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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Simmental's also have a breed up program. I think it takes 7/8 percentage registered Simmental blood to be registered as a purebred. So they would be similar to Murray Grey. I suspect both programs may have other conditions that must be met beyond that...

I expect it is because most Angus breeders don't care if a calf carries the red gene. It isn't a defect, just a color variation, and some breeders even like to see that recessive gene. Red calves can be registered in the Red Angus Assoc. For some reason, it was decided way back in America...

We did look that area over pretty close, just to be sure. I'm confident there wasn't another one anywhere. She did seem interested in her calf when we were handling it, but every time she checked it out, she would quickly reject it. There is another possibility. When we lifted the calf...

No heifers retained.

Her calves are about herd average at weaning. She does have a good temperament, but there were issues in the past that already had her on the cull watch list. Her first calf was also born in the morning and she brought it up with her for hay that same afternoon. We usually don't see them come...

The happy pair today

The other day we were heading down to feed and check for new calves, when we noticed a cow up the hill all alone. We went up to check it out, and as expected there was a cow with a newborn. It was a little odd, because the cow was standing maybe 30 feet away and not looking at the calf who was...

I have a similar situation here. It is only 285 days since the bulls were turned out, but calves are coming really fast. We are already at 65% of cows having calved. I have a young bull who was with only a few cows in 2021 as a yearling. He sired 7 heifers and 3 bulls born in 2022. I...

We just bought the DJI Mini for that purpose. I'll let you know how it goes in February. Our cows calve on a pasture that has lots of hiding places, but grass is short in Feb. The pasture is quite steep but cows tend to calve in the little flat hidden bench areas. We were hoping to be able to...

We start calving in late February and wean when the oldest calve is about 6 1/2 to 7 months. Bulls are in for 60 days, so calves will be 5-7 months old and 500 to 700 pounds. In a dry year we move that up a month. We feed hay in winter, but the rest of the year cattle are on grass, so the goal...

Weaned on the second and shipped them off yesterday. Oldest calf was 7 months and youngest 5 and 1/2 months. Steers averaged close to 600 pounds and heifers were about 40 pounds less. 9 of my last 10 born were heifers, so more light heifers. They gathered at the gate when we went to bring...

She will go with the open cows to the sale barn. I just checked the prices at the two closest sale barns, and it looks like prices are pretty good right now. Last time I weighed her was in April and she weighed 1300 pounds, so I'm hoping for $1200. If someone wanted to give her a chance, I'd...

In the past I kept cows like what you describe, but now I expect them to take my offering of hay and let me tag their calf the day it's born. She would probably be fine with someone who doesn't mess with a newborn right away. Like I said, she has never come out of her way to get us, and she is...

Here is #1820 at 4 years. We will be weaning her 4th calf in a few days, and then I am afraid her time with us will come to an end. She learned that she was bigger and stronger than me this Spring and now she will have to go. She has raised 4 calves, including the one we pulled out of her...

Interesting question. I may need to look back over my records. I have records on calf crops that go back about 25+ years and I think most ended up close to 50/50 bull to heifer. I would often start out heavy in one direction or the other, but it was usually fairly even in the end. My...

If you are growing your herd and like that heifer, I would not be afraid to keep her. While some cows will twin more often than others, most of the time it's just a one-time thing. I have only once had a cow who was a twin give birth to twins herself. I must admit I have not kept many twins...

I like to keep twins and their mom in a small area for the first few weeks. Once the calves are old enough to join up with the others in the calf group I call the "nursery", I let them back in with the herd. The twins will usually stick together after that, and when the cow calls or returns...

Personally, I agree with culling her now. She is in excellent shape and the market for cull cows has been good. Udder and attitude not great would make it an easy decision here. Years ago when I was expanding my herd I kept every old cow that produced a calf. Now, if I want to keep any...

6 Udders!!! That would be quite a sight. I am going to guess that you are telling us she has 6 teats on her single udder. Extra teats are quite common in Angus, and I have observed them to be more often on the heavier milking cows. They are usually not a problem, although they can be if the...

Why do you leave it plugged in all night? The AI guy has always plugged it in when he arrived.