Posted by JD Seller on September 03, 2016 at 16:53:15 from (208.126.198.123):
A good friend of my middle son, actually his college roommate, lives in LA. Their family's farm/ranch was completely flooded. They have a real nice pure blood herd of Brahma cattle. The family has been working on these blood lines for decades. They were able to get the majority of their cattle to higher ground so they lost very few of the actual cattle.
They did lose all of this year's feed. Their hay and corn silage all was under water. So they are going to be hard pressed for feed. Also their buildings where damaged too. Hopefully their pastures will recover to have some fall/winter grazing.
My son has made a deal with them to take care of the cattle until they have facilities and feed to care for them. The first loads will be here late next week.
I have had Brahma and Brahma crossed calves before that did not do well in Iowa winters. I found that if I got them in late spring up until mid-summer they would acclimate to the weather and do OK. These cattle will be getting here later plus I have never tried to winter mature Brahma cows. We are wondering if we need to have more protection for them from the winds/snow/cold than the regular breeds like Hereford and Angus???
There will be about 150 cows and 75 heifers. We have pasture that would work easily. These pastures have wind protection available. We could also free up finishing space to have them inside shelter if need be. We would just need to know ASAP so we can adjust what we plan to feed this winter.
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