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<blockquote data-quote="3waycross" data-source="post: 523436" data-attributes="member: 6713"><p>Joy those are sure good lookin calves. I thought at first that those birth weights were kinda hi but they are not even 7% of their mothers weight. Not much different than an 1150lb Angus being expected to deliver a 75 pound calf without assistance. </p><p></p><p>The real key is if you're good with keeping 1500 to 1800 lb cows then those calf weights are not that high. I think I saw on the Sask Valley Shorthorn website that their bull calves avg'd 98 lbs and heifers around 92, and those are shorthorns. If I'm not mistaken one of the foundation breeds of the Beefmasters is shorthorn,so those birth weights are not that unusual. Besides we have found out in recent years that structure has caused us far more problems than weight for calving ease.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your calves they sure look good to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3waycross, post: 523436, member: 6713"] Joy those are sure good lookin calves. I thought at first that those birth weights were kinda hi but they are not even 7% of their mothers weight. Not much different than an 1150lb Angus being expected to deliver a 75 pound calf without assistance. The real key is if you're good with keeping 1500 to 1800 lb cows then those calf weights are not that high. I think I saw on the Sask Valley Shorthorn website that their bull calves avg'd 98 lbs and heifers around 92, and those are shorthorns. If I'm not mistaken one of the foundation breeds of the Beefmasters is shorthorn,so those birth weights are not that unusual. Besides we have found out in recent years that structure has caused us far more problems than weight for calving ease. Good luck with your calves they sure look good to me. [/QUOTE]
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