LostFarmer
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We are starting the next set of calves. This will be shown over the summer at jackpots and clinics until the County in early August and the state fair in early September. We have 6 calves in the barn. 3 heifers and 3 steers. The steers are plenty big and we won't start pushing on them too hard until the first of the year. Simply back grounding and getting on 5-6 lbs of feed until then. The steers are more commercial bred with Angus/Simi/maine and should be fine. The heifers are out of Carnac and Jimmy the Greek and a little on the small side. Plenty of middle but could use a little more size. I am not sure the old belt buckle cattle would work. The breeder and I were talking about spaying them and using implants to push them a little. I have no interest in keeping either as a heifer and they are way too steery looking in my mind to make good cows. The breeder has not used implants in quite awhile and isn't all that familiar with what is on the market. The third heifer is a hereford heifer out of TFR Cyrus but is a freemartin from a bull heifer twin set so she is a dud as a breeder anyway. I think she should show okay as a market heifer. She is a little bigger and a little more grow than the others by genetics and also looks.
So steer planeteers what would you recommend as an implant for these 2 heifers and when should it be done? Any other words of wisdom to showing market heifers.
So steer planeteers what would you recommend as an implant for these 2 heifers and when should it be done? Any other words of wisdom to showing market heifers.