Dream On

[OH Breeder]

I have never had any Dream On genetics til this year. I used him on a Northern Improvement x Macho/WMW first calf heifer. Had a beautiful little heifer calf. LIttle real little. She is lively but are Dream On's later maturing type cattle? Do they take some time to come on? She just started on creep seems to have a great appetite but is tiny going on month and half old. Just wondering. I know she is young has plenty of time.

 

[OH Breeder]

ALL YOU SIMMI PEOPLE AND NO ONE HAS RAISED A DREAM ON? ???

 

[sue]

Probably not the info you are looking for... however I had a bull customer a couple years ago.. say  his cattle "graded "great unitl he used a son of dream on.  I am not a sim breeder so cant say anything other then I sold him a BULL not sired by dream on!

 

[Gators Rule]

How about the first calf heifer?  Small framed?    I have a pasture full of Dream On daughters and granddaughters, including a g'son of Dream on.  My own daughters are larger than avg, but Dream On is a nice calving ease sire, and most of my DO's are a few pounds smaller than others.....but that can/will have more to do with the cow than the bull...

David

 

[OH Breeder]

How about the first calf heifer?   Small framed?    I have a pasture full of Dream On daughters and granddaughters, including a g'son of Dream on.   My own daughters are larger than avg, but Dream On is a nice calving ease sire, and most of my DO's are a few pounds smaller than others.....but that can/will have more to do with the cow than the bull...

David

The female did very well in show career. Northern Improvement put a tick more size in her. She is not huge by any means but is deep bodied and wide topped yet remains pretty feminine. Clean neck medium bone. Her dam is out of a Macho x WMW cow who is also more moderate framed. I wondered if the DO's tracked more the female side or were later maturing. We have always had great luck with Northern Improvement putting some grow in them. I do like how easy calving the Dream On heifer was and how vigorous she was.

 

[savaged]

I have two Dream On cows, and the one I raised (pictured below at about 14 months) was a very light birth weight.  I have a pic of her somewhere as a calf but could not find it.  She really grew slowly the first 6 months then just took off.  She is moderate framed but carries a lot of mass and bone.  

I purchased my other Dream On as a bred heifer so I did not see her as a baby, but she is a real ground sow and an above average size.  Her calf this spring is pictured, and so far she transmits great hair and depth to her calves.

If  she is correct and balanced stick with her!

 

[WKYIronMike]

Dream On for me adds Style, Neatness, eye appeal, calving ease, just a perfect design. Isn't really the bull to use for growth but he isn't terrible there neither. Remember the cow is also half of the calf. Sounds like to me the calf got a small BW from both sides of the pedigree. DO's are somewhat later maturing I think, but I'll bet you whatever, that the calf will have some style and a showy look to her as she matures. Our oldest herd bull is a Dream On son, out of a GW MR Maternal daughter, and he hasn't done anything but impress us since I was the high bidder at sale day. At the time I purchased him just because of his CE and the price, to put him with some heifers and then to resale him for a profit. Very Glad I didn't, the best dispositioned bull we've ever owned who stamps his calves the same way. The only characteristic I could ask more of out of him would be a bit more growth. He really sires alot like Dream On. I've Registered heifers and bulls out of him and they have all done nicely. Gonna miss him when he has to go one day! Love the Dream On X Power Stroke crosses, especially the females. OH Breeder, I'll bet that calf will shock you with her style in a few months. Good Luck!

 

[firesweepranch]

Dream On did not get his popularity from being a small, slow growing sire. His daughters are awesome, and still sought after today. My experience with DO calves are they are born small and really hit there prime as yearlings. Some grow better than others, but I think your calf should be fine. 
Keep us posted on how she does, I bet you will like her more and more as she grows!

 

[OH Breeder]

Really good info. Attached is a picture of granddam. Sorry for quality. Her daughter is a carbon copy of her except she has more volume overrall than her mother. The heifer is just so young I am hoping she is half of what the two females are.
thanks again for the information folks!!

 

[OH Breeder]

So this is baby. Dream On calf. sorry.....she is fancy just a little thing.

 

[WKYIronMike]

Nice styling little Dream On daughter. Love the Dream On heads and eye appeal.

 

[Simmgal]

Dream On for me adds Style, Neatness, eye appeal, calving ease, just a perfect design. Isn't really the bull to use for growth but he isn't terrible there neither. Remember the cow is also half of the calf. Sounds like to me the calf got a small BW from both sides of the pedigree. DO's are somewhat later maturing I think, but I'll bet you whatever, that the calf will have some style and a showy look to her as she matures. Our oldest herd bull is a Dream On son, out of a GW MR Maternal daughter, and he hasn't done anything but impress us since I was the high bidder at sale day. At the time I purchased him just because of his CE and the price, to put him with some heifers and then to resale him for a profit. Very Glad I didn't, the best dispositioned bull we've ever owned who stamps his calves the same way. The only characteristic I could ask more of out of him would be a bit more growth. He really sires alot like Dream On. I've Registered heifers and bulls out of him and they have all done nicely. Gonna miss him when he has to go one day! Love the Dream On X Power Stroke crosses, especially the females. OH Breeder, I'll bet that calf will shock you with her style in a few months. Good Luck!

I agree with this statement. Mine come small and take a while, but once they hit their stride, watch out! I have plenty of DO influence in my herd, and am impressed with their udder structure, calves and easy fleshing ability. He isn't a super pound adder, but come weaning time mine haven't been to far behind. I have a DO bull I am raising to show, a DO herd bull, and several DO calves that came small and seem to be fancy at a young age. DO is the go to for style and depth.

 

[JTM]

All you have to do is make her a late May calf and all will be fine. She would be a better performer and would really bring out the buyers!  <rock>




^Sarcasm^

 

[savaged]

I found the baby pic of our Dream On heifer from 2009 - as you can see at two months she was really small.  She was so small that I have very few pictures of her, as I did not have a lot of high hopes for her.

The second pic is in September (about 7 months old) at our county fair where she had just won her breed show - against some pretty good yearlings and two year olds too!  

The pic in my earlier post is her at about 14 months.   Today she is one of my best cows.

I'd say you have a pretty similar heifer to the one I started with.

 

[OH Breeder]

All you have to do is make her a late May calf and all will be fine. She would be a better performer and would really bring out the buyers!  <rock>




^Sarcasm^

So if you should happen to see her out this fall, she'll be a hold over Green.....  just had this conversation with another breeder recently. SHHHH.....

 

[JTM]

All you have to do is make her a late May calf and all will be fine. She would be a better performer and would really bring out the buyers!  <rock>




^Sarcasm^

So if you should happen to see her out this fall, she'll be a hold over Green.....  just had this conversation with another breeder recently. SHHHH.....

It's a game where you have to "join em, to beat em", and I just choose to lose...