Blaze simmis for calving ease

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roundrobin

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does anyone have thoughts on blaze faced simmi bulls that could be used for calving ease on first calf angus hfrs.  thnks.
 

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roundrobin said:
does anyone have thoughts on blaze faced simmi bulls that could be used for calving ease on first calf angus hfrs.  thnks.
Not Star Power! They are all over the board. NO luck with DJ Salution either. Try Nichols Muhammad! He is solid black but the calves are awesome. He works great on angus females. 75 pounds with mass, hair, and a sweet front not found in most simmy bulls. Trausch farms have photos of him and calves. DHF Jades Dreamworks looks really nice with a great simmy pedigree. Good Luck
 

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The Mama's Boy's I have seen reported have all been small, might try calling the owner.
 

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I have used High Voltage and have gotten along well.  Blaze face bull with balance and look with proven calving ease
 

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Is the dream on bull definitely proven for ce.  Any ideas from anyone on other breeds of clubbies for calving ease on first calf angus hfrs.
 

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roundrobin said:
Is the dream on bull definitely proven for ce.   Any ideas from anyone on other breeds of clubbies for calving ease on first calf angus hfrs.

His accuracy on all CE and BW are both in the .9 range.  His CE is pretty much unmatched.  You will still get some big ones as with any bull  (my last two out of him were a 90 pound bull, and a 98 pound heifer).  However as a rule they come very easy.
 

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Have you measured your heifer's pelvic area?  I would do that before I'd consider anything but an angus CE bull.  If she has sufficient space, then you could consider Simmi bulls.   

Mo Better is considered a CE bull and he will throw white.     
 

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On Angus heifers Dream On throws a lot of solid blacks.

Possibly try a son like Pathfinder or Built Right.
 

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kanshow said:
Have you measured your heifer's pelvic area?   I would do that before I'd consider anything but an angus CE bull.   If she has sufficient space, then you could consider Simmi bulls.   

Mo Better is considered a CE bull and he will throw white.     

Mo Better's CE EPD is 4.4 which I think is too low for Angus heifers.

I really can't recommend any blaze face Simmi's for CE. The only one that comes to mind is Lazy H Pathfinder, but he's not proven enough by my standards for Angus heifers.

If you still want half-bloods, I would use any PROVEN Simmental bull with a 15+ CE EPD. Some that I know of are Dream On, In Dew Time, Hook's Shear Force, Dikeman's Sure Bet, and Olie. I'm sure there's more out there.
 

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thnks everyone for the information.   We are swithching some angus base to simmies for club type cattle.   I am going to look at some of the other simmis in studs in nebraska and iowa for our cows.   I have pm ed Mr. Rumcheck about his nacho son and am excited to see him and his mother.  thanks
 

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A friend of mine in Iowa owns this bull.  He is a Meyer 734xWho Made Who.

His first calf crop hit the ground last month and they are good.  He used him on his heifers.  After calves started hitting the ground he took the bull to stud to get him collected if that tells you anything.  There were a couple big ones, but they were out of higher BW female lines.  PM me for more info. 

 

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Here is the Dam of the bull.
 

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Dusty do you have many recorded birth weights on this individual.  how are the females out of him as yearlings.  Would you sacrifice using him on cows.  thanks  ps. semen price
 

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roundrobin said:
Dusty do you have many recorded birth weights on this individual.  how are the females out of him as yearlings.   Would you sacrifice using him on cows.  thanks   ps. semen price

His first calves are only a month old so I don't know how they will be as yearlings yet.  Birthweights averaged in the 70's i suppose.  I think he would work good on stouter Th carrier females.  I think he would be pretty reasonable on semen price.
 

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gotta love that cow. the bull looks to have the genetics on both sides like a good one should.
 

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dusty could yo tell me more of the dams bloodlines.  is it angus back a generation.  the who made who daughters are good females also correct.  what are their downside
 

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roundrobin said:
dusty could yo tell me more of the dams bloodlines.   is it angus back a generation.  the who made who daughters are good females also correct.   what are their downside

As far as I know the cow is a Who X Maine/Angus. 
 
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