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<blockquote data-quote="Dylan Biggs" data-source="post: 765617" data-attributes="member: 14282"><p>Thank you every one for the kind comments. </p><p></p><p>Kingfisher, we are located in east central Alberta about a 3 hour drive Northeast of Calgary, if that helps.</p><p></p><p>40-4147, based on past experience they may not gain quite as well as in dryer years. That being said for the bunch as a whole 2 lbs is realistic for the grass conditions and the condition the cattle went to grass in.They may do more but it seldom pays to be too optimistic with projections. On our individually gain tested bull prospects which are the top end to begin with 3 lbs plus group average is not unusual. I can give you an actual gain in the fall to see if my estimate was close.</p><p></p><p>WichitaLineMan, yeah, they have already changed a bunch since the middle of May when they went to grass.</p><p></p><p>djinwa, I know what you mean about all that grass in the ditch.</p><p></p><p>The commercial cows are bred multi sire. The purebreds are mostly Black just a handful of registered reds and some red carriers. The last 4 years I have been using our red carrier sire on the whole bunch. May or may not be the best idea but a good bull is worth using in my books regardless of color carrier status. The out cross reds are the bonus. We only raise a handful of bulls and mostly for our own use anyway. We only sell a few bulls. </p><p></p><p>Our marketing focus or I should my dear wife Colleen's focus the last 15 years has been adding value to our market cattle through our niche market branded beef program.</p><p></p><p>Our small seed stock production is really just a by-product of our meat program which eases most culling decisions. :tiphat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dylan Biggs, post: 765617, member: 14282"] Thank you every one for the kind comments. Kingfisher, we are located in east central Alberta about a 3 hour drive Northeast of Calgary, if that helps. 40-4147, based on past experience they may not gain quite as well as in dryer years. That being said for the bunch as a whole 2 lbs is realistic for the grass conditions and the condition the cattle went to grass in.They may do more but it seldom pays to be too optimistic with projections. On our individually gain tested bull prospects which are the top end to begin with 3 lbs plus group average is not unusual. I can give you an actual gain in the fall to see if my estimate was close. WichitaLineMan, yeah, they have already changed a bunch since the middle of May when they went to grass. djinwa, I know what you mean about all that grass in the ditch. The commercial cows are bred multi sire. The purebreds are mostly Black just a handful of registered reds and some red carriers. The last 4 years I have been using our red carrier sire on the whole bunch. May or may not be the best idea but a good bull is worth using in my books regardless of color carrier status. The out cross reds are the bonus. We only raise a handful of bulls and mostly for our own use anyway. We only sell a few bulls. Our marketing focus or I should my dear wife Colleen's focus the last 15 years has been adding value to our market cattle through our niche market branded beef program. Our small seed stock production is really just a by-product of our meat program which eases most culling decisions. :tiphat: [/QUOTE]
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