front man calves?

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cowz

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Anyone have any front man calves yet this spring?
 

GKE Cattle

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If you are asking about Kesslers Frontman the angus bull,,,Yes we have.  Only bred a couple of heifers to him and have one on the ground and waiting on the other.  Hope the second is just like the first one.  Bull calf two weeks early  64 lbs.  unassited and the calf  up and nursing in minutes.  Pretty cool calf also,, lots of hair and hip and rib,,nice fronted,,!  The heifer was a double bred Johnny Cash- Hostage- Hot Stuff so not much calving ease on her side.  We plan to use him again on some heifers this year.
 

cowz

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I'm glad you are doing so well with them.  We are of the opinion that he should not be used for 1st calf heifers.....first one 100 lbs.  Not good.
 

KKT

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Love the Kesslers Frontman calves! Two heifers out of Angus heifers born at 70 and 78 pounds. Both came five days early. Our other seven calves ranged from 84-113 pounds. They get going quickly and are super aggressive with nursing and playing (running around the pasture).
Lots of top and rear thickness appeared on the first one at three weeks old. One is out of a Bismarck that showed nicely last year. We will see if this works out.
 

ML

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We have had 10 out of Simmental and SimAngus heifers.  62-84 lbs. I would agree with all the talk about vigor.  I know it's been warm, but those calves get up and go in a hurry.  He worked great for us.
 
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