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We use dry ice and alcohol followed Evan's procedure to the T. Make sure you slowly rock the brand in a circular motion so that all edges show

2 yrs old and 950 lbs must have some curvebending growth epd's!

Looking at his video the one thing that struck me is that he has NO TESTICLES! Mighty small for a bull prospect in my world. He would win a steer class but if he were in a bull class he seems to lack the criteria to win :)

If it is heredity how can any EXT why is my experience so different from others? They are at least half related and should be at least 1/2 high headed. If I have calm EXT offspring and others have crazies, there seems to be two factors that are overlooked. Enviroment and the genetics of the...

Northern, wonder what is on the other side of that pedigree? maybe it was where you purchased them from????? Was the high headed girl an AI calf? Maybe I have lucked out with some really docile dam's. Sorry they don't work for you. With that many head, our operations are markedly...

don't know what qualifies as an ordinary ranch these days but we are running 75 cows on about 200 acres. So they are not all show cattle. Just a couple. But maybe it is how that hyena is handled on a daily basis more than the bloodline. Could the problem lay in how the operators work their...

That is exactly the opposite of the 2 EXT sons and 7 daughters we have. We used both bulls as show calves and one heifer. One of the bulls was gentle enough to be broke by my 14 yr old daughter by herself in one weekend. Even the ones that never were used as show calves are very gentle. I my...

I would take 3-4 in a heart beat. The 44 cow is not so appealing. The two EXT mommas are excellent. I would agree with the 42 cow's topline but look at the depth of muscle in that gal! She brings a lot of good to the table! Some corrective breeding should get you some spectacular animals...

That doesn't look like mucus to me. It appears to be an intestinal worm maybe stuck in the mucus. Has she been wormed and possibly sloughing a rather large specimen? I would describe the mucus associated with birth as stringy but more like a glob of goo :)

I wonder if a barn similar with a clear alley could be used with a bale buster to fee round bales?

A very humble thank you Doc and Brandonm22. You have expressed my feelings exactly. George

Sounds like a good F1. That is why I am going to raise black white face heifers off of pure bred registered Angus. Can't beat the true three way cross for hybred vigor!

On the cattle show Dr. McMurry made reference to the average calf size and his proposed 1200# cow. The two stats didn't match. If I remember right that on average to get the average sized calf you would need a 1350# cow. I found it odd that he was promoting reducing the cow size when the...

Sorry Freddie but your "simple" explaination of F1's is too simple. F1's come from pure breeding parents. Breeding cross bred animals DOES NOT give an F1 generations. But it does give the NEXT generation. ;-)

When selecting bulls I CATAGORIES the available bulls. Each catagory (EPD) has a minimum to recieve a top rating and another minimum value to recieve a second place rating. I select for ww, yw, milk, rea, and imf and actual yearling weight. I then rank the bulls according to the total they...

True... I do select bulls that I feel will I improve my cows. (which is nearly any bull :D ) However I only use proven bulls that are phenotypically to my liking. Are some of our new embryo calves better than what we have otherwise. NO doubt. You can really see there are a couple that are...

Woranch's comment about heifers being genetically superior is a misconception that many carry or fall prey to (myself included). The pedigree of an animal is only the lineage that they came from. They are offspring of parents that may have great attributes but also have weaknesses...

I would agree that the bull gets the bum rap. Calving problems are associated with the bull and he alone is responsible for changing the bw. My opinion is that if you have a cow that has trouble having a 100lb calf that cow should be culled. If we put as much effort into increase the calving...

if the definition of a big cow is 1250+ when would this cow be wieghed? Before calving? after weaning? after calving? p.s. Novtech I went to the web site on cooking prime rib and I am drooling over my keyboard! :lol: The seven course meal is something I will have to duplicate. ( don't know...

greenie, What's a featherneck :?: