Backbone Ranch
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The calves have been weaned for almost a month now. Weaning was uneventful, other than a few calves escaping into the front yard. We have selected 9 heifers to retain from this spring's calf crop, most of which, are sired by BB Backbone's General. There are a few others that are AI sired that we are keeping back.
302 Heifer- This was our first calf of the year out of a first calf heifer. Her dam broke her nose as a calf, but she did a pretty decent job with this one, weaning 55% of her body weight. Her sire is Red Butte Pelion, a Murray Grey bull from 1977. She is a granddaughter of the New Zealand bull, Ballee Thumbs Up, and a great granddaughter of the Australian import, Cadella Park Golden Boy.
306 Heifer- This is a BB Backbone's General daughter out of Ozark Sugar, a 2012 model. Ozark Sugar has been an extraordinarily consistent heifer producer for us, and this year is no different.
310 Heifer- This is a BB Backbone's General heifer out of a BB Uncle Tony cow. This was the first heifer calf that she has had to date. Her full brothers from 2019 and 2021 made the cut as herd bulls and are working in herds in Texas and Missouri.
312 Heifer- This heifer is one of my favorites. Her dam is a 2011 model and is a full sibling to our previous herdsire, BB Uncle Tony. This is only the second heifer calf that she has had since 2015. She too is a BB Backbone's General daughter.
316 Heifer- This heifer is a unique combination of genetics. Her dam is one of the only daughters of Balmoral Elation to be born in the last 3 decades, and she is sired by BB Backbone's General. She has more frame and growth than our herd average.
318 Heifer- We have had a handful of nice Ballee Thumbs Up daughters in the last few years and this one is no different. Like her dam, she is a bit shorter-necked and not quite as feminine, but they do breed really well. Our oldest Ballee Thumbs Up daughters are raising their first calves now. They have really nice udders and milk well.
320 Heifer- This last heifer is a BB Backbone's General daughter out of a BB Uncle Tony cow. She is thick, well-muscled, and still maintains her femininity. I wish we had a dozen more like her.
302 Heifer- This was our first calf of the year out of a first calf heifer. Her dam broke her nose as a calf, but she did a pretty decent job with this one, weaning 55% of her body weight. Her sire is Red Butte Pelion, a Murray Grey bull from 1977. She is a granddaughter of the New Zealand bull, Ballee Thumbs Up, and a great granddaughter of the Australian import, Cadella Park Golden Boy.
306 Heifer- This is a BB Backbone's General daughter out of Ozark Sugar, a 2012 model. Ozark Sugar has been an extraordinarily consistent heifer producer for us, and this year is no different.
310 Heifer- This is a BB Backbone's General heifer out of a BB Uncle Tony cow. This was the first heifer calf that she has had to date. Her full brothers from 2019 and 2021 made the cut as herd bulls and are working in herds in Texas and Missouri.
312 Heifer- This heifer is one of my favorites. Her dam is a 2011 model and is a full sibling to our previous herdsire, BB Uncle Tony. This is only the second heifer calf that she has had since 2015. She too is a BB Backbone's General daughter.
316 Heifer- This heifer is a unique combination of genetics. Her dam is one of the only daughters of Balmoral Elation to be born in the last 3 decades, and she is sired by BB Backbone's General. She has more frame and growth than our herd average.
318 Heifer- We have had a handful of nice Ballee Thumbs Up daughters in the last few years and this one is no different. Like her dam, she is a bit shorter-necked and not quite as feminine, but they do breed really well. Our oldest Ballee Thumbs Up daughters are raising their first calves now. They have really nice udders and milk well.
320 Heifer- This last heifer is a BB Backbone's General daughter out of a BB Uncle Tony cow. She is thick, well-muscled, and still maintains her femininity. I wish we had a dozen more like her.
