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<blockquote data-quote="redcowsrule33" data-source="post: 790364" data-attributes="member: 8629"><p>By "heavy" do you mean muscled or fat? My biggest concern about heifers calving at over 3 years old is the amount of condition they could carry. In my experience if you want a bonafide train wreck calve out an old fat heifer. They can deposit a tremendous amount of fat in that pelvic canal. Do those heifers a favor and keep them from getting too fat, plus give them exercise so they are in shape and not feedlot lazy.</p><p></p><p>I am not an expert on BA EPD's, but I think I would go a bit more moderate in the calving ease department, especially when the bull's BW was only 82#. From what has been said on here it's probably the calve's shape that is making him harder calving and that is not something you want with these heifers in particular. I personally would go for an easier calving bull this time and if you still really like Legacy use him on the next go-around. JMHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redcowsrule33, post: 790364, member: 8629"] By "heavy" do you mean muscled or fat? My biggest concern about heifers calving at over 3 years old is the amount of condition they could carry. In my experience if you want a bonafide train wreck calve out an old fat heifer. They can deposit a tremendous amount of fat in that pelvic canal. Do those heifers a favor and keep them from getting too fat, plus give them exercise so they are in shape and not feedlot lazy. I am not an expert on BA EPD's, but I think I would go a bit more moderate in the calving ease department, especially when the bull's BW was only 82#. From what has been said on here it's probably the calve's shape that is making him harder calving and that is not something you want with these heifers in particular. I personally would go for an easier calving bull this time and if you still really like Legacy use him on the next go-around. JMHO. [/QUOTE]
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