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Summertime breeding can be very difficult to heat detect.  We use the scratch off patches usually, but have had better luck with Kamar's if the cows are swatting their tails at flies a lot.  Secondary signs we use are attempting to ride others, standing head to tail with another cow, and...

We have a couple in our barn.  They work excellent, and are more energy efficient than the Sullivan's for the amount of air they move.

Yes Tallcool1, you did message me earlier this year about Jagger. I would totally consider ZNT Moves Like Jagger an outcross to much of the popular Maine genetics of today.  The only thing that I would consider popular genetics in him is the fact that his dam is a Hardcore daughter.  The whole...

There are very good outcross bulls that come out every year.  Typically the Big 3 don't promote these bulls because they are not out of their genetics, and though people keep asking for outcross genetics, most are reluctant to try something different.  Therefore, these good outcross bulls have...

Texas Scoopers!  (lol)

I am just saying that I prefer to feed a normal show ration and increase the volume with beet pulp, rather then feeding less and adding corn to it.  For a show/sale bull to have enough guts and soggy look to them, it is going to take more than throwing a round bale of costal out along with a few...

We do not feed our show bulls much different than our show heifers (neither are fat enough in some peoples eyes), but bulls do eat more.  We feed the normal show ration, and make sure there is free choice hay each night for them.  The key is to get ahead of them vs. their growth, because it will...

This one just happened to me this afternoon If a night on the town with the family includes a stop at the feed store.

If you can't remember your kid's birthdays or your anniversary, but you can remember when every cow is due, and what bull you bred her to. If you have ever asked your wife's obstitrition if you need to bring the chains to the birth, just in case. If all of your vacation days are used for...

Where do you live that a county fair determines if you are able to go to State Fair?  In my experience, the smaller the show, the bigger the politics (or drama), and if the quality of cattle at your State Fair is determined by a bunch of local politics, it sounds like a recipe for disaster...

We put one in a year ago and live it. We used a 4 foot diameter flotation tire, and works great. No more bulls destroying tanks.

I asked a similar question to this about a calf of ours several months ago.  And also got similar answers, ranging from yes, definitely keep him a bull to just take the calf to the sale barn and cut my losses. I am assuming Ryan is asking the same question that I did."Which direction will get...

I think Limiman12 hit it right on the head concerning sellers picking which families calves go to.  Just as the example of the hunting dogs, you would not put a litter of pups up for auction if you had very specific requirements of the type of homes each one should go too.  You would sell them...

A lot has been said, and maybe someone has already said this, but here are my thoughts.  First off, the reserve prices are a good thing just to deal with human nature.  If 10 calves are in a sale, and 2 are started $1000 higher than the rest, the public will think the other 8 are not good (as...

We have 2 Maine heifers that will make some nice show heifers.  Heifers are already halter broke.  One is a Sept. Unlimited Power daughter,and the other is a January BK Upton (Hotline x GF Jenna) heifer.  We will be getting more Maine heifers in later this summer. Zane Mai 817-233-9357...

I like it!  Should bring a lot more value to those that come to SteerPlanet to learn.

We and our cows are ok after the wild night.  No tornadoes came close to our house, but one was just 2 miles from where our cows are for the summer.  Thoughts go out to everyone that was affected last night! (angel)

Just thought I would post up a picture of a 7/8 mate to the calf in question on this post. The pictured bull is also sired by SZH Deuces Are Wild, and out of our ZNT Jenna donor cow.  Jenna is out of Hardcore, and  out of a CTR Success daughter, just like the cow that produced the calf in this...

That is about 100/lb/month gain you need, so you better just pour the coals to him.

This can vary quite a bit, depending on the other feed stuffs you have available and the amount of energy in your ration.  We use a developer ration from Martindale Feed that runs 14% protein, with a moderate amount of energy.  We feed around 18-25 lbs. per day of this, along with free choice...