Fire Sweep Ranch
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Since I was out with the camera, I took some heifer pictures too and thought I would share...
This one I hope Gizmom sees. This is a December half blood, sired by American Pride out of an angus cow Bear Mountain Pride, who's sire Gizmom is familiar with. When I bought the eggs, she said the dam's side should be pretty nice. We like her so far. She has an Angus butt, but is coming along nicely for a half blood:
This is a November Broker x Joys Shadow heifer. Her sister is pictured below, with a calf. We put in three eggs and got the two females from the purchase.
And here is the reason I do not care for One Eyed Jack offspring. This September born heifer is just average, with no depth. Her dam is a first calf heifer, Upgrade sired, who was 7th overall in TX at the Simmental nationals (bred and owned). She is the granddaughter of our good Built Right matriarch cow.
This is also a September, 3/4 blood. She is sired by Head's Up out of our good Built Right matriarch cow.
Another September 3/4 blood, out of a Pacesetter cow who is out of our matriarch Built Right cow. She is sired by Iron Hide and did not want to have her picture taken!
Another 3/4 blood September heifer, sired by Iron hide out of a Shear Force cow. We are selling her dam this year as a bred in our fall sale. We have this heifer we are keeping and a two year old sister.
This last one is the flush sister to the Broker above. She calved earlier this month, a heifer calf, sired by Broadway. Our Broadway calves are coming small! But she is growing! This pair will be in our sale this fall.
I am thinking about putting the three September heifers in a group, AI'ing them the week before the sale (for a September calf), and selling choice. I will likely use W/C Lockdown or Pays to Dream as the AI sires... still debating. We still have to clip all the cattle in our sale, and get them pictured (we will likely have about 15 animals to clip and picture). So much to do, so little time!
This one I hope Gizmom sees. This is a December half blood, sired by American Pride out of an angus cow Bear Mountain Pride, who's sire Gizmom is familiar with. When I bought the eggs, she said the dam's side should be pretty nice. We like her so far. She has an Angus butt, but is coming along nicely for a half blood:
This is a November Broker x Joys Shadow heifer. Her sister is pictured below, with a calf. We put in three eggs and got the two females from the purchase.
And here is the reason I do not care for One Eyed Jack offspring. This September born heifer is just average, with no depth. Her dam is a first calf heifer, Upgrade sired, who was 7th overall in TX at the Simmental nationals (bred and owned). She is the granddaughter of our good Built Right matriarch cow.
This is also a September, 3/4 blood. She is sired by Head's Up out of our good Built Right matriarch cow.
Another September 3/4 blood, out of a Pacesetter cow who is out of our matriarch Built Right cow. She is sired by Iron Hide and did not want to have her picture taken!
Another 3/4 blood September heifer, sired by Iron hide out of a Shear Force cow. We are selling her dam this year as a bred in our fall sale. We have this heifer we are keeping and a two year old sister.
This last one is the flush sister to the Broker above. She calved earlier this month, a heifer calf, sired by Broadway. Our Broadway calves are coming small! But she is growing! This pair will be in our sale this fall.
I am thinking about putting the three September heifers in a group, AI'ing them the week before the sale (for a September calf), and selling choice. I will likely use W/C Lockdown or Pays to Dream as the AI sires... still debating. We still have to clip all the cattle in our sale, and get them pictured (we will likely have about 15 animals to clip and picture). So much to do, so little time!
