Angus bull - Nichols Extra H6

[Frankie]

Does anyone have any experience with this bull? He's an ABS bull, AAA #13207590, an EXT son.

I've posted a link below to his pedigree on the AAA website. We used him some, but sold everything we had bred to him. His growth numbers are high, with pretty good accruacies, but I'd like to hear from anyone who has calves on the ground. Thanks...

Link to pedigree: http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_dtl ... 4545594C42

 

[ollie]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

 

[Frankie]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

That's one reason I posted the question. They claim he has more frame than EXT and we used him a bunch. I haven't seen H6 being used much around here; but he's being used somewhere to get his accuracies up.

 

[ollie]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

That's one reason I posted the question. They claim he has more frame than EXT and we used him a bunch. I haven't seen H6 being used much around here; but he's being used somewhere to get his accuracies up.

I would think Mr. Nichols would have enough cattle to make accuracies rise strictly out of his own cattle.

 

[Frankie]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

That's one reason I posted the question. They claim he has more frame than EXT and we used him a bunch. I haven't seen H6 being used much around here; but he's being used somewhere to get his accuracies up.

I would think Mr. Nichols would have enough cattle to make accuracies rise strictly out of his own cattle.

That might be true except the Angus Assn holds accuracies at .85 until data is being reported from several breeders. I'll look up the percentages required to get above .85 if you're interested....

 

[ollie]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

That's one reason I posted the question. They claim he has more frame than EXT and we used him a bunch. I haven't seen H6 being used much around here; but he's being used somewhere to get his accuracies up.

I would think Mr. Nichols would have enough cattle to make accuracies rise strictly out of his own cattle.

That might be true except the Angus Assn holds accuracies at .85 until data is being reported from several breeders. I'll look up the percentages required to get above .85 if you're interested....

I would trust Mr. Nichols cattle to be thick, volumeous, sound , functional cattle . As you know the epd accuracy threshold interests me less than a dentists drill.

 

[greenwillowherefords]

Frankie I am not a purebred Angus breeder but knowing Mr. Nichols cattle and reading what you post I wonder if the bull would have enough frame to suit you.

That's one reason I posted the question. They claim he has more frame than EXT and we used him a bunch. I haven't seen H6 being used much around here; but he's being used somewhere to get his accuracies up.

I would think Mr. Nichols would have enough cattle to make accuracies rise strictly out of his own cattle.

That might be true except the Angus Assn holds accuracies at .85 until data is being reported from several breeders. I'll look up the percentages required to get above .85 if you're interested....

I would trust Mr. Nichols cattle to be thick, volumeous, sound , functional cattle . As you know the epd accuracy threshold interests me less than a dentists drill.

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

 

[Dee]

Thought about using him on my PFred heifers to get that EXT to better the udder potential on the calves. I backed out on him due to not enough depth, and for some reason I think the frame was short. Am using Alliance I87 instead. Still not crazy about the frame score on him either. AI tech said he had a few guys use Extra H6 last year, but no thumbs up or down report yet.

 

[Frankie]

Thought about using him on my PFred heifers to get that EXT to better the udder potential on the calves. I backed out on him due to not enough depth, and for some reason I think the frame was short. Am using Alliance I87 instead. Still not crazy about the frame score on him either. AI tech said he had a few guys use Extra H6 last year, but no thumbs up or down report yet.

Thanks, Dee...

 

[Always have an opinion]

Might want to look at the K 205 bull an H6 son that Nichols also raised.

ABS leased him as well.

 

[mbangus]

I just bought a daughter off of him and a rosebud cow. she has eye appel and lots of frame. Her YW is in the 1% along with her milk and TM she lacks a little in her ww. She comes from a preformance herd. At the sale Nichols Extra H6 offspring seemed to be well sought after both in bulls and replacement heifers. If that helps you any. Robbi