what is your worst mating?
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will anyone admit it?
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I'll bit: worst mating of mine this year is a Byland Mission heifer calf from a Kool cow. The cow usually doesn't miss this bad-- but I really do not like this calf. Big, skinny, shallow, and not very wide best describe her. I thought she looked real good pre weaning-- but boy after weaning she started getting framey. We'll giver her a few months- and go from there.
I wonder how many people's best calf and worst calf are full sibling ET's?
I wonder how many people's best calf and worst calf are full sibling ET's?
HF CHARS
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Most disappointing ,,believe in me. X firewater pb char donor,,,nice calves just rattails ,bad luck I guess,,,,,,worst mating,,win mans lanza X theil char donor,,,huge calves at birth with below avg performance after
KSanburg
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Tiger Woods to anything that I have. He just didn't work for me after 20 straws I will not reorder any.
ROMAX
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BK POWER PLUS never really did anything special at my place.
jackpotcattle
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Really there are probably way too many to mention! I mean if you guys are like me you have already forgot about the calves on the ground and trying to figure out which bull to use to get the calves you thought you should of had this year! Calves that I am not impressed with on any mating are Walks Alone ( to straight, tight, little puds for me), Bodacious (just calves), Choppin Wood (I think they will end up being ok in the end being later maturing cattle like his daddy's seem to be). I guess they might be like the UpGrades and be my favorites at weaning, but right now I wouldn't use either bull again.
jbzdad
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top shelf x power flex... spastic.. really a heartbreaker
trouble3412
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my worst mating is DH2 on heatwave cows. didn't get very many. one is ok, fancy but way too straight. One is soooo straight in the back legs she is crippled and both front feet turn out really bad. They just arent good enough structured.
Many thanks to those of you who have replied to this thread. If we had to depend on the bull promoters foe honest answers, we would only get the truth by experiment. I find the reply about Stands Alone to be interesting. He must get the monkey mouth gene from his dam, because his half brother Point Taken also has it. I love this topic.
T-Majic
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jackpotcattle said:
Glad to hear its not just me with the Walks Alone. I was very excited for the calves to come and got dissappointed. I only have 2 and they are only a week old but they toe out and are poorly structured. One cow is a WMW and the other was a WMW granddaugher and both are really good cows.
CAB
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Dusty said:
Dusty, does that move sideways? Good picture BTW.
RankeCattleCo
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TMagic and JackPot-
Don't throw out those WA calves yet, they do tend to mature and come around fast as they get on feed. Feed and time won't help structural problems though... :-\
Don't throw out those WA calves yet, they do tend to mature and come around fast as they get on feed. Feed and time won't help structural problems though... :-\
Woodland Farms Show Cattl
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redirtroad said:
Ouch!! i think this would bite pretty bad!
