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  1. vanridge

    Manitoba Bull Test Shorthorns Top Gaining Breed

    I noticed that the top 3 selling angus bulls were all black...
  2. vanridge

    Why doesn't the Shorthorn breed have a epd for stayability.

    Hmm, we have the exact same problem around here. Finally convinced husband to get rid of a cow that WILL kill you at calving time (and for about 6 weeks after). She is one of our best cows, raises a great big steer every year.  We don't do much AIing but when we shop for a herd bull we like to...
  3. vanridge

    Easter !

    Happy Easter to you all!!
  4. vanridge

    9th Annual Who's Your Daddy Shorthorn Bull Sale

    When I read what JIT wrote, it makes me think that we are doing the right thing. As a commercial farmer it is nice to see we aren't the only ones who are seeing the benefits of shorthorn in the herd. We have been VERY happy with the way our shorthorn bulls performed this year. ...
  5. vanridge

    Distinctly Shorty Blog

    I like the ads too but I would like to see more articles, like the ones in Shorthorn Report in multi breed papers, like Cattlemen Magazine. I think it is good to show how well the shorthorn breed actually works" on the farm".  I don't know how to get that done though. I really enjoy your blog...
  6. vanridge

    9th Annual Who's Your Daddy Shorthorn Bull Sale

    Wow! That's awesome! It's great to see them go to commercial guys. Have you noticed an increase of shorthorn bulls going to commercial cattelmen in the last number of years? Saskatchewan seems to have a rising shorthorn market..... I'm just curious because my dad thinks that we should go...
  7. vanridge

    9th Annual Who's Your Daddy Shorthorn Bull Sale

    Good luck at your sale!! Even though we don't need a bull, it would be a fun one to go watch!  (thumbsup)
  8. vanridge

    What is your ear tagging method?

    we have about 40 commercial cows. We write the cow # on the top and then give the calf a # with the year letter behind it. (e.g 145z) If its a heifer it gets its own personal #, if its a steer it gets the same # as its dam. So if a cow is 123X and she has a bull calf then we # the bull calf...
  9. vanridge

    Pastoral Scenes

    beautiful!!  (thumbsup)
  10. vanridge

    Australian Shorthorn Gestation Length Trait Leaders

    (clapping) <party> <beer> think what you would have missed if your daughter hadn't picked Legend out!  ;)
  11. vanridge

    316 day calving interval

    Sweet looking calf  (clapping) Other than a thicker hair coat the cow doesn't look much different than your avatar picture. She must be an easy keeper.
  12. vanridge

    Castration

    upthecreek told me a story about where he used to work they would band feeder bulls and in the spring they had to put a special attachment to their equipment in the field because of all the bull "bags".  They would clog up the seeding equipment! I'm not sure how big they were though. I know I...
  13. vanridge

    Angus 2012 calves sires Earley Dateline,Rawburn Edge & Ironstone

    Dateline goes back to some Connealy bloodlines. I like the kind of bulls they produce.  www.connealyangus.com  I don't know much about them but they seem to know what they're doing.
  14. vanridge

    Castration

    Other than 4-H calves we don't show our steers. But we castrate all our calves as soon as they are born. We use the little green cheerios. We've had to help with other methods and we much prefer it this way. I wonder how much difference it makes in weight gain on calves when they are steered...
  15. vanridge

    Angus 2012 calves sires Earley Dateline,Rawburn Edge & Ironstone

    Like the looks of the top calf. Be interesting to see how he develops. Your cow looks to be in great shape. Nice cattle  (thumbsup)
  16. vanridge

    Angus bull to $43,000 (AUS)

    Like the video and website. The cows look nice. I kinda like that the bulls are slick. You can see exactly what your buying.
  17. vanridge

    316 day calving interval

    That's what you call a good cow!!  (thumbsup)
  18. vanridge

    2012 CALVES

    I like the black calf and the red monoply calf with the white stockings is just plain cute!
  19. vanridge

    Local Shorthorn show

      <beer>  (clapping)
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