Recent content by kdhansen

1 vote here for "Marigold" ... Magnolia & Marigold ... :)

(per husband): Best thing might be to draw your line with it, then use the plasma cutter. Have only used a cobra torch. Would be hard to lay the tip of the plasma cutter right on the edge of it, any slip up would cut the shurkut.

My own personal file over the last ~10 years :) 

I keep a "list" of angus bulls that I interest me (good or bad), and cut and paste info I find. Here is what I have on Remedy. This is from 2015 (I left out names of "contributors"): 7/2015: "He's on the radar and could be sampled here this fall. Ellingson bought the bull out of a sale in TN...

7an207 CRA Bextor 7an213 GAR Grid Maker 264 GAR User Friendly CAC 243 Baldridge Nebraska 253 LCC New Chapter CAC/DDC Net Worth SAV Net Worth

Not much to go by from what is listed on her epds (which, I believe, at this time is just the average of her sire and dam's epds). Genomic testing might make her look better, or worse, on paper. She is in the bottom 5% for CED and BW. She is in the top 15% for WW and the top 35% for YW. Looking...

Did you look her up on AAA? I would have a couple questions, ESPECIALLY if I was looking at cow(s) to start a herd. 1. Is this her first calf that she is pregnant with? No calves have been reported, but she might have had unregistered calves? If not, fertility may be in question. Current owner...

Was going to try Conversation on a couple heifers after having a 58# heifer out of a Silveiras Style cow (279 days), real cutie. BUT, the dam of the Style cow calved a 92# heifer (289 days), a couple days later. Conversation's epds look like they would work, but his genomic scores put him in the...

Try this: http://geneticvisions.com/freemartin.aspx  I'm 0:3 (clean:freemartin) Just pulled blood on this year's set (4 months)...my odds should be improving?  This year's looks "normal" in vulva and clitoris, but there's more to it than that. 

DiamondMCattle:  How are the Barstow Cash calves looking? Any consistency? Best crosses? Pics?

Foster: Thanks for the feedback. Haven't heard of any disposition problems, but haven't asked either, until now... lightnin4: Sounds good...I liked Classic's video on Select Sires (I don't trust the still pictures anymore with photoshopping seeming to be used so much)...Thanks for all the info...

Have any concerns about disposition? How was the heifer bred that had the bull calf? Have heard they should be pretty good in the feet and leg department. Do you think they tend to follow the attributes of the dams or are they more similar to Classic himself? Thanks for the info...I have a...

How are the BC Classic calves looking out of the Angus heifers? Pros/Cons?

It is very easy reading, even for a beginner.  Starts with a breeds overview and cattle handling and behavior, feeding, breeding, calving, weaning and health. Pretty much direct and to the point...definitely in "laymen" terms. It's not a very big book for all it has in it. LOTS of tidbits...

Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle (Heather Smith Thomas) for starters.