Calving Ease with color?

[bluffcountrycattle]

My son has a new solid red Monopoly X Who Made Who heifer that he'd like to breed next spring, and keep some color.  Does anyone have any calving ease recommendations for a red or smokey colored bull to breed her too?  Thanks!  Mark

 

[frostback]

Look into a Purebred Charolais.

 

[DCC show cattle]

We've had luck with troubadour

 

[sizzler14]

carpe diem

 

[ROMAX]

A red angus

 

[bluffcountrycattle]

A red angus

Good thinking!  We were actually leaning that way too...maybe Hamley or Cardshark??

 

[blackdiamond]

A red angus

Good thinking!  We were actually leaning that way too...maybe Hamley or Cardshark??

http://sales.steerplanet.com/category/305/Cattle/listings/899/Shorthorn-Plus-Steer-Calves.html
too bad you only have one to breed- the red angus calf still has his nuts, and is  pretty neat.  Even though his mother is a DStuff, I'd take the Red Angus/ WMW/ Cunia cross as calving ease any day in the clubby world. 

 

[Bulldaddy]

I have used Crimson Tide on heifers with good results.  One out of a solid black Monopoly heifer was marked like a shorthorn and really stout with lots of hair.

 

[bluffcountrycattle]

I have used Crimson Tide on heifers with good results.  One out of a solid black Monopoly heifer was marked like a shorthorn and really stout with lots of hair.

thought of him too...possibility.  Anyone use Cool Customer on heifers?  I see there are several on the First Class sale bred to him, so they must feel somewhat confident in him.  Not sure if he's a red carrier or not...

 

[Till-Hill]

Alot of good hereford bulls out there anymore. And shorthorn would sure add a little color to the mix.....

 

[Bi-Lane Livestock]

We've had luck with troubadour

We've  not had great luck with Troubador on small cows, I'd not use him on heifers personly.

 

[WB]

Montego Bay is a good choice for calving ease, but not what your looking for if your looking for color.

Possibly Tony Austin's Bullicious bull? I got an email blast that mentioned calving ease... But with him being an Alias I would be reluctant... But he is still a cool looking bull! http://www.austincattle.com/sires/sires.html

 

[Steer4Caddy]

I can't imagine using most of the bulls mentioned here on heifers.  May work but that's a huge risk.  Look into a red angus bull of Dan Leddys called Red Wine.  An extremely good one.  Very unique with maybe the best mothers I've ever seen.

 

[CAB]

Mark look into Mission Statement sexed semen. I really like what i've seen out of him. All around good calves IMO. $30.00 sexed female 90%/Genex.

 

[titan]

we have always had luck with jake's proud jazz. but he just died so semen might be a little expensive.

 

[bluffcountrycattle]

Mark look into Mission Statement sexed semen. I really like what i've seen out of him. All around good calves IMO. $30.00 sexed female 90%/Genex.

Thanks Brent!  He looks good...he is low birth, but any idea why he is negative for CED?  Seems strange.  Did you add any more reds to your herd out at the Lake Benton sale?

 

[HAB]

You could try this bull.  You will get color, and he should work on heifers.

 

[CAB]

Mark, I don't have any idea why he has low CED #s. We had a very small Mission Statement heifer out of a 1st calf Glacier Chateau that I would have said didn't have a chance of being anything, but will have to say that I am very happy to be wrong. She is very good and I would rank her # 4 in our heifer calf crop overall. I used some more sexed MS on a couple of NI coming 1st calvers & am anxious to see those 2 calves. I have been thinking about getting another rack of the sexed semen before I regret not having done so. There was a thread on here 2/3 years ago asking for opinions on the best all around Red Angus bull & I remember that Rambo 502 & Mission Statement got very good comments. We also used some Big Sky on commercial heifers for CE & maternal. Just used commercial semen on him though.
 We did not go to Lake Benton after Thanksgiving. Would have liked to, but I bought a half dozen commercial heifers from a neighbor & am going to be tight on winter feed. We bred the heifer that we bought last year to SixMile Winchester after we flushed her once to Sakic.

 

[rackranch]

Is your Monopoly free? or did you have her tested?

I have used Crimson Tide on heifers with good results.  One out of a solid black Monopoly heifer was marked like a shorthorn and really stout with lots of hair.

 

[bluffcountrycattle]

Is your Monopoly free? or did you have her tested?

I have used Crimson Tide on heifers with good results.  One out of a solid black Monopoly heifer was marked like a shorthorn and really stout with lots of hair.

She should be free for PHA by pedigree, but I plan to test for TH to make sure prior to any breeding decisions.  If I was to guess just by phenotype, my guess is Free for TH, but I still won't take a chance!  Thanks