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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 790326" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Egads; Two and a half years old? What did you do, buy someone's non-breeders? I'd want mine to have a calf almost ready to wean by that age.</p><p>Ideally, you'd want any non-Zebu breed heifer to calve out before 27 months of age - the sutures of their pelvic bones fuse around that age, and if you can get 'em calved out before then, there's just a little more 'spread' or 'wiggle room' available to push a calf out.</p><p></p><p>Agree with novaman that they *should* be able to deliver a calf from a bull with a 2.1 BW epd - that's less than breed average for Angus, but unless they've changed their rating, ABS was not rating Legacy as a heifer bull - but those 3 and 4-star ratings are based on calving ease in heifers calving at 2 yrs of age.</p><p></p><p>I'd looked at Legacy to downsize and improve $EN on some larger-framed, light-muscled SimAngus cows in the herd, but his WW & YW are below breed average, and, in particular, his -5 CEM made him a no-starter for me, as I'm keeping heifers. </p><p>I know some folks who've been pleased with the muscling on their Legacy bull calves, but he just didn't fit my needs, but may be just what you're looking for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 790326, member: 12607"] Egads; Two and a half years old? What did you do, buy someone's non-breeders? I'd want mine to have a calf almost ready to wean by that age. Ideally, you'd want any non-Zebu breed heifer to calve out before 27 months of age - the sutures of their pelvic bones fuse around that age, and if you can get 'em calved out before then, there's just a little more 'spread' or 'wiggle room' available to push a calf out. Agree with novaman that they *should* be able to deliver a calf from a bull with a 2.1 BW epd - that's less than breed average for Angus, but unless they've changed their rating, ABS was not rating Legacy as a heifer bull - but those 3 and 4-star ratings are based on calving ease in heifers calving at 2 yrs of age. I'd looked at Legacy to downsize and improve $EN on some larger-framed, light-muscled SimAngus cows in the herd, but his WW & YW are below breed average, and, in particular, his -5 CEM made him a no-starter for me, as I'm keeping heifers. I know some folks who've been pleased with the muscling on their Legacy bull calves, but he just didn't fit my needs, but may be just what you're looking for. [/QUOTE]
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