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Bizzum wrote: »

Last year's calf outta the PB Charolais cow heifer above. The calf is by the Lim bull FL22. Quality calf, he is very thick when you look along him. That's a CQA Simm bull calf in the background out of a BAx cow.
(I haven't mastered the art of posting several pics in the one post yet from the phone)

Chap in the background looks some animal. Do you keep on your own weanlings?

vanderbadger wrote: »

Chap in the background looks some animal. Do you keep on your own weanlings?

We sell all the bull weanlings. That's a nice calf alright, but he'll suffer in the ring because of his breed. The Simm weanlings don't sell as well as the Ch or Lim etc. They can make up a bit in the weight for age though.
Here's another Simm calf by Newry KFY off a BAx cow heifer. Better colour and a better calf.

Here's the 2 Sim calves together. And a Ch calf off our own Bull.

Bizzum wrote: »

Here's the 2 Simm calves this time.
CQA and KFY calves.

jez they look serious big, what weight are they

Bizzum wrote: »

Here's the 2 Simm calves this time.
CQA and KFY calves.

Lovely animal., is that the dam next to him?

vanderbadger wrote: »

jez they look serious big, what weight are they

I'll post the weights when we sell them, but they're probably heading for 500kgs, the bigger lad maybe over it.

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Lovely animal., is that the dam next to him?

It's not. The dam is a very good BA cow off Landais. I'll post a pic of her next.

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Wow. What age?

Both born within a couple of weeks, mid Oct last.

Bizzum wrote: »

BA cow by Landais, dam of Sim above, carrying her 5th calf to our Charolais bull this time.

"Any nuts sir"
......
"Fine I'll just be jumping through this hedge so"

Bizzum wrote: »

The weanlings got no nuts at grass, They were on good grass the whole time.
An ounce of breeding's worth a tonne of feeding!

Oh I agree 100%. But then again our plainer cows throw the best calves.
So maybe an ounce of knowledge with regards to back breeding?

Bizzum wrote: »

I'll post the weights when we sell them, but they're probably heading for 500kgs, the bigger lad maybe over it.



It's not. The dam is a very good BA cow off Landais. I'll post a pic of her next.



Both born within a couple of weeks, mid Oct last.

i sold a few in july and the heaviest were 460, yours are a good bit heavier definitely

Bizzum wrote: »

Here's the 2 Sim calves together. And a Ch calf off our own Bull.

Serious animals fair play. Have they eaten much ration atall??? Have a few aaxbrfr cows in calf to ba kilmoney Bruce, what would you think of them as breeding heifers?
I must try a few Simmental straws

I'm using mostly maternal bulls this year to breed my own replacements. So I was counting my chickens when the first of the autumn calvers had a heifer calf to the Limosin bull GWO today. Hes very high on maternal.

Small calf easily born


Followed shortly after by her younger brother


So there goes that plan of keeping her as a replacement:rolleyes:

But its the first set of twins I've had since so I'm still happy.:D

just do it wrote: »

The cow's maintained her condition well considering she's had twins. Looks a nice quiet type.

She's a Sim and they are mostly quiet anyway but shes very quiet alright. She has loads of milk and has a calving interval of 355 days and that was why I want replacements from her. I thought her temperament, milk and size combined with the lim would produce the ideal heifer. I posted her calf last year as well
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81405309&postcount=2863

and this is that calf now not yet a year old. She will be bulled in December hopefully.

Richk2012 wrote: »

Nice set pair of calves there towzer .
Pity about the heifer not going to be a breeder , but its not a bad situation your finding yourself in all the same ..

Was going to get some of those GWO straws but opted for TVR limo instead .
Up since 5 with a 2nd calver carrying DBZ BB .
Head and feet showing now so making progress .

When are your kilmoney br calves due ??

well dbz is was easy yes as long it was not blue mammy because he could be big big hips.

Richk2012 wrote: »

No she is a PB limo legs , but not an over big one to be honest ..
Calved away herself anyways , an average heifer calf .
Il throw up a pic when i get a chance

the same as i had ,i also had no mass on her bull calf until he was in the mart,only took notice of him then ,and even more notice when i came out of the sellers box.:D

johnpawl wrote: »

Serious animals fair play. Have they eaten much ration atall??? Have a few aaxbrfr cows in calf to ba kilmoney Bruce, what would you think of them as breeding heifers?
I must try a few Simmental straws

No nuts given at grass to them calves.

The BA x AA may well make decent cows, only one way to know, stick a few straws in them and see how it goes!
Oddly enough we have one AA x BA cow and she's not a good breeder, she's for the off this year.
Are ya happy with the K Bruce heifers?