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<blockquote data-quote="redfornow" data-source="post: 781283" data-attributes="member: 1580"><p>Durango is a small framed meat wagon.</p><p>He was 5.5 or so by my eye deep with good structure and lots of pigment. Now its been a few years ago that I saw him, but he spent a summer here in ky..</p><p>Very free moving, I saw him in with 30 cows after the summer on forage and he looked great.</p><p></p><p>Now he is a heifer bull, in everyway. Dont try to make him what he aint... lol I tried.</p><p>I believed I could have it all, and was disappointed the first year I used him. Really I expected to much.</p><p></p><p>You are not going to get performance out of him.</p><p>I havnt found him to "press the scales down" Now he puts on pounds, but if weight is your only motivation. There are better bulls out there without a doubt that will put on more pounds quicker in the hereford breed.</p><p>But also if pounds is all your looking for... I think I would be more inclined to go char or simmie.</p><p></p><p>BUT... if you are looking for a bull that you can breed to heifers and get a live calf that will make great cows?</p><p>He is your guy. Moderate framed good milking, not great udders but very solid. </p><p>I have used both durango as sire and one of his sons. He is a useful bull. Just dont get carried away with the idea that come weaning time something special is gonna happen... Cause it aint. But the calves will be live, lively and solid.</p><p>They will not cost you much, and I have been very happy with the heifers so far.</p><p></p><p>As compared to 242 or progress he is much more of a performance bull, no dinks just not gonna be a curve bender.</p><p>I like progress more than 242, I am using a progress son on a number of Durnango sired calves this year. Spring will be the tale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redfornow, post: 781283, member: 1580"] Durango is a small framed meat wagon. He was 5.5 or so by my eye deep with good structure and lots of pigment. Now its been a few years ago that I saw him, but he spent a summer here in ky.. Very free moving, I saw him in with 30 cows after the summer on forage and he looked great. Now he is a heifer bull, in everyway. Dont try to make him what he aint... lol I tried. I believed I could have it all, and was disappointed the first year I used him. Really I expected to much. You are not going to get performance out of him. I havnt found him to "press the scales down" Now he puts on pounds, but if weight is your only motivation. There are better bulls out there without a doubt that will put on more pounds quicker in the hereford breed. But also if pounds is all your looking for... I think I would be more inclined to go char or simmie. BUT... if you are looking for a bull that you can breed to heifers and get a live calf that will make great cows? He is your guy. Moderate framed good milking, not great udders but very solid. I have used both durango as sire and one of his sons. He is a useful bull. Just dont get carried away with the idea that come weaning time something special is gonna happen... Cause it aint. But the calves will be live, lively and solid. They will not cost you much, and I have been very happy with the heifers so far. As compared to 242 or progress he is much more of a performance bull, no dinks just not gonna be a curve bender. I like progress more than 242, I am using a progress son on a number of Durnango sired calves this year. Spring will be the tale. [/QUOTE]
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