First calves

[Jessica06]

We just started putting together a club calf herd in March '06, and these are just a few of our first calves. We're happy so far with them, other than the fact that there's 7 heifers and 3 bulls! I'm also attaching a few pictures of some of our heifers. Comments (good or bad) appreciated!


American Seabiscuit sired bull calf

Power Plus heifer - she wouldn't stop long enough for me to take a better picture

Ali bull - about a day old

Rock Star x Popeye/Angus - mother of the PP heifer

Another Power Plus heifer

Maine/Angus heifer

 

[*Cowgirl*]

They look good.

 

[*Cowgirl*]

They look good.

 

[iowahawkeyes]

They look nice, I would be very careful on the breeding of the females. Power Plus has PHA in his pedigree.

 

[Jessica06]

Thanks, we are planning on getting all of our possible carriers tested soon, and are definitely staying away from carriers or potential carriers for them as we decide on bulls this fall.

 

[KNERSIE]

This is a great looking heifer

 

[Keren]

I was going to say the same thing Knersie, gorgeous heifer. How old is she Jessica?

 

[Jessica06]

I really appreciate all of your comments. We don't get many opinions on them besides our own and from a few (very biased!) family members. In the picture she is about 19-20 months. I wish I could say that we raised her, but we did pick her out at about 5 months so I guess that has to count for something! She just calved about a week ago to our Angus cleanup bull.

 

[Keren]

Got a recent pic of her and the calf?

 

[Jessica06]

I'm afraid I don't have one of her and her calf, but I do have one of her about 2 weeks before. It's not posed...I was just messing around with the camera while I was taking calf pictures. That's a longhorn (a gift from someone to my father-in-law..not our idea!) next to her. The Ali calf is out of her slightly prettier half sister.

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[Grand Chaser]

very nice. i like all of them. they should give you a good start on your club calf opperation.

 

[cowgirl Ibara]

Wow they are gorgeous

 

[BAR_R]

Good looking. Did the white come from Power Plus? But all and all good looking animals

 

[Jessica06]

I can't say for sure since I never saw the mother of the older heifer, but I would think that he had something to do with it. They both have very similar markings. You can't see it in the picture, but the younger heifer has a lot more white on her other side.

KNERSIE, here is a picture of the black heifer's heifer calf out of our angus cleanup bull.