My First Calf is Here... w/ Pictures!
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shortyjock89
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Well, if you're wanting to keep the calf an Angus, there are a few bulls that would probably work on her. At the top of the list, I would have Northern Improvement, followed by Lutton, and his son Lut. If you don't like those for her, I would suggest maybe Juneau, or Saugatachee( I can't speel worth a crap sometimes). If you wan't to go clubby, then maybe Manchild or Friction..I could give you a list of Shorthorn bulls that would work on her, but I'm guessing that you probably don't want to breeder her to a 'horn.
showsteerdlux
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Congrats on the baby. I agree with Northern Improvement and if I could I would add Sav 8180 Traveler 004 to that list. He seems to be making some pretty fancy calves lately. I have also seen some nice show calves out of the TC bulls. I think the 1 I liked the most was out of TC Freedom.
AAOK
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Hot Rod has sired the best Angus "show calves" I've seen in quite a few years. Judging from pictures, he is very consistent.
Congratulations on the calf. Did you guys get a birth weight?
What are you wanting to change about the cow? I would tell you to make a list of her "good" qualities and her "bad" qualities and then find a bull who could adjust he "bad" qualities without scarificing the good. Often times just breeding a popular bull to a random cow won't work. If you are wanting to go Reg. Angus, I think Ohlde Cattle Company ( http://www.ohldecattle.com ) is one of the finest. Look up their bulls OCC Legend 616L and Rito 9Q4 of 1H1 Sasquatch and I think you'll head in the right direction. Good Luck!
What are you wanting to change about the cow? I would tell you to make a list of her "good" qualities and her "bad" qualities and then find a bull who could adjust he "bad" qualities without scarificing the good. Often times just breeding a popular bull to a random cow won't work. If you are wanting to go Reg. Angus, I think Ohlde Cattle Company ( http://www.ohldecattle.com ) is one of the finest. Look up their bulls OCC Legend 616L and Rito 9Q4 of 1H1 Sasquatch and I think you'll head in the right direction. Good Luck!
Jill
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I love Legend, but with the amount of neck on the cow I would go Legend if you're looking for a show calf. Are you looking Angus or cross? that makes a big difference on what would be suggested for her. Congratulations
shortyjock89
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My thoughts exactly, but you beat me to it...I think that Legend is a VERY good bull for adding pounds and thickness, but it looks like this cow already has this. To me, Legend should be used on cows that are maybe a bit more "frail" made...I hate using that term, but it's close to what I mean. The cows that are not as deep as you want, not as stout, but have exceptional structural qualities and an extended front end..Legend will stouten them up and throw a bunch of meat on them, with some style, but this cow here doesn't have enough of an extended front end. I actually wouldn't be surprised if there were some Ohlde breeding in that cow...she looks a little bit like the cows that they like. Looks like an easy keeper that will be around for a while...good luck with whatever bull you decide to put back on her (clapping)
I know very little about angus but I would have to agree with AAOK on Hot Rod. If you want to keep a MCF theme how about OCC Doctor. From what I know both of those bulls would pretty her up a bit without sacrificing her positive traits.
cattlejunky
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Congrats on your new addition. (thumbsup) This is my favorite time or year! (clapping)
Jill
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oops, I meant to say I wouldn't go LegendJill said:
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showstick09
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Thank you for all the suggestions everybody. I am not sure yet if I want to keep the next calf a reg. Angus, or cross. I really like the bull Golden Child. I don't know how he would work on my cow though. Any thoughts??
Jill
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Ok, since you don't know which way you want to go, here is what I would do on my farm , if you are going Angus I like GCC Old School, he is a purebred but has a much cleaner front end than most of the OCC bulls or if you are looking for showy heifer types I like Money Man or Gigolo Joe on her for a Mainetainer calf, if you're looking for cowy types we are breeding our purebred Angus to Irish Whiskey, he is a pha carrier so you could get a carrier would be the downside on him. If you are looking to breed clubby, I say breed Heat Wave, everyone else is in 2nd place.
garybob
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Are those "Chicken Houses" in the background? If "so", who do the owners "grow" for (Tyson,Pilgrim's Pride, Cargill)?showstick09 said:
Only a question hillbillies from Broiler'nTurkey Country would ask.
GB
showstick09
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garybob said:Are those "Chicken Houses" in the background? If "so", who do the owners "grow" for (Tyson,Pilgrim's Pride, Cargill)?showstick09 said:
Only a question hillbillies from Broiler'nTurkey Country would ask.
GB
Yes, they are chicken houses. I am not sure exactly who they grow for. I would assume Tyson, because that's who most people around here grow for.
Shorthorn_Junkie
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Nice calf!
Like the Momma Cow a lot also. She's got lots of length and body depth.
Like the Momma Cow a lot also. She's got lots of length and body depth.
Congrats on the new baby!! (yeah garybob I saw the chicken houses too but you beat me to it - darn landline!)
Nice cow - what is her breeding?
I guess you need to decide how you want to go - clubby or not. The problem with clubby is that you have a 50% chance of having a heifer - and many of the clubby heifers aren't worth a darn as cows
I guess my thought would be why add carrier genetics to your herd - why add the possibility of having a carrier (ie using Irish Whiskey) when there are tons of really great clean proven bulls out there?
If you are looking to go Maine - Calberta Black Impact is TH and PHA free with a really pretty front end that he passes on - his calves do pretty well in the show ring and make great cows; the Witch Doctor is also TH and PHA free and is almost a bovine tri athlete (good steers, females and bulls) - calves are pretty fancy.
There are sure a ton of options - I would suggest you figure out what you want and then decide how you would like to change your cow...and go from there have fun and congrats again!!
Nice cow - what is her breeding?
I guess you need to decide how you want to go - clubby or not. The problem with clubby is that you have a 50% chance of having a heifer - and many of the clubby heifers aren't worth a darn as cows
I guess my thought would be why add carrier genetics to your herd - why add the possibility of having a carrier (ie using Irish Whiskey) when there are tons of really great clean proven bulls out there?
If you are looking to go Maine - Calberta Black Impact is TH and PHA free with a really pretty front end that he passes on - his calves do pretty well in the show ring and make great cows; the Witch Doctor is also TH and PHA free and is almost a bovine tri athlete (good steers, females and bulls) - calves are pretty fancy.
There are sure a ton of options - I would suggest you figure out what you want and then decide how you would like to change your cow...and go from there
have fun and congrats again!!
