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  1. crystalcreek

    Why doesn't anyone use Heatseeker to make females anymore?

    OK Ok I know this is a loaded question or an oxymoron of sorts.  Using clubby, esp Heatseeker clubby, to make a female. But I see great calf after great calf in these spring sales for probably going on three years now, modern clubby sires bred to a Heatseeker female.  Now what they get called...
  2. crystalcreek

    What to flush Monopoly cow to

    For freaky steers, you might go something completely different, and linebreed off the HW, but be prepared to put them in roomy recips that can successfully deliver calves with a lot of bone or built like bricks.  (thumbsup)
  3. crystalcreek

    What to flush Monopoly cow to

    Sounds like the perfect mate for Firewater, Tickle, Gunsmoke, Turton, Game On, Firepower.  Especially for heifers, since everyone of them can be registered as a composite Charolais and all the offspring are eligible for the Junior National and state char shows.  There has been a Firewater x...
  4. crystalcreek

    almost disaster. Gathering clues- picture attached

    Absolutely correct; I went back and fixed that.  My fingers and thought process are definitely not on the same page.
  5. crystalcreek

    almost disaster. Gathering clues- picture attached

    Three Trees Wind 0383 is a high accuracy calving ease sire.  He ranks top 3% of the breed for calving ease and top 15% of the breed for birthweight, with a 90% accuracy due to number of offspring recorded.  He has genomic enhanced EPDs.  Maternal sire, Cigar, has some higher birthweights, but...
  6. crystalcreek

    almost disaster. Gathering clues- picture attached

    They aspirate pregnant cows and heifers all the time.  It's pretty safe and routine at this point.  Aspirating that cow should not have affected the calf like that. With a 1/20 birthdate on the calf (I'm assuming yesterday???), she was right on track with an April cover, around 4/13.  When did...
  7. crystalcreek

    almost disaster. Gathering clues- picture attached

    Reminds me of those trophy pictures from down in Galveston when they have that shark fishing contest and they hang the sharks like that and stand beside them to show just how big they are.
  8. crystalcreek

    almost disaster. Gathering clues- picture attached

    Oh my gosh Braden that almost was a disaster - 205 lbs! wow!!!  Glad you saved that cow.....I'm assuming you jacked it?
  9. crystalcreek

    Getting my heifer to take a bottle calf

    If I may, I would like to offer some reassurance to you since I went through a similar scenario. Young charolais purebred female, delivered Monopoly calf and mothered it very well.  Unfortunately, the calf died within a week, and as has been said earlier, she did dry up just fine and went on...
  10. crystalcreek

    Denver 2016 Bulls

    I'm trying to figure out what the Flint Newman steer promoted in 2014 as a Rapid Rewards son out of a Heatwave dam has to do with a 2015 Man Among Boys Son out of a Full Force dam??????
  11. crystalcreek

    cattle vaccine research grant, 7.3 million

    Requires premium membership to view - can you copy the article to here?  Have they come up with a vaccine for Johne's?
  12. crystalcreek

    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    Update - "his best calf" cleaned up at Agribition today as a mature bull.  Distinction was Grand Champion Bull AND the Grand Champion Female was a Diablo x Trademark 4755 who had a Distinction heifer calf at side. 
  13. crystalcreek

    Junior Breeding Beef Heifer Show classification Texas Majors

    My question is predominantly geared to the Houston Livestock Show (HLSR), but I also want to know if it is different at the different Texas majors.  I printed the whole 308 page handbook and cannot find the answer anywhere.  For Supreme Champion Heifer drive, there are three...
  14. crystalcreek

    Picture of Goreteska 805 donor

    Is there a link to a picture of the Goreteska 805 donor, or can someone post a picture if they have one.  Any info about her is appreciated. Thanks.
  15. crystalcreek

    Ideal Conversion Rate steer

    Thank you, exactly the info I needed.
  16. crystalcreek

    Ideal Conversion Rate steer

    For all you experienced feeders out there.....what is the ideal conversion rate you like to see in a steer?  One that is still growing /on grower ration ....roughly 4.5 months to go.  I realize it's a complicated question.......
  17. crystalcreek

    Questions about fall born clubby calves

    Send him south for Texas majors.
  18. crystalcreek

    Man Among Boys Daughters

    Sired by Monopoly who is 65% angus.  Out of a Hard Core dam whose other half is Who Made Who x Simmy.  A lot of people didn't think Monopoly would be a sire to make good females. Probably even more will say MAB can't make females because he is too terminal. I'm guessing the individual(s) who...
  19. crystalcreek

    Deformed Mature Steer Pictures

    Developmental Duplication ????  Here's a link  http://www.angus.org/pub/DD/DDFactSheet.pdf It appears that there's a whole rib cage structure and possibly at least a portion of the front leg structures too in the duplicated one....how unusual is that....looks like he might be steered....no...
  20. crystalcreek

    Best Charolais Bull to Add Depth

    Here's the newest pic of Ledger from LT Ranch's website.
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