Looking for ET Partnership

[MYT Farms]

Let me be a little more specific. I have 3-4 recip cows that milk well and have raised a calf or two. I'm not looking for any more calves out of them, and I wanted to know if anyone needed to line up some recips for next spring. I could line out more recips if it was needed, and I would be willing to have a vet implant the embryos, care for and calve the cows, care for the calves, and prepare the calves for sale for a cut of the income they produce. Not sure if this is something anyone would be interested in, but I would be willing to put something together to get better use out of my cowherd and help promote your program. I can be reached via e-mail or PM, or at 719-330-4280. Thanks.
Cade Christensen
MYT Farms

 

[the angus111]

check your e mail,Rusty

 

[MYT Farms]

check your e mail,Rusty

Thanks for the interest. I sent ya one back.

 

[MYT Farms]

WOW, I have been completely caught unaware with the sudden interest that has sprung up. I hope I got you all PMed that I would get an update in the post, so PLEASE READ! As for location, I had a problem with my google locator, and I am actually located in Peyton, CO. (East/Central Co) As far as time of year, I want to try and get things set up now so I can implant embryos next spring. I will likely be using our local vet, and one or two expressed interest in his % stuck. I am working on all that information, and will hopefully have it up tomorrow evening. As far as recips, I have access to 4 of my own that could be bred for April/May calves. I understand many want to be calving earlier in the year. If this is something you are really looking into, I can set up a deal to perhaps put you on a 50/50 cost of buying more recips, or perhaps a 75/25 if I can not meet demand. I will take full care of the recips and be responsible for getting them implanted at the proper time. What I would like to do as far as cost is this. You will pay to ship the embryos to me and pay to implant them. I in return will do everything possible to use the best technician and get you the highest % bred possible. I would like to split costs on running the cows all year and/or creep feed for calves if you wish. As far as calving and weaning times, that would obviously be case specific. Same goes for sales. For income, I will take a cut of the calf's sale price. I am an Angus Association member, and for Angus calves I have all the tools for taking weights, scrotal, frame, etc for information collection. For clubbies, shorties, etc. I have a large show barn capable of having 5-10 calves in it and I can do a fair clip job, or I can also have professionals do the job. I hope this helps you all with some of your questions, and I am trying my darndest to stay on top of this, so please try to understand if I am a bit frazzled. I really appreciate your interest, and I would love to help all of you get embryos into cows. However, at the present time, like I said, I may have trouble getting everything in place. If you would like to talk your situation over with me as well as get more information on myself, please PM or e-mail me your phone # and a convenient time to call you, and we'll talk. Again, thank you.
Cade Christensen
MYT Farms

 

[MYT Farms]

I am now officially in over my head.  ;D Thank you to those who have contacted, and I appreciate you guys taking time to call and talk. Hopefully, this coming spring I will be implanting somewhere around 10 embryos. For those of you that have contacted me by phone, I have already let you know that I will be getting back to you with more information by this evening. If I have sent you a PM regarding putting in embryos, please send me your number, or feel free to call me up at 719-330-4280 so we can discuss things further. I appreciate your time and patience with me, and we look forward to this coming spring with anticipation.
Cade Christensen

 

[carl s.]

MYT Farms, how many cattle do you actually have?

Between your posts on this forum and Cattle Today, you seem to try a completely different breeding strategy every few weeks.  One month you seem to be a Kit Pharo disciple.  The next week you want to breed show steers.  Then it's back to Kit.  Then it's Charolais.  The next week you are slaming Heat Wave as having a great picture but doesn't really produce anything.  Then you're back to Pharo.  Then you decide you need breed clubbier cattle.  Now you want to become a recip supplier.

It's kind of hard to completely change your breeding program more than once every nine months.

 

[MYT Farms]

MYT Farms, how many cattle do you actually have?

Between your posts on this forum and Cattle Today, you seem to try a completely different breeding strategy every few weeks.  One month you seem to be a Kit Pharo disciple.  The next week you want to breed show steers.  Then it's back to Kit.  Then it's Charolais.  The next week you are slaming Heat Wave as having a great picture but doesn't really produce anything.  Then you're back to Pharo.  Then you decide you need breed clubbier cattle.  Now you want to become a recip supplier.

