Slanker's Polled Herefords

This is a 100%, Forage-Raised Bull.

He's a Real Bull, Just Ask Him.

Meet 24L. Yeah, a Real Bull. This picture was taken May 15, 2005. As with all our bulls, he never had any hay, grain, cubes, licks, or feeds of any kind his entire life -- from conception to what you see here. He's 100% forage raised on pasture. Bulls like him can do their thing on grass whether it's 12 degrees out with eight inches of snow and ice covering everything or it's 110 degrees out and dry, dry, dry. The bulls we sell have performance bred into them -- not fed into them. They are not pampered. And they had to have passed the "course."

24L on September 27, 2006 during breeding season on short grass.

The young bull pictured below is an up and coming herd sire during breeding season. The picture was taken on September 4, 2006. (Note how short the grass is for a rotationally grazed pasture.) The previous winter saw a severe drought that had our region of Texas in the "exceptional" category. During the spring months we had a few rains that did not replenish the subsoil moisture and then another extended drought period that by the end of August was more severe than the drought during the winter. As with all our bulls 29N has never been fed anything. He had to make it on grass no matter what the conditions. 29N is 13.19% inbreed. (He's a linebred bull.) This new herd sire illustrates the thriftiness of our bulls.

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Below is a real cow that has never been fed anything her entire life.

100% pasture raised. Dare you try this with your cows?

This is SLANKER 38H 17L. Click here for pedigree.

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100% Forage-Raised

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