aussie_cowgirl
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Got these from my friend down home. Pulled him from a small heifer who wasn't over fat at all. Red Angus sire normally throws moderate calves so the heifer is on the cull list. 60kg so... 132lb.
Faith":3tze8uiz said:I don't think I've ever heard of a calf that big! Looks like it is doing well though, how is the momma cow?
Faith":mfwuigcn said:I don't think I've ever heard of a calf that big!
Aero":2lbqnc2l said:Faith":2lbqnc2l said:I don't think I've ever heard of a calf that big!
i saw some university research report that showed 1 calf at 170 lbs. : )
Oldtimer":2hswb7ia said:Aero":2hswb7ia said:Faith":2hswb7ia said:I don't think I've ever heard of a calf that big!
i saw some university research report that showed 1 calf at 170 lbs. : )
Oh Yeah!! I had a black baldy I pulled out of a 4 year old hereford cow that weighed 148 lbs-- and I know of some others that have had them over 150...
Why cull the heifer? Sounds like if she can have them that size without a zipper in her side she'd be the perfect one to keep..... :???: Good chances with the next one she will have no problems...
I'm convinced that some matchings nick better/worse than others- and being this is a crossbred- often heterosis sits in before the calf is born...
Aaron":kj633a68 said:I agree. Keep the heifer. There are apparently heifers out there that can't even have a 90 lb calf without problems. Those are the ones that need to go. One of my friends used to calve 130-160 lb calves regularly out of Simmental cows.
I've never heard that before, do you think 90 lb. is big? Most of my angus cross cows are in the 12-1400lb. range. I want them to have 80-90 lb. calves. My heifers will usually have them no problem, in fact out of the 10 I keep every year, it's been 3-4 years since I helped one, maybe more. My "heifer" bull is a plus 5 on BW. In my opinion, I don't like small BW bulls, calving ease doesn't always mean they gotta' have runts. I thought you had a bunch of brangus, with a Blonde bull. Surley you see 90lb. calves. gsMF135":1nw947wb said:Aaron":1nw947wb said:I agree. Keep the heifer. There are apparently heifers out there that can't even have a 90 lb calf without problems. Those are the ones that need to go. One of my friends used to calve 130-160 lb calves regularly out of Simmental cows.
wow 160lbs calves. I can't imagine a calf that size. I don't think its unreasonable for a heifer to need assistance with a 90lb calf. There are a lot of grown 1200lb cows that will have problems with a calf that size. how big are these simmental cows?
MF135":29zt2q8u said:Aaron":29zt2q8u said:I agree. Keep the heifer. There are apparently heifers out there that can't even have a 90 lb calf without problems. Those are the ones that need to go. One of my friends used to calve 130-160 lb calves regularly out of Simmental cows.
wow 160lbs calves. I can't imagine a calf that size. I don't think its unreasonable for a heifer to need assistance with a 90lb calf. There are a lot of grown 1200lb cows that will have problems with a calf that size. how big are these simmental cows?
Aaron":1bdgvw39 said:He liked big everything. :cowboy:
Beef Man":54mewh9m said:If the heifer is'nt hurt,keep her and see if she breeds back,she will always be able to calve,you would think. The real problem with these big calves IF they get born is they usually don't get up and get going like a normal calf do'es and in cold or snow'y weather they are a terribull problem. No place for them in a range situation. As it has been mentioned they are not necessarily the best doing or the top calf at weaning. I do beleive that sometimes they are the result of just being left in the oven to long! Have had 1 or 2 in the past out of Ai that run way over term and out of very easy calving heifer and bull and were quite big. Nature works in wonderous ways and just goes to show us that no matter how great our technology is there will always be unansured questions. Thats what makes life interesting!!
Stocker Steve":bfez2v2w said:Aaron":bfez2v2w said:He liked big everything. :cowboy:
Some guys are like that.