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Great description of what we should not be selecting for in a breeding program. I see too many that fit into this category.

Thought it might be a good time for a chuckle. RC Roundup! Rawhide!

I think Daddys Money might prove to be one of the next great bulls to come along and I'm also waiting to see what he'll produce. 

I also think ZNT's Triple X is an awesome choice. Great udders and a lot of maternal. He is your cow maker that can also be double registered..

I-67 might prove to be a good calving ease bull. I would check to see how the calves are coming.

OK Sim, I really liked lot 17. She was my pick of the whole sale. Do you know what she brought?

There are plenty of options out there. I think some of the percentage and even purebred Maines are superior and can offer maximum results. I personally like the solid colored versions, black or red that have been bred for the important traits. Some of the calving ease specialists are extremely...

Looked at most of the vidoes. Really liked what I saw. Did anyone have a favorite?

I know when ZNT says two months then the calf is actually two months old. Love the look and design.  I think he could end up in somebody's show string. Really high qaulity calf and should look super at weaning. A little different twist in pedigree. Can't wait to see him in person.

I have to agree about a well proven CE bull. Be patient, especially on her first and even second calf.

Great looking cow as well. I'm usually the one on SP that says keep him a bull. This guy also needs to stay the way he was born if he is sound structured.  I think he'll work on a lot of different cows.

She has an interesting pedigree and looks good in picture. I like some of the already mentioned sires for calving ease, especially I-80 and Gucci. Mercedes Benz should help to compliment her chunky design as well, and would stack some really productive cow families of Maine genetics. I might...

I also like how you have been showing us the progress of this heifer. Wish more would do this. This heifer appears to be unique with her over all dimension along with having good angle in her skeletal structure. Extremely soggy made. I would like to make her a little more refined through her...

Nice! From the pic she looks awesome. Don't think she needs more bone, JMO. With that pedigree and if she travels well you are in business. A featured heifer in the up coming BPF Sale is an I-80 x Walks Alone. They also call her awesome. Lot 23.

I-67 is low birth weight.  I don't know if this is the best option but it would be interesting on paper. Lautner also says he has a more practical hind leg set. Jesse James is a calving ease but he is awefully straight made in the photos. Might have a structure issue? ... A sure fire calving...

So the experts say... Actually the Black heifer (the one being discussed) is already linebred Black Maine genetics ( 3rd, perhaps more, generation Maine x Angus x Chi). This is why when she comes of age, I was just suggesting you might want to use an outcross bull (one with less % Black...

I don't feel a need for particular genetics to always go back on outcross genetics . It depends on the genetics themselves and how you feel about their need to be repeated within a pedigree. There is is never a formula when it  comes to linebreeding or even using outcross material. It simply is...

Well, hard decision...I-80 already goes back to one of the very best Dr. Who cows. I do like the black heifer's genetic makeup. She could work on total outcross bulls that have little Maine and no Dr Who genetics. Maybe something with some Charolais. Both good girls, IMO.

I think the most important issue to consider in this situation is the genetics on the cow side. This is how I would make my decision. I do think I-80 is one of the most important Maines to come around in a long time. Just match up the maternal and make your pick that way or buy both. I...