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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1301135" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Nah.. it was time for them to go.. they had enough chances (they were about 6-7 years old and had never made anything decent).. I only kept them because I had the feed, until this winter. The 2 mini cows, I'll give them a few years... by their 3rd calf if I'm not impressed I might have something better to replace them with.. I am glad I didn't judge Chroma by her first calf, she made up for it with her 3rd, the two minis might do the same. I saw my best heifer calf (8X, Katima) beside Sofa 2V and except for width and depth that comes with age, they're darned close to the same size.</p><p></p><p>Though it's not my goal to have higher frame score cows, once I've decided to keep them and they grow taller than expected I won't cull them for that alone.. I have a 12 year old shorthorn cow that's built about like a Holstein... She milks like one too though and raises nice calves.. she's mean as heck at calving, but her heifers have all been good, and one is exceptional. </p><p></p><p>Tera, 1X, the leggy one comes from Mega, who's anything but leggy.. and maternal sister to Sofa the short and fat "mini"... sometimes you just don't know how the genes will line up.. She also is shy at the feeder, so she doesn't get as much to eat, compounding the problem.</p><p>The other heifer Katima, 8X is taller than average. Perhaps the pictures don't show it, but she actually does have the stoutness to go with it... she's a 7/8th sister to Tera! (different great-grand dam).. Their mothers are 3/4 sisters and are very similar. </p><p>I will try to dig up pictures of the Limo bull's mother. I know I have one somewhere from when we went to look at him.. she was a nice cow. I'll also look for a picture of my bull from when he was a month old.. I could see he carried himself like a bull should from an early age... I have a picture of a full brother to him as well that I sold, but didn't pass his BSE due to a crooked penis, which was terribly unfortunate.. he was more impressive in build than his brother</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1301135, member: 9096"] Nah.. it was time for them to go.. they had enough chances (they were about 6-7 years old and had never made anything decent).. I only kept them because I had the feed, until this winter. The 2 mini cows, I'll give them a few years... by their 3rd calf if I'm not impressed I might have something better to replace them with.. I am glad I didn't judge Chroma by her first calf, she made up for it with her 3rd, the two minis might do the same. I saw my best heifer calf (8X, Katima) beside Sofa 2V and except for width and depth that comes with age, they're darned close to the same size. Though it's not my goal to have higher frame score cows, once I've decided to keep them and they grow taller than expected I won't cull them for that alone.. I have a 12 year old shorthorn cow that's built about like a Holstein... She milks like one too though and raises nice calves.. she's mean as heck at calving, but her heifers have all been good, and one is exceptional. Tera, 1X, the leggy one comes from Mega, who's anything but leggy.. and maternal sister to Sofa the short and fat "mini"... sometimes you just don't know how the genes will line up.. She also is shy at the feeder, so she doesn't get as much to eat, compounding the problem. The other heifer Katima, 8X is taller than average. Perhaps the pictures don't show it, but she actually does have the stoutness to go with it... she's a 7/8th sister to Tera! (different great-grand dam).. Their mothers are 3/4 sisters and are very similar. I will try to dig up pictures of the Limo bull's mother. I know I have one somewhere from when we went to look at him.. she was a nice cow. I'll also look for a picture of my bull from when he was a month old.. I could see he carried himself like a bull should from an early age... I have a picture of a full brother to him as well that I sold, but didn't pass his BSE due to a crooked penis, which was terribly unfortunate.. he was more impressive in build than his brother [/QUOTE]
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