Warrior10
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He has one of the best maternal pedigrees I have seen. Has anyone seen any calves out of him? What are your guys opinions on what situation he needs to be used in?
Meyer 735
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Barry Farms
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I have 3 heifer calves out of him 2 out of first calf heifers. First one born feb 1st has pattern just like 735! White spot on the forehead bit a white on the mouth and socks the other two he passed on the solid color gene so the 4th calf I have by him should have socks. They have all been healthy, vigourus, and big legged/big boned especially compared to commercial angus calves. I think he could make fairly good steers even though he is really marketed as a maternal bull but thats my opinion. I bought these heifers bred to him specifically because I wanted calves with socks and some % of maine. I think you should use him in a situation where you want very good maternal replacement heifers OR ok steers.
Warrior10
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Actually had just bumped your thread about it asking if you had a new picture. I'm looking to use him on a bunch of Angus females for replacements.Barry Farms said:
Barry Farms
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If I remember to I will take a new picture. Those calves are the tallest, stoutest, and prettiest in the pasture but the other calves are mostly commercial.
Warrior10
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They sound solid. What are the breeds/pedigrees of the mommas?Barry Farms said:
Wow, they list his semen at 50 for a 2.1 straw and recommend two for a cow, Flush semen is 125? To me for his intended purpose he is still unproven. He is being marketed as a maternal bull, and his first crop of heifers is just now being bred this spring. We don't know yet if they WILL be maternal marvels...... Recommending two straws to me indicates low semen quality? Does not say much for fertility. Not meaning trying to bash here but how can you call a bull a maternal giant before seeing what his heifers actually produce? No matter the genetics, how many people so don't trust a bull on heifers until he has proven to be low birthweight?
my mistake, the flyer I saw was for sexed heifer semen, he is listed online for thirty, the above prices are for sexed..... That makes more sense
my mistake, the flyer I saw was for sexed heifer semen, he is listed online for thirty, the above prices are for sexed..... That makes more sense
Barry Farms
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Sim-Angus mothers one is a dream catcher cow (who orphaned her calf), another is a commercial Sim-Angus who had the calf with socks and another that I forgot the pedigree ofMuddy Creek Show Cattle said:
Barry Farms
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I looked at papers and I was wrong, comm. black Sim-angus heifer has calf w/ socks, dream catcher heifer with a white star on the 4 head has a solid black calf, and a Picasso 3 year old orphaned her calf (adopted by heifer who lost calf) both calf and cow have white stars on their 4 heads their all nice.
Barry Farms
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I had a total of 4 Meyer 735 calves but only a pic of tag #1 and #4:
Tag 1- 735 X Sim-Angus
Tag 4- 735 X Picasso #4 was orphaned then adopted by heifer
Tag 6- 735 X Dream Catcher
Tag 15- 735 X Discovery (Ali X WAG Harrieta)
In the front is tag #1 (uno) and back is tag #4
Uno is the best.
Tag 1- 735 X Sim-Angus
Tag 4- 735 X Picasso #4 was orphaned then adopted by heifer
Tag 6- 735 X Dream Catcher
Tag 15- 735 X Discovery (Ali X WAG Harrieta)
In the front is tag #1 (uno) and back is tag #4
Uno is the best.
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Barry Farms
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How come I cant enlarge it and how do I turn it sideways. Also he doesn't seem to add depth but its hard to tell on 1-2 month old calves
Corriedalesrock
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Not to like change the subject or anything but do y'all think he would work good on a char cross cow??
Barry Farms
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I don't know if I would want the white socks or 4head on a smoke but maybe if she was wanting to be moderated a little, had good muscle, and had some hair it would be ok. My calves out of him have better hair, bone, and muscle (by FAR) than the angus X calves but they are still not as good as some other calves posted on here.
