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<blockquote data-quote="Rustler9" data-source="post: 138224" data-attributes="member: 440"><p>I agree with Greenwillow about the Hereford as I posted earlier-I don't see why you wouldn't go with that for the baldy calf. I also agree with stocky about the Longhorn bull-of course Longhorn is my breed of choice but I don't usually recommend them on this board because it seems that most people are against them anyway. But if you shop around and buy a solid color Longhorn bull either black or red you will definitely get a decent calf and with the solid red or black mamas you should get more solid color calves. The calves will weigh about 50 lbs. at birth but should take off like rockets. I can guarantee that they will grow and it's doubtful that they will have many of the Longhorn characteristics unless they do show some of the Longhorn spots. I'm assuming that your heifers are polled so you'll get at least 80% polled calves. The polled gene is dominant even if the bull has huge horns. One thing you won't have to do with using the Longhorn bull is have to lose sleep at night worrying about hard births. Those heifers will slip you out a live, healthy calf that you can market in a few months as opposed to some other breed bulls that may make you lose the calf and sometimes the moma with a difficult birth. I just priced a solid black weanling this morning to a guy who's looking to breed his first time black Angus heifers to a Longhorn for just the reasons that we are discussing now. Good luck in whatever you choose, it sounds like you have some time to make up your mind. what ever you choose to do I would stay away from Charolais, Limousin and Simmental. Not knocking these breeds at all, they are just not for first calf heifers unless you are into risk taking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rustler9, post: 138224, member: 440"] I agree with Greenwillow about the Hereford as I posted earlier-I don't see why you wouldn't go with that for the baldy calf. I also agree with stocky about the Longhorn bull-of course Longhorn is my breed of choice but I don't usually recommend them on this board because it seems that most people are against them anyway. But if you shop around and buy a solid color Longhorn bull either black or red you will definitely get a decent calf and with the solid red or black mamas you should get more solid color calves. The calves will weigh about 50 lbs. at birth but should take off like rockets. I can guarantee that they will grow and it's doubtful that they will have many of the Longhorn characteristics unless they do show some of the Longhorn spots. I'm assuming that your heifers are polled so you'll get at least 80% polled calves. The polled gene is dominant even if the bull has huge horns. One thing you won't have to do with using the Longhorn bull is have to lose sleep at night worrying about hard births. Those heifers will slip you out a live, healthy calf that you can market in a few months as opposed to some other breed bulls that may make you lose the calf and sometimes the moma with a difficult birth. I just priced a solid black weanling this morning to a guy who's looking to breed his first time black Angus heifers to a Longhorn for just the reasons that we are discussing now. Good luck in whatever you choose, it sounds like you have some time to make up your mind. what ever you choose to do I would stay away from Charolais, Limousin and Simmental. Not knocking these breeds at all, they are just not for first calf heifers unless you are into risk taking. [/QUOTE]
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