Recent content by Heater

If it were me I’d use Mr Jack 5A.  He was Champion Lowlines in Denver a couple of years ago.  Plenty of depth and neck, super easy for a shorty to calf.  His calves would qualify moderator.  You might get a blue roan out of it.  Jack Tummons stores his semen at Champion Genetics in Canton, TX. ...

I agree with GoWyo.  I had a similar problem in my 24x30 day pen.  A lot of rain last summer plus red east Texas clay and a white equaled a world of frustration.  When it dried out in September I did the following: 1.  Laid down a geotextile (heavy duty industrial weed paper) from Amazon. ...

Forget helping the steer.  You need to be worrying about helping the poor kid who's drowning in the pool behind you.  Hope they made it> ;D

Great minds think alike.  I texted requesting pics of the heifer.  I thought Mr Jack would have made some cute little clubbies.  I have 2 staws of him I didn't get to use last year.  Still wonder what she looks like?

Rear shot.

Here is my daughter's Simmy cross steer.  He weighed 952 lbs today.  His ADG has been 3.18 for the past 2 months.  He's eating 12 lbs of Martindale finisher twice daily (6% fat) and free choice hay.  We plan on possibly taking him to the Texas State Fair (October 2 or 190 days away) with our tri...

Hypothetically speaking, let's say you bought your daughter's first show heifer in June of this year.  She was a September 30, 2015 clubby heifer.  You and your daughter researched calving ease bulls and timing to be able to show her with a calf at her side in March 2018 as her retirement show. ...

Here's my first post.  But I want to say thanks for all the archived advice I've found in getting my daughter started showing calves and reteaching me after a 25 year break.  We're in East Texas with red clay and a white calf.  Here's my plan to combat the environment: Plan A 1.  Lay a 3" layer...