Cows Pictured mid March 2010 after wintering out!

DCR Dominet 8003 12 years Old

DCR E50 Dutchess 016 10 years old

A Diffrent Kind of Program, A Diffrent Set of Standards

NO FRILLS- Cow run out on native grasses in commercial settings on the high desert NO GYMICS- Cows calve in large pastures (3,000 acres) and do it themselves or they are eliminated if not by nature by managment NO EXCUSES- Entire cow families are eliminated for prolapse, eye, udder, feet and leg or fleshing problems NO SECOND CHANCES- Every cow raises a calf every year, period

We calve in late March and April so that the females are on green grass. This gives us better idea of the udder quality of the females and puts less stress on the calves. The females calve in a 3000 acre pasture and are checked once a day by horse. If a cow has calving problems, a calf does not get up and nurse or if the cow can not travel from water hole to water hole, they are eliminated. We run approximately 1200 head of commercial females that are exposed almost exclusively to Durbin Creek Program bulls. Like you, these cows are our livelihood. We cannot afford diminished calf crops, low conception rates or poor carcass traits. The registered herd was designed with these cows in mind, so that we would know in depth the history of the cattle dictating the genetic future of the program. We have retained ownership of our calf crop for 20 years. Extensive carcass and performance data have been compiled over the years.