Opinions on maine cow?

This cow is 7, she is an Ice Pick X Red Knight, purebred maine. I haven't had a lot of luck breeding her. We have bred her to Heat Wave, Bismarck, Frye The Messenger, and I-80. I-80 has been the most successful. Only time will tell. What do you think of her and what would you use?

Monopoly

My only concern with monopoly is that she is already a moderate cow, would he make them too moderate?

Wow we have some that look real similar in body type and we are in the same boat.  We have had a hard time finding something that they really click with.  We have always bred pretty conservatively because we always figured it wasn't worth killing a cow to get a calf, but maybe that's where we are failing.  Maybe we should give the cow more credit in what she is capable of and breed her accordingly.  I hope you find something that works. 

Firewater

i second firewater for smokes, i you want a bit more colour, ace of diamonds,

I never thought to go for smokes. What about solid gold?

Yellow Jacket...

For those that are interested here is her registration #. 359465

Ok no monopoly then, he can make one a pud real fast.

AAOK said:

She looks just like a cow I once had.  FR Magic on her produced two incredible calves, both a Bull and Heifer.  Using similar genetics today, I would breed her to ZNT Montego Bay.

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Maineevent - I am pretty sure you have some Montego Bay in your tank.  Montego Bay have a very similar pedigree to I-80.

Monopoly Money has thrown some bigger framed calves that I have seen. I think she kinda needs power. If you want to kick it old school, Try Strictly Business on her. I have seen some bigger one and onlys as well. If she worked with 1-80, try ALI 2  on her

Mainevent said:

For those that are interested here is her registration #. 359465

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                                                CKE PRIMETIME 74F - 220690   
                                BK ICE PICK 472J - 262401                     
                                                PANNELL MISS 4072 - 194562   
                BFW WIDE SCREEN W367N - 321523                               
                                                RED KNIGHT - 164             
                                BFW RK MITTEN Q138D - 271258                 
                                                  -                       
BJ LADY WS 679S - 359465                                                     
                                                BGL WAHOO 409Y - 162868       
                                JMP HELLZAPOPP'N - 185251                     
                                                RITA 83R - 93676             
                JMP MISS 243H - 258385                                       
                                                JMP HALLMARK 173B - 182392   
                                JMP 243E - 208633                             
                                                JMP MISS 243Z - 146982         


WOW!  Super genetics in this cow.  Wahoo, Red Knight, Ice Pick, JMP Hallmark and Pannell Miss 4072 all give her the possibility to pass on added frame and power.  I say if you want to hit a Home Run, get a few straws of FR Magic 179.  If you wish to go for as good as possible on a limited budget, I would stay with ZNT Montego Bay

If you don't want to go Maine, I'd definitely go purebred or halfblood clubby Charolais on her for the part of the world your in.

You could certainly have a pretty good bet for getting a halfblood female to then go on and make steers with.  I'd really use any of Kris Blacks PB bulls or some of the other HooDoo bloodlined bulls out there. 

If you really want a steer, you almost have to have the Heatseeker-Heat Wave influence somewhere which is where Solid Gold and such come in. 

Thank you, AAOK she was my first show heifer back in 2006. Chambero I have tried Maine and Angus and like I said I-80 is what has worked. So we went ahead and bred her back I-80. She is in the classifieds as I am trying to get younger cows in the herd. AAOK here's a mother cow I own what do you think of this pedigree # 378389.