the angus111
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i need a shorthorn sire that will add frame and is calving ease,also th free.feast on that all you shortie experts.rusty
the angus111 said:a little more info ,she is thc,out of double vision.you can see her on aegerters site and she is out of my 207 donor,that is on our site.rusty
shortdawg said:After seeing him in person, I was impressed with WHR (RT?) Spike Junior. He is sired by AR SU LU Golden Spike out of the famed SS Augusta Pride 3127. Spike is a heifer bull used by Cates and WHR. I have used him successfully on heifers but he does downsize a little. I don't think Spike Junior will do much downsizing. That Gold Rush bull would also be a good option; I've seen some good calves out of him.
sjcattleco said:shortdawg said:After seeing him in person, I was impressed with WHR (RT?) Spike Junior. He is sired by AR SU LU Golden Spike out of the famed SS Augusta Pride 3127. Spike is a heifer bull used by Cates and WHR. I have used him successfully on heifers but he does downsize a little. I don't think Spike Junior will do much downsizing. That Gold Rush bull would also be a good option; I've seen some good calves out of him.
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the shorthorn breed needs to change soo bad its scary and IMO any serious breeder does not see that is holding the breed back!!! I was at our state show and the number of cattle that were too tall, out of balance, long necked, frail and dairy appearing was unbelieveable..Bulls and heifers alike.... And these were show cattle shown by people that have been in the breed for years.....Scares me to death....If I did not like my horns soo much I would own Red Angus cows. The original post wanting a bull to add frame and calving ease??? there are not 10 cows in North America that need to have frame added to them... I can't stress enough that these cattle need to be wider to add weight and performance NOT TALLER!!!!! Also we can't use the same old stuff for the last 15-20 yrs and expect that to work because it really hasn't so why keep trying?