White Bison Attract Lots Of Buyers

White Bison Attract Lots Of Buyers LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous If you’re in the market for a white bison get in line Dave Cronauer has standing orders for any white calves his 10-year old bull can produce White bison are considered sacred for Native American tribes “I have standing orders with $1 000 deposits for calves expected over the next several years ” says Cronauer “We’ve sold them all over the country People like them for ag tourist attractions as well as hoping to produce and sell their own white bison calves I know one buyer who planned to train his white bull calf for riding ” Cronauer says his own dream of having a white bison came to him more than 10 years ago He had been raising bison for about 5 years when he woke up and told his wife Jodi that he wanted a white bull “She told me good luck ” he recalls “I started researching and calling bison breeders About 3 weeks after talking to one he called back to say a white calf had been born that day We bought it ” The Cronauers kept their white bull when they reduced their herd size for a move to northern Wisconsin from Pennsylvania They are in the process of rebuilding the herd and only expect about 8 calves this year Based on past calving 3 or more could be white “We have had as high as 75 percent of the calves be white but typically we average about 40 percent ” says Cronauer He admits that his white bull usually looks more orange in color due to dirt in his hair Newborn white bison calves aren’t white either Croanauer describes them as being lighter in color at birth than the standard brown bison “As they shed their calf hair they turn pretty much snow white ” says Cronauer White bison bull calves are priced at $10 000 and white heifers at $8 000 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup White Bison Farm 5711 Karls Lane Laona Wis 54541 ph 715 674-2287; apache_jc@yahoo com; www whitebisonfarm com

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