It's kind of hard to completely change your breeding program more than once every nine months.

Hold on there, let me set something straight. I may have been posting bulls like crazy, but that was a long while back. I am a firm believer in what Kit does. I own several cattle that came from his sale and I raise sustainable, grass based genetics in tough Colorado conditions. Myself, I run about 20 head, none of which are club calves. However, I was going to cull some cattle this fall. Instead of doing that, I am trying to make some money by doing what I love: showing cattle, through offering them as ET recips. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. This is a good way for me to get the best of both worlds. I've got my "midgets" doing their job, but it's hard for me to market PCC genetics without growing into a larger producer. Show cattle are a little easier to produce on a small scale, so instead of owning them, I decided to try raising some cattle for other guys via the embryo transfer. I am handling that with the folks who have contacted me and my parents. For one, it's not really any of your business what I post on the internet. I'm 15, and it's easy to get bored and carried away. But I can assure you of one thing, that takes nothing away from my knowledge of cattle, my experience in both the commercial and show industries, and my ability to serve customers. So say what you like, but give me a chance to do something. Don't tell me you were a perfect cattle producer who had his entire course of life set before him at 15. If you really want to speak to me about this to try and help me, PM me or call. It would be far more polite of you to keep out of my business.

 

[carl s.]

I wasn't committing myself to raise other people's cattle at the age of 15 either.

Twenty cattle?  I've seen your post darn near 20 different plans on how to breed your cattle on various forums and they run the gamut of everything in the book.  If you get into the recip thing, it's real business to the people you serve.  It's a money pit even when it's done right with proven operators.  It's not just something people do on a whim and then change their mind and go a completely different direction a week later.

BTW, you won't believe this until you're older but don't cite your 'experience' when you are 15 if you want to be taken seriously.

 

[MYT Farms]

I wasn't committing myself to raise other people's cattle at the age of 15 either.

Twenty cattle?  I've seen your post darn near 20 different plans on how to breed your cattle on various forums and they run the gamut of everything in the book.  If you get into the recip thing, it's real business to the people you serve.  It's a money pit even when it's done right with proven operators.  It's not just something people do on a whim and then change their mind and go a completely different direction a week later.

BTW, you won't believe this until you're older but don't cite your 'experience' when you are 15 if you want to be taken seriously.

Alright, never mind. I never should have posted anything. I'm quite sure I look like a dang fool now, thank you very much for that. I understand I have a lot to learn at 15, and that raising someone else's cattle is a tall order. But I am blessed to be surrounded by good cattlemen who have done a lot in the cattle business in their lives. I successfully ran a custom A.I. business this year, and still have people coming to me. I understand what it means to customers and I take that very seriously. Next time I'll just keep my big mouth shut and I won't argue with you any longer over this. Good day.

 

[MYT Farms]

On the other hand carl, thank you. I guess this is a valuable lesson about keeping your trap shut and sticking with what your family has going. I can't really regret what I did at one point and time because you really showed me how it can come back and hurt you later on, wether or not you're more focused or not. I suppose if no one is any longer interested in doing business with me, I learned a lesson, and can use it to my advantage later on. Thanks for keeping me accountable.

 

[GoWyo]

Cade, don't get discouraged.  You are pretty brave for putting up your posts and they get people thinking and maybe taking a look at what they are doing themselves.  You seem pretty ambitious and appear to be trying to figure out a way to make a buck in the cattle business.  More power to you.  However, carl s. did have a legitimate question and some good pointers.  The first inclination is to get defensive.  I don't think you need to get defensive.  However, if you are going to do business deals with real money and other people's genetics, things can get serious when there is a screw up.  Also, since you are 15 and under the age of majority, any agreements you enter into will have to have your parents' involvement to have a binding contract.  Just be careful and go in with your eyes wide open and remember mistakes often cost money, but are how most people become "experienced."

 

[MYT Farms]

Thanks GoWyo. Long on ambition, yes, but it's a good thing to get things rolling right now so I can hopefully have things worked out with my parents and the breeders come next spring. I've already learned quite a bit, so it's a step in the right direction I guess!