisture. We are usually greening up a bit this time of year but it takes a little rain. Don't fret though, the Old Timers always say no matter how severe a drought they always end with a Good Rain. We are past ready.

19 February 2009

      What does this have to do with British White Cattle? Not much unless you have been in my office where I do the British White work and had to listen to me bragging about my Denver National Western Grand Champion Bull in 1988. Of course I showed you the pictures and my banner, been on the wall for 21 years. Bull's name was Texas Colonel, everyone remembers him and no one remembers me. Have you figured it out yet? My granddaughter did about one week ago. The banner must have been done in Washington, DC, can't spell NATIONAL the same way twice. I think this was furnished by the Denver Show, wonder if they would like to get it back. I'm disappointed that you did not notice and point it out to me.
 

12 February 2009

Part of the herd enjoying the warm sunshine on a mild February day at Halliburton Farms near Bells, Texas, USA. Even though we are still in the dead of winter I call your attention to that green tint on the ground. We had 7/10 of an inch of rain last night so a few more days like this and we will have some early spring growth. The brown color in the trees on right is Elm Trees budding out way too early. The next freeze will take care of that but it won't hurt the trees.

5 February 2009

This picture was taken about 1:00pm on 2/4/09. A really nice heifer baby, just 3 days old and can not resist coming to me to check out that contraption in my hand.  Be interesting to see how gentle she is as she grows up.













 

29 January 2009

     This newborn British White baby was born a few days ago when actual temperature was minus 15 and the wind chill was minus 35.  Do I have to tell you it was in Minnesota. Thanks to RLC Farms Linda Hohenwald for this picture, see website at http://www.britishwhitebeef.com. You might check with Linda for winter calving advice. As you can tell in the picture, mom and baby are doing fine. Apparently the cattle are tougher than the owners, Linda says no more calves for her this time of year in Frosty Minnesota. Probably just some more Global Warming????


 

22 January 2009

Thanks to Joe Bigbee, Ravenna, Texas for this week's picture. A part of his herd hanging around the water hole. Probably expecting Joe to come along with sack of feed anytime now. Picture was taken in a hotter part of the year but I'll bet that pond is lower today than in the picture. Joe can be reached at 903-583-4514 or jbigbee@netexas.net