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Obviously you have had a better charolais experience than I have had.  (lol) When I was managing a large commercial angus outfit I had the neighbors char bull get in for a few days towards the end of the breeding season.  Thank goodness he didnt get many bred.  I had to pull nearly every one of...

My calves are later February born thru Mid April.

Well, bud, it looks like we are gunna have to wean early august this year and I have a few ideas.   Where I can, I'm gunna fence-line wean, which I have found is much less stress on the calf.  We are going to be dealing with some real young, light-weight, drought stressed calves to begin with so...

I agree with "younger the better". I was told by my grandpa that cutting a baby calf is was the equivalent to getting your finger cut off.  Cutting a weaned calf was like getting your hand cut off and cutting a yearling was like losing an arm.  It always made sense to me.  I was also taught to...

Are you giving a shot of GnRH at time of breeding?  Even without the GnRH, you should get SOME cows bred on a 72 hour TAI!  If you didnt get any cows bred, I would have to beleive that even if you had heat detected that NONE of the cows would have showed any signs of estrus.  You wouldve saved a...

I dont think most people are very well informed on TAI.  Why is it a waste?  That dont even make sense.  There is definitely a place for TAI.  We have been using TAI for 13 years on our own cattle and conception rates have been the same as when we used to heat detect, about 60%.  Yes, 60% may...

I charge 6/head on time ai projects and 7/head on heat detected cattle.  These rates are considering I get ALL of the semen business.  If they want to use brand x semen, the rate goes up significantly.  If they have a chute setup that does not allow me to set up our portable ai barn in front of...

Glad ya got him home, wish he wouldve been there in April.  It was great so see his progeny though, they are very remarkable themselves, cant imagine what daddy looks like.  Super good set of shorthorns you have there, I was thoroughly impressed.  You should be very excited to have SU tour your...

Lookin good JTM! Good lookin cattle!

Sure glad I took the stock rack thru Iowa!  LMAO

I would agree, he is not a heifer bull.  Got along fair on most of em except  one.  She is a 3/4 shorthorn, 1/4 angus heifer with a 72 pound birthweight.  Her Trifecta bull calf went 4 days over and weighed 106!  Hard pull, shouldve come out the side.  Im betting she doesnt breed back, she...

Thats a cool brand on that second bull!  (lol) (clapping) <beer>

(lol) No prob, mistakes happen. At least we got it cleared up before someone dropped a straw of him in a heifer. Cant wait to see some calvews out of him next year!  He should rock out on Eye Candy daughters!

I like the bull, and have since I first saw him in the catalog....... BUT. How in the world does anyone think he will be calving ease with Vegas AND Heatwave that close in the pedigree?  I sure wouldnt risk him on heifers! 

I am glad youre happy with him JTM!  I am very excited about his future there!   It was great to meet you and Tiffany and put a face with the voice.  Fantastic tour too.  I LOVED Complete!  He is every bit as good as advertised and Starbucks is a stud too, way better than the picture.  He's a...

Renegade made the trip to ohio!  We got there just before noon on Friday with Renegade safe and sound in the back of the pickup.  <cowboy> <rock> (lol)

He has been special!  Sue is right, he probably should be staying where he's at!  (lol) (pop) <beer> <cowboy>

Renegades actual weaning weight was 696 on September 9th.  There are only 2 bulls in his contemporary group because they were the only ones on donor cows that were left here at home on about an 80 acre pasture by my house.  I didnt see how it would be fair to contemporary group all the bulls...

That would be Bon View New Design 208.  He is my favorite of all of the New Design stuff.  He was a sire power bull, thus the "9" stud code.  Select Sires acquired 208 with the acquisition of sire power in the early 2000's i beleive.  208 is a great bull for calving ease, maternal and carcass. ...

HOLY CRAP!!