Mom is one of the last AI calves we got . We bred 10 to angus bulls and the tech was out of semen in his tank so I said put some Hereford in #11 . He didn’t have any Hereford with him but said he had a blaze faced Simmental called Optimizer . So that’s where Miss Potts got here . She’s a little fast for my liking but raises a great calf and technically she’s my granddaughter’s .
I love the Simmental chrome! A lot of the ones I had to sell had it and I was breeding for it.View attachment 62834
HPF Optimizer A512 3/4 Simmental 1/4 Angus
I never had a lot of Hereford/black cross cattle, but of those I did have it always seemed like the ones with the more symmetrical blaze faces were the most likely to be high headed. Brockle face were just fine, but the pretty ones just seemed to be on the prod.Mom is one of the last AI calves we got . We bred 10 to angus bulls and the tech was out of semen in his tank so I said put some Hereford in #11 . He didn’t have any Hereford with him but said he had a blaze faced Simmental called Optimizer . So that’s where Miss Potts got here . She’s a little fast for my liking but raises a great calf and technically she’s my granddaughter’s .
Good looking pair!View attachment 62831This guy came running up to my truck this morning. About that time Miss Potts came over the hill . My oldest granddaughter named her after her kindergarten teacher.
That’s the cows sire . Her momma was the reason she’s a little fast . Her momma was one of our first purchases so we put up with a little more goofiness. It’s funny but if you get rid of that high headed one some other one steps up to take her place .View attachment 62834
HPF Optimizer A512 3/4 Simmental 1/4 Angus
What breed was her momma?That’s the cows sire . Her momma was the reason she’s a little fast . Her momma was one of our first purchases so we put up with a little more goofiness. It’s funny but if you get rid of that high headed one some other one steps up to take her place .
I am not sure, but if her momma was reg Angus, and the sire was that reg Simm-Angus,I think she can be registered Simm Angus too. What is that calf's sire?Angus; came out of a registered herd . We bought 5 heifers and the guy sent us home with his young herd bull to breed them :
My Gizmo bull ; registered Black AngusI am not sure, but if her momma was reg Angus, and the sire was that reg Simm-Angus,I think she can be registered Simm Angus too. What is that calf's sire?
No wonder that is such a fine calf! And I would love to have a pasture full of cows like her for sure. IMO, you lucked out when the AI guy didn't have any Hereford semen in his tank!My Gizmo bull ; registered Black Angus
She is definitely an eye catcher . She has had other calves with some white on their face but this guy is an exact copy of mom !No wonder that is such a fine calf! And I would love to have a pasture full of cows like her for sure. IMO, you lucked out when the AI guy didn't have any Hereford semen in his tank!
Nice!View attachment 62831This guy came running up to my truck this morning. About that time Miss Potts came over the hill . My oldest granddaughter named her after her kindergarten teacher.