The other day I was looking a lautners bulls. there was a bull called highlander. 50 lb birthweight. Highlander was out of a highlander bull and a cunia daughter. I think that is right. My first thought was a true heifer bull with several things that might make him ok to use. Hair and Cunia. Might just work. <cowboy>
He may have a 50 lb. birth weight, but what is the other 1/2 of his pedigree? If it's not calving ease on that side too, several of his calves wont be either. It might just be me, but he looks like all fluff & maybe not that eye appealing without it.
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If a Highlander composite is even an option, I can think of what I consider to be a MUCH better option ^^^, if you don't mind a smaller framed calf, which you'd also possibly/probably get with a Highlander cross. And you wouldn't get a bigger birth weight calf when the dam's side kicks in. And you can register the calf in my option & show it at any major show as a junior & at most major shows in an open show. And you'd still have plenty of hair if it was kept in a cooler & if it didn't have hair, it would still look good. And although I am not pointing at them, I am also including Dori's & Lazy G's bulls in that MUCH better option.
But, if I had to go with one of the bulls previously mentioned in this thread, I would go with Gigolo Joe... IF he has enough calving ease, he looks like a real nice bull with a lot to offer. But, since this heifer is smaller, she may need something that's 100% calving ease, not something that may only be 85-90%. I honestly don't know if G.J. is that type of bull or if he isn't... someone that knows his calving abilities would be able to answer that question much better than I.
BTW, that is a nice looking heifer that looks like she will make a good cow.
