Carlson Cattle
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Carlson Cattle said:i using jj to add power this year.
Corriedalesrock said:There have been some pretty good calves out of Jesse James this year and I hope to see some at the Ohio Beef Expo. But some of these heifers this year are just relly light boned that need some improved frame and add as much power as possible without losing calving ease...if that makes much sense? Tiny Tim is a bull I'm definately thinking about I just want one that will produce a healthy calf from the start, that keeps going.Our family has never been one to have calves with such a low BW. Like I said I'm trying to find some pictures of these heifers...
Cattle Cards said:Corriedalesrock, I didn't want to go right out and say it, but yes, I thought there was a lot more to the Jesse James calf. I was happy to see that.
But I've decided that I will NOT recommend Jesse James to another soul. That way when he proves to be a good sire, my Jesse James calves will be more in demand and worth more those all the mutts sired by bulls that sold semen with hype and hats...
What some people forget is that some bulls are made in the first year or so because they are bred to proven producers in controlled environments. Once those bulls are used on the average wanna be producers cows, in uncontrolled pastures, the numbers change...
Corriedalesrock said:yes you do have a point.. I'm 99.9% sure he will be a bull we use. He's always stood out to me. Thanks guys!! (dog)
I am not sure if it fair to discredit him as a heifer bull from one hand pull on a clubby heifer, especially when many others have used him successfully. Not saying you are wrong, but the heifer's pedigree can account for part of the problem as well. I had to pull a Jesse James bull calf last year but he was only 80 lbs, the problem wasn't Jesse James it was on the heifer....long story short she has been shipped. That bull/steer calf has turned out pretty dang good too. Anyway I hope your calf and heifer are ok and I hope the rest of your calves come easy and look good! Best of luck!GoWyo said:Had a Jesse James calf out of a One & Only heifer last night. Had to chain up and hand pull the calf. He was overdue by 4 days and has a big round head and big bone. Probably weighed 85 -90 lbs. Heifer has not been fed anything but grass hay all winter. Would not call JJ a calving ease bull. Same size and shape as our Walks Alone calves last spring from Angus cows. Have a couple of lower birth weight Maine x Angus cows bred to him so will be interesting to see what he does on those cows in a couple of weeks.