Run of heifer calfs

[sim.-ang.king]

I'm at 100% bulls.


course I've only had 2 so far.

 

[Fire Sweep Ranch]

We had all bulls in the fall, and the first three this spring were bulls, now 2 heifers. Next one due the first of April. Then two cows that follow are sexed carrying bulls. So, even if the next one is a heifer the bulls outnumber the heifers this spring!

 

[gizmom]

102 calves 47 heifers.

Gizmom

 

[shadyhollownj]

6 bulls 2 heifers and 7 more to go. 4 are AI so hopefully they are heifers. Got some big goggles at least on the last bull calved about an hour ago. Pigment sells a man from the third world once said.

 

[Nesikep]

ShadyHollownj, I'm in the same position you are... first two calves are both linebred heifers, now 6 bull calves in a row, 12 to go for a total of 20 if all goes as it should... So with 8 down I have no replacements yet, and I think I only have about 3 cows in the upcoming bunch I'd like a heifer from, and one of them has had 10 heifers and 5 bulls in her life so far... Not looking good for a replacement heifer year for me, and I have 4 cows I'd rather get rid of than keep another year, but with this I might be stuck with some of them another year.

It was an interesting thread... I didn't have great conception first cycle (natural breeding) this year... only about 65% on first cycle, the rest, except one on the second, and she's always late (One I'd like to get rid of)

 

[glacierridge]

All I have to say is...

Make it stop.
We need STEERS for the market animal show.
Oi.

 

[Anonymous]

One property is now at 100% heifers and another property is 100% bulls. With 10 left to calve yet

 

[Rosielou]

We're at 60% heifers this season.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I was at about 50%. But now all of my first calf heifers are having heifers.

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

We won't start calving until mid-May, but I'm hoping for steer calves on the X-breeding we did. Have enough heifers for now, but could use some boys for future butcher beef.

 

[3waycross]

I finished at 70% bulls for the year.

 

[Taurus]

six out of 19 calves are heifers.

 

[Nesikep]

Well, I have one left (in may some time), and my count is 9 heifers 11 steers.. I think I might have the 4 replacements I want to keep, but certainly none to spare.

 

[Anonymous]

2 more heifers. That's 80%.

 

[highgrit]

I from what I've been seeing, it looks like 4 to 1 and the bulls are winning. :banana:

 

[Nesikep]

Poor boys will have to fight for girlfriends! My second calvers both had heifers, and 3 of the 4 first timers had bulls