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ABitofsense · 12-06-2019 4:17pm

What are lads bulling AAx heifers with? I have put a couple of Limousins (Knell) on a few of them this year to see how they perform.

High bike · 12-06-2019 8:31pm

ABitofsense wrote: »

What are lads bulling AAx heifers with? I have put a couple of Limousins (Knell) on a few of them this year to see how they perform.

what age are they?

ABitofsense · 13-06-2019 9:51am

16-18 months

High bike · 13-06-2019 10:46am

ABitofsense wrote: »

16-18 months

They should manage away ok at that age he's supposed to be easy calving, I'd be trying a proven easy calver on heifers myself maybe a saler, sa2153 is handy enough calved and bringing nice stock

squinn2912 · 13-06-2019 11:34am

Any of you ever try Stoneyroyd Halcyon Matrix shorthorn bull before?

50HX · 14-06-2019 7:09pm

Have an older cow coming get near the end, no matter what I AI her to she calves no bother

Hope to get a replacemenet off the last few calves off her

In heat for the morning should I go

Zch/ fsz/ nin/ mzt/ ahz/adx...........my pot is running low

She,s a lm/ch cow

What would ye think lads??

tanko · 14-06-2019 7:56pm

50HX wrote: »

Have an older cow coming get near the end, no matter what I AI her to she calves no bother

Hope to get a replacemenet off the last few calves off her

In heat for the morning should I go

Zch/ fsz/ nin/ mzt/ ahz/adx...........my pot is running low

She,s a lm/ch cow

What would ye think lads??

I think you need to get yourself some straws of good Simmental or Limousin maternal bulls.
Not much of a choice there, ZCH or NiN might be your best bet out of them.

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50HX · 14-06-2019 8:05pm

tanko wrote: »

I think you need to get yourself some straws of good Simmental or Limousin maternal bulls.
Not much of a choice there, ZCH or NiN might be your best bet out of them.

I have APZ but daughter calving is v high

Need to burn down through what I have if I can, have a lot of old blues but doubt they suit....stiq, dbz, edj, djh

I hear you on updating dating the pot tho

tanko · 14-06-2019 8:15pm

APZ is a waste of space, daughters are no use.
I dont like bluex cows, i see too many problems calving them around here.

50HX · 14-06-2019 8:22pm

tanko wrote: »

APZ is a waste of space, daughters are no use.
I dont like bluex cows, i see too many problems calving them around here.

I agree blues are too risky especially part time suckling, my terminal side is poor so need to invest in lm I think

tanko · 14-06-2019 11:13pm

I think Simmentals are worrh a try also, the bulls/bullocks are good sellers i find.

sonnybill · 15-06-2019 12:11am

TVR bull

bogman_bass · 16-06-2019 4:00pm

50HX wrote: »

Have an older cow coming get near the end, no matter what I AI her to she calves no bother

Hope to get a replacemenet off the last few calves off her

In heat for the morning should I go

Zch/ fsz/ nin/ mzt/ ahz/adx...........my pot is running low

She,s a lm/ch cow

What would ye think lads??

AHZ would be my pick from that but might be better saving by the straw for a heifer.
Add gives great calves but rubbish cows

Mac Taylor · 16-06-2019 9:54pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

AHZ would be my pick from that but might be better saving by the straw for a heifer.
Add gives great calves but rubbish cows

Hi bogman_bass, did you mean adx, I’ve kept 2 of my lmx cross (hca x fr) heifer calves as cows, the calved on their own and have a nice bag of milk, although one of them is questionable on docility which I think is coming from hca breeding rather than adx. Will be letting up 2 more this year.

50HX · 16-06-2019 10:42pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

AHZ would be my pick from that but might be better saving by the straw for a heifer.
Add gives great calves but rubbish cows

Have used adx down through the years but found the heifers went very beefy v early on me and decided against them for breeding

I've a good shot of ahz left and like you say I keep for heifers

tanko · 16-06-2019 11:17pm

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Hi bogman_bass, did you mean adx, I’ve kept 2 of my lmx cross (hca x fr) heifer calves as cows, the calved on their own and have a nice bag of milk, although one of them is questionable on docility which I think is coming from hca breeding rather than adx. Will be letting up 2 more this year.

HCA was a great bull, bred tanks of cattle but a lot of his calves had very poor docility.
Have one cow here off him, she's not very friendly for a few days after she calves.

squinn2912 · 19-06-2019 8:12pm

What’s your opinion on Ivor? Got three heifers just coming into the 280-285 days

Hard Knocks · 19-06-2019 9:58pm

squinn2912 wrote: »

What’s your opinion on Ivor? Got three heifers just coming into the 280-285 days

Is that LM4063?

squinn2912 · 19-06-2019 10:00pm

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Is that LM4063?

No LM2014

ABitofsense · 21-06-2019 10:31am

What AA bull are lads using for AAx 2nd & 3rd calvers? I have already used limousins on 1/2 the herd but father wants to add a few AA too. He has bulled 2 yesterday with AA2123

bogman_bass · 21-06-2019 8:22pm

Mac Taylor wrote: »

bogman_bass wrote: »

AHZ would be my pick from that but might be better saving by the straw for a heifer.
Add gives great calves but rubbish cows

Hi bogman_bass, did you mean adx, I’ve kept 2 of my lmx cross (hca x fr) heifer calves as cows, the calved on their own and have a nice bag of milk, although one of them is questionable on docility which I think is coming from hca breeding rather than adx. Will be letting up 2 more this year.

Sorry. Yeah ADX. Damn auto correct!

adne · 21-06-2019 10:50pm

Anyone using the Bova bull Loyal. Looks suitable for heifers

Lady Haywire · 22-06-2019 4:25pm

I've one March born Loyal calf. Looks a grand calf, not exceptionally muscley but shapey enough, touch short if anything.

Really liking the Cavelands Jolly heifer @ 2 weeks.

patsy_mccabe · 22-06-2019 4:51pm

That cavelands jolly heifer might make a good cow. He has the milk and fertility.

Lady Haywire · 22-06-2019 5:26pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That cavelands jolly heifer might make a good cow. He has the milk and fertility.

She's earmarked for it anyway, depending on how she does.

sonnybill · 23-06-2019 12:41am

What do ye think of the Munster/progressive new 5star replacement limo Cross Liam out of Ronick Hawk? I was going to use him in am on a 16 year old cow that I’d like to get a heifer off of ?

patsy_mccabe · 23-06-2019 10:38am

sonnybill wrote: »

What do ye think of the Munster/progressive new 5star replacement limo Cross Liam out of Ronick Hawk? I was going to use him in am on a 16 year old cow that I’d like to get a heifer off of ?

Fine looking bull from his photo. I'd be a bit wary of his calving figure, but if cow is big and square I'd chance him.

sonnybill · 23-06-2019 12:46pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Fine looking bull from his photo. I'd be a bit wary of his calving figure, but if cow is big and square I'd chance him.

Great figures and she would calf anything , 7 char bulls on the trot .. went with KEZ sim though

adne · 23-06-2019 2:56pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I've one March born Loyal calf. Looks a grand calf, not exceptionally muscley but shapey enough, touch short if anything.

Really liking the Cavelands Jolly heifer @ 2 weeks.

Cheers. Put loyal on a ped heifer. Thinking calving ease first

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