One bull calf from a first calf heifer. Looking very well at 4 months. Have not pulled DNA yet and looking forward to see how his numbers come outVaCowman said:Does anyone have any experience with this bull, offspring results, pictures? Ran across him and considering placing him on short list. Thanks in advance! :tiphat:
sim.-ang.king said:I have seen a few in person, but never had any myself. Could tell you more after their sale.
Midtenn said:Let me clarify this. I would only use aviator on heifers, not cows. And I'd only retain heifers out of him if they were out of larger frame heifers. I don't like using negative bw bulls on cows. But we will see how this bull calf comes out. Probably will be marketing him as a heifer bull depending on how numbers look.
Sorry can't answer that. I only used him on 3 heifers and only one took. Great looking calf but he's only 5 months and still got a heavy coat.VaCowman said:Midtenn said:Let me clarify this. I would only use aviator on heifers, not cows. And I'd only retain heifers out of him if they were out of larger frame heifers. I don't like using negative bw bulls on cows. But we will see how this bull calf comes out. Probably will be marketing him as a heifer bull depending on how numbers look.
How well did the Aviator calves shed off in the Spring? Were they slick haired or did he put some extra hair in the equation? I'm not overly concerned on his MW Epd. Pretty sure he would compliment some of my larger framed heifers in that regard. Thanks for your input.