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  1. shortyjock89

    Is anyone using Steam Rolled Oat (Groat) Flakes (like oatmeal) in their rations?

    They're not terribly hard to find, but not everybody has them, and yep I buy them in 50lb bags. 
  2. shortyjock89

    Is anyone using Steam Rolled Oat (Groat) Flakes (like oatmeal) in their rations?

    Yes, we use them a lot. Mostly use them on yearling heifers to help maintain body and bloom but not wanting to overdo one. Vastly prefer them to any other form of oat for our purposes.
  3. shortyjock89

    What's on the ground so far?

    No pics yet, but the best ones at our place are by Hot Commodity, Deception, Red Reward and Red Knight. Gonna start halter breaking the early Jans soon. Pretty pumped about the set we've got brewing this year!
  4. shortyjock89

    Hereford show genetics

    Been showing a Hometown this year and she's really cool. Will make a better donor than a show heifer, but she's done some winning. I also took care of Mason before GKB bought him and he is the finest bull of any breed I have had the pleasure to show by some distance. We sell about 15...
  5. shortyjock89

    Fireball Whiskey calves?

    Fireball is not a huge bull. Compared to Blackfords Simmental bulls, he's pretty moderate. The calves seem to have a bit more grow to them than Fireball himself, but I don't think he will add size.
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    Adhesives

    Vastly prefer Sullivan's adhesives and now paints as well. Big believer in using Prime Time and then building from there if necessary. If you get your glue warm and work the hair correctly as you go, Tail Glue will leave little to no residue.
  7. shortyjock89

    JSAR Argentina C81

    Is that the one Mid Continent owns? If so, they have some nice heifers by him. Maybe a little later maturing than some stuff they've had in the past, but I think that works in their favor.
  8. shortyjock89

    Simplify Maine Bull

    Just by nature of their respective breeding programs, the Musgrave bull is gonna be a little more cow oriented and the Power Chip bull is more of a show heifer type of deal. Not to say they can't do both. I have liked progeny out of both. The Power Chip is gonna have some BW in him due to the...
  9. shortyjock89

    Is he stout enough for you?

    1. So what if the bull has been fed? I've seen bulls come back in really nice shape from grass but then their calves max out at 850lbs and don't make anyone any money. 2. Grant doesn't raise cattle for me to buy, but you surely can't make a decent living selling breeding stock your whole life...
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    Simplify Maine Bull

    We've got an Italian Stallion x Shorthorn and we will be using Brilliance on her. We have used a lot of PB Maine bulls in the past on heifers. Specifically, Simplicity from Brauns. He worked very well but we felt we didnt get quite enough punch out of them as yearlings.
  11. shortyjock89

    Hot Commodity/ Commotion Shorthorn bulls

    CSF Evolution is pretty popular. Funny enough, we'd like to raise a HC son but have been very heifer heavy with him. I feel he does need to be used on a special cow to produce a son better than he is.
  12. shortyjock89

    Stacking pedigrees to produce a Herd of Shorthorn specializing in show heifers?

    We have had no issue getting Hot Commodity semen from the owners. Cornerstone Farms or Sullivan Farms. Hot Commodity is making easily the best Shorthorn cattle we have ever raised. I thought he needed to be used on a Trump stacked pedigree, but he doesn't. Just put him on a cow with a little...
  13. shortyjock89

    Stacking pedigrees to produce a Herd of Shorthorn specializing in show heifers?

    Best bang for your buck would be to flush 2 or 3 of the best cows you can get a hold of to Red Knight and then do those to Hot Commodity or Red Reward and then do the reverse. Those 3 bulls have reverse sorted and produced the highest number of good embryos for us in the last 3 years.
  14. shortyjock89

    Denver Bulls

    In my opinion, 1OAK was by far the most balanced "clubby" bull out there. Reminds me of Getcha Some with maybe a little more size. It helps that he has full sibs winning coast to coast right now so he's not a fluke. Wade brought the heat in general this year. Couldn't stand Redneck or Dabo...
  15. shortyjock89

    FSF Starburst 058

    Starburst on Proud Jazz? Ballsy. Will be interested in seeing how that turns out. Could be good but it wouldn't be my first choice.
  16. shortyjock89

    FSF Starburst 058

    Might be the best Starburst female ever. He's good for steers and on excellent cows he can make an okay heifer but I'd never choose him for our program. But according to some here I've never raised a good one so what do I know.
  17. shortyjock89

    Feeding a slick steer VS feeding a steer for hair show

    Would you recommend AAOKs ration as a base for sale calves? We've got the show heifer feed nailed down, would like to find a good, decently priced feed to buy 6 or 8 tons of at a time for sale babies. Maybe even before we get all the Summer and Fall borns in this winter.
  18. shortyjock89

    Anyone at Louisville-really want stall pic FROM BEHIND-QUIET MAN

    Require less feed to maintain their cover, raise the best and biggest calves, need less general attention than our average cow. I'll freely admit that they get every advantage here, but that's my job.
  19. shortyjock89

    Anyone at Louisville-really want stall pic FROM BEHIND-QUIET MAN

    Yeah fair enough. He is not a bull I could make good use of but I'm sure he will be great for his new owners and many who AI to him. This is not down to his quality, just a difference in type. We also don't trim feet on any bulls or anything else we keep genetics from.  Where I live...
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