Our Mission

We are striving to make damn good cattle. Changes don’t happen overnight, and we have to remind ourselves that since cows only have one calf a year, you can only get one chance a year to progress. We also have to remember sometimes in progress, it can take regression as well. Although it is a poultry breeding book, those wanting to learn about linebreeding, we highly suggest you read the 51 page book, “A Guide To Poultry Breeding” by Ralph H. Sturgeon.

Our program is currently focusing on the size and width of hips on the reds, plus getting them sized up to our favorite 46-48″ hip height. We don’t have to focus on their temperament because they’ve all been very docile. Once we have several cows showing these traits, we will be focusing on better feet for these reds and red carriers, and prettier front thirds. Our ground is softer, but we have several homozygous black with no issues here.

When you buy cattle from us, we’re here to help you as much as we can. We learned a lot of lessons the hard way, and if we can help someone avoid those lessons we absolutely will! We’ve had a lot of repeat customers because of our honesty on the cattle we’re selling. If they’re a bit goofy in the chute, or doesn’t have the greatest feet, it will be in their ad. Farming is tough as it is, why make it harder.

We also believe that because a calf is born with reproductive parts, it doesn’t always deserve to use them!

*When buying cattle from anyone, please get a contract signed clearly stating the registered animals name, registration number, and if/who she is bred by. Save your conversations. Transfers are the seller’s responsibility. If there is an inkling of doubt, ask us here or any of the American Aberdeen Facebook groups.*

How Our Program Started

We started with horses, and talked about getting a couple cows to fill freezers. A friend was starting to work for weeks at a time on the road, and we worked out a deal for a (then) Lowline bull, two cows, and two calves. We learned a lot of things the hard way within the first two years from have breeding contracts in place when a bull is rented, how important vaccines are, how mineral programs will make or break your year, and the difference between a purebred and a fullblood in the breed.

From there, we got our first fullblood cow out of Illinois. Her nickname ended up being Vanna White and was a Brenton cow. We learned to cull a cow that doesn’t breed back within a breeding window the first try (was not Vanna), and to have calving emergency tools at the farm at all times. We took on making our own hay, and have been on a roll since.

We’re now around twenty head total, seven calves a year is our normal number and we seem to keep two bulls out in the pasture anymore. We’re still chasing hobbies like hunting, guns, raising call ducks, but our pride and joy are these cows. Late night checks are worth it when those little tails stick straight up while they’re bouncing.

We got made fun of at the local fair when we took them down. After the third year, and seeing our progression with them, the local farmers ask us about these guys a lot. Their curious on the weaning weights, hanging weights, and if the steaks come out a lot smaller.

We were persistent and we’d like to believe our program shows it.