'23 Replacement Heifers

[TCRanch]

Dang, it was hard to narrow down because there were 4 other heifers I really wanted to keep, but these 6 made the cut this year. Well, contingent on their pelvic measurements in February.

Loaded & hauled all the other calves yesterday. Sweet relief! And now my life will be somewhat easier for a couple of months.

Beth Dutton is Bebe's 12th calf and a little Diva, sired by Willy.


Izzy is Pipsqueak's (Squeaker's) 11th calf and only the 2nd heifer she's ever produced. Squeaker was my first preemie/subsequent orphan. Sired by Woody.


Morning Glory is Glory B's 8th calf and sired by Willy.


Sparrow is Spring's 6th calf, sired by Woody


Peck is Piper's 2nd calf, sired by Woody (and I kept her 1st calf, Pepper, last year).


Bevo is from Bart, a first calf heifer, and sired by Tallywacker.

 

[Dsth]

nice group of replacements. They are a pretty lucky group to stay at home and join the rest of the herd.

 

[Warren Allison]

Dang, it was hard to narrow down because there were 4 other heifers I really wanted to keep, but these 6 made the cut this year. Well, contingent on their pelvic measurements in February.

Loaded & hauled all the other calves yesterday. Sweet relief! And now my life will be somewhat easier for a couple of months.

Beth Dutton is Bebe's 12th calf and a little Diva, sired by Willy.
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Izzy is Pipsqueak's (Squeaker's) 11th calf and only the 2nd heifer she's ever produced. Squeaker was my first preemie/subsequent orphan. Sired by Woody.
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Morning Glory is Glory B's 8th calf and sired by Willy.
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Sparrow is Spring's 6th calf, sired by Woody
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Peck is Piper's 2nd calf, sired by Woody (and I kept her 1st calf, Pepper, last year).
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Bevo is from Bart, a first calf heifer, and sired by Tallywacker.
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As nice a set of Angus heifers as I have seen. I can't help but notice your working facilities, too. Both shows y'all really know what you are doing. You didn't have a bull calf like them that you could send to @MurraysMutts do you?

 

[Josher]

From the pics my fav is 61326. Nice group of heifers

 

[TCRanch]

As nice a set of Angus heifers as I have seen. I can't help but notice your working facilities, too. Both shows y'all really know what you are doing. You didn't have a bull calf like them that you could send to @MurraysMutts do you?

Thank you! That's actually a portable corral and chute, except that it's essentially a permanent structure in the west 80. On the rare occasion it's moved and I need to catch &/or work a calf, I'll get it in the livestock shelter, pen it with the gates and secure with a halter tied to a brace.

@MurraysMutts if you want to wait another year, I'll keep a bull calf intact for you!

 

[TCRanch]

From the pics my fav is 61326. Nice group of heifers

She's the first heifer I've ever retained from her dam. Stout little girl and super docile.

 

[farmerjan]

Like the length on Bevo and Peck... Prefer the Woody and Tallywacker daughters... but they are all nice.

 

[Dave]

I saw the subject line as 23 replacement heifers. I thought she is really expanding the herd...............

 

[TCRanch]

I saw the subject line as 23 replacement heifers. I thought she is really expanding the herd...............

Calving out 23 heifers would quite possibly require a RX - for me!

 

[TCRanch]

Like the length on Bevo and Peck... Prefer the Woody and Tallywacker daughters... but they are all nice.

They come by the length honestly. Woody is like a freight train. He's also Bart's sire, so she's passing it on to Bevo.

 

[Texas G@l]

Good looking baby girls! Glad to hear you could hang on to them despite the drought.

All our calves are destined for the sale barn.... not enough hay to feed them through the winter and can't/won't pay $100+ per bale for outside hay.

 

[TCRanch]

Good looking baby girls! Glad to hear you could hang on to them despite the drought.

All our calves are destined for the sale barn.... not enough hay to feed them through the winter and can't/won't pay $100+ per bale for outside hay.

Thank you! I culled hard the last 2 years because of the drought but it still isn't one out, one in.

 

[gcreekrch]

I would like to see more depth in first and third heifers but they are all pretty nice.

 

[TCRanch]

I would like to see more depth in first and third heifers but they are all pretty nice.

Both sired by Willy. And if they're anything like him, they'll pack it on! He's 8308. But this is right after I pulled the bulls and he's practically svelte in this pic.