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farmboy814

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How are his calves? Do you think he would be safe of a second calf cow? Trying to figure out bulls for next year.
 

farmboy814

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Nowhere have I found what I am asking for though. As a breeder, would one feel confident in the choice in breeding him to a second calver? I have never bred clubby before so I have done research but in my opinion it never hurts to ask a question you can't find an answer to. Having multiple resources is never a bad thing.
 

Dale L

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I wish I could help you.  But I am pretty new to this world my self.  I searched and as you said didn't find an answer to your specific question.  I hope someone helps you out. 
 

Spencer10218

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There is no way to say that this bull would be safe for a second calf cow without seeing and knowing how the cow is built, the weights have been in the 80's but if your first calf weighed 50 then I would be a little worried about breeding him to it, especially if it's a small framed cow
And club calve weights can be very unpredictable
 

librarian

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Hi farmboy. Asking questions is a great way to learn. Some folks are born knowing everything, but most of us need help figuring out new things. I remember the thread about when your heifer calved and I thought the calf was nice. You said "He is out of our limangus herd ball and my shorthorn, charolais, simmental, angus heifer. So as about crossbred as it gets"
He looked sort of dun colored, so you probably have the diluter gene from Charolaise coming thru. If so, it might be hard to get a blue calf, if that's part of why you like RB.
Anyway, with cattle that have lots of different crossed genetics, sometimes things will turn up from a few generations back on any of the parents. Like big calves from Simmi or Charolaise or Shorthorn, even if your cow is not big or the sire is supposedly calving ease.
I would get the vet to do a pelvic measurement on your cow and then you will have better information to work with. I learned this from having crossbred heifers that went back to performance growth Angus breeding about 3 generations back. They had some big calves and nothing else bred to the very same bull had big calves.
 

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