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    breed up on Colonel heifers

    For those who have used Baldridge Colonel, how is the breed up on his heifers? EPD is dismal IMO. I know a LOT goes in to whether or not a heifer gets bred, but with bottom 5% ranking at ~60% accuracy, it makes me wonder if there is something to it. Wouldn't mind keeping some heifers out of him...
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    TJ Franchise Simangus

    Happened upon this bull when playing around on the ABS Beef Bull search feature. Seems he is getting some use with most of his accuracies in the .55-.80 range. Pretty impressive for a 2016 model! He is a Cowboy Cut son out of a Net Worth cow. I would think this mating would produce some...
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    TCA Visionary 158

    Anybody have any experience with this bull? He has caught my eye a few times when looking through the Leachman Sire Directory. He looks to be a little heavier on milk than I prefer, but curious what others have experienced. Writeup on this bull suggests moderate females with good udders, but...
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    Heifer for inspection/critique

    First off, what do you think this girl needs? Aka, what are her flaws...rip her up if you have to, I have thick skin. Next, what bull would you use on this girl? She is due with her first calf this week. I've got a few ideas, just curious what others saw in this cow. I'm not a number chaser...
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    Baldridge Colonel C251

    Anyone have experience with this bull? He has the phenotype, and his numbers look decent. His milk epd looks to be a little low, albeit his accuracies are a still low too. His sire and dam are both in the mid to upper 20's, so maybe he will come around too. His $M is in the bottom 30%...a 4 year...
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    Hooks Beacon 56B

    A well proven bull, surely someone on here has some experiences with him. How are his daughters? Are the feet good? I am thinking about using him to make some F1 simangus cows. I have heard, and read on here probably, that the Shear Force lineage does well on hot fescue pastures. SF is out of...
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    PA Fortitude 2500

    Does anybody have any updates on this bull? I'm particularly interested in his females. His milk epd looks a little drier than I like to use, but that is the only epd that doesn't work for me. Does anybody have any wet cows? Better yet, pics? If you have experience using this bull, what were...
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    GAR Sure Fire daughters

    Anybody in the CT world have any working Sure Fire daughters? How are they doing for you? He intrigues me a bit, but I'm a little hesitant to pull the trigger. The last time I used GAR genetics, ended up with some rather unappealing replacement females. They didn't make the cut for replacements...
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    CCR Boulder-SimAngus

    Anyone have any feedback on this bull? Thinking of using him this Fall, just wanted to hear experiences from others who have used this bull. Thanks!
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    Rake for Sudangrass

    What is the best rake for Sudangrass? I mowed a 10 acre field Friday evening and baled it Sunday morning. It got a little drier than I would have liked for baleage, but this was my first go round with Sudangrass so wasn't sure how long it'd take. When I raked with a rotary rake, I had to leave a...
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    Musgrave Aviator

    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:
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    Doubling Lute at CIDR removal

    Has anyone ever tried doubling the dose of Lute when pulling CIDRs? (We use 7d CoSync with CIDR) Our vet recently returned from a conference where they discussed this topic. We tried it on the COWS and it appeared there were more cows standing/showing heats than usual. Time will tell if the...
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    Hoover Dam settling cows?

    I have used Hoover Dam for the last two years on a handful of cows (10 hd per year). Both years, I've had rather dismal conception. My AI conception runs in the low 60's across the herd. Is anyone else having problems getting HD to stick? I do have a few pregnancies from both breedings, but the...
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