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Calving seaon 2016 for me
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<blockquote data-quote="creekdrive" data-source="post: 1326740" data-attributes="member: 21216"><p>Sometimes the combinations the big calves come from can really surprise a person. This year we had a couple big ones from cows that have never had more than an 80 lb calf ever. The one girl comes from a cow line that for 30 years has never had a calf over 85 lbs. This year was her 4th calf, 108 lb bull. The sire is definitely not a heifer bull, average bw is probably 90 lbs. I would've expected her calf to be in the 80s... Oh well he will get a band when he gets vaccinated & I'm sure will make a dandy steer & she'll head to a different pasture this summer now that we know what that combination gives us. Another cow with the same bull this year had an 82lb bull calf - her bull calf the year before was 90lb with a much more consistent low birthweight (average probably 80lb) sire. You just never know for sure what you are going to get.</p><p></p><p>How many do you have left to calve now Nesi? Any heifers left to go?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="creekdrive, post: 1326740, member: 21216"] Sometimes the combinations the big calves come from can really surprise a person. This year we had a couple big ones from cows that have never had more than an 80 lb calf ever. The one girl comes from a cow line that for 30 years has never had a calf over 85 lbs. This year was her 4th calf, 108 lb bull. The sire is definitely not a heifer bull, average bw is probably 90 lbs. I would've expected her calf to be in the 80s... Oh well he will get a band when he gets vaccinated & I'm sure will make a dandy steer & she'll head to a different pasture this summer now that we know what that combination gives us. Another cow with the same bull this year had an 82lb bull calf - her bull calf the year before was 90lb with a much more consistent low birthweight (average probably 80lb) sire. You just never know for sure what you are going to get. How many do you have left to calve now Nesi? Any heifers left to go? [/QUOTE]
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