Post your most exciting matings!

[bryan6807]

Dr. Who x GVC Suh/Aunt B heifer calf. really excited about the potential of this one.

 

[Spencer10218]

Shortbreeder I like him a lot. I would say that this was a successful venture

 

[shortybreeder]

Thank you Spencer! He's growing really well, and is only about 2 weeks old in that picture (taken Saturday). He was born unassisted, about 75lbs. He hasn't been exposed to people very much, but once we start to treat him he should come around rather quickly.

 

[HomeRaised]

Believe in Me X Jakes Proud Jazz(PB Shorthorn) - Due with a steer
Jawbreaker X Totally Tuned/Sooner - Due with a heifer
Direct Whiskey X Blindside/Witch Doctor - Due with a heifer

This is the BIM X JPJ steer. He came out a rockstar and has continued to be one.

 

[shortybreeder]

Well, we are on our way back from NAILE and I figured I should post a follow-up picture of the bull calf I posted earlier on this thread.

 

[CRS]

Like everyone else, trying to plan next year's breedings.  The first is the Monopoly out of our Blue Thriller x Brutus/Vegas.  Second is a Maternal Perfection out of a Who Da Man x Kadabra.  The MAB we posted sold a few months ago, Blue steer is also sold.  The Maternal Perfection is staying, would be too hard to replace, love everything about her, she is a lot thicker than I thought she would be. 

 

[SJcattle]

We are very excited for our Biss Element 79 x Eionmor Lily 43Z.
Lily is due first part of January. Hoping for a heifer calf. I seen a few Element 79 heifers and drool over them.

 

[SeannyT]

Went with some favourites from the past when AI'ing this spring. We are expecting calves from Highfield Irish Mist, Poplar Park Mist 4R and JT Titan 3T. This represents the use of a son (Titan), sire (4R) and grandsire (Irish Mist; pedigree at http://www.poplarparkfarm.com/titan3t.html).

We are also excited for embryos from JT Goldie 3P X  Highfield Irish Mist and Saskvalley Myrtle 83N X Saskvalley Ramrod 155R matings. Spring can't come fast enough!

 

[justintime]

We will have an interesting set of calves starting in January this year. I'm looking forward to our first Kamilaroi Meat Packer and Sprys On Target calves. Both these bulls are Aussie bulls that we bought into. We also bred about 40 to HC Free Spirit 6Y ET ( shown in my avatar) as his first complete calf crop is very good. There will also be quite a few by HC Bluebook 22B ET who is one of the best we ever produced. There will also be 28-30 ET calves from several sires and our best donors. There will also be calves from some other bulls like Muridale Buster 14K, Ready Go, HC Mist's Return, DF Waco 6W ET and HC FL Touchdown 123T.  Looking forward to a great calf crop. Hopefully we can get some rain to have lots of grass to develop them on.

 

[aj]

Sodhouse Theoplolis had 5 cows to breed. I have hopes for him......he'll be two in Feb I think. The one day he was excited about the mating process when I checked em.

 

[shortii]

Shorthorn
Sonny X Myrtle Beau
Charisma X Rosewood

Shorthorn Plus
Doc Holiday X Rosewood
Vegas X Anchor Angus

 

[cowboy_nyk]

We've got embryo calves coming from our National Champ Female (TC Stout) and SAV Resource.  I can't wait!

 

[jaimiediamond]

I am very excited about next year, and our future in the Shorthorn business.

I have manage to convince my husband that cattle are an investment and have purchased some additions to my (I mean our) program first being two embryos (one of which took) from justintime sired by The Grove Kookaburra W735 and out of Pakaraka Legend's Rose A005.  Even more exciting I also managed to get an outstanding rising three year old female by Paintearth Rama 53U from "hilltop"on steerplanet AI'ed to Saskvalley Ultra 12J. 

Other exciting matings I am having involve flushing my two most prolific females Diamond Whitney Maid 14W (rising 8) to The Grove Kookaburra W735 resulting in eight embryos two of which I implanted fresh resulting in two pregnancies.  The other female being Diamond Minnie Searle 11S (rising 10) to Balmoral Oak's Eagle 9X resulting in ten embryos two of which I implanted fresh also resulting in pregnancies.  Diamond Minnie Searle 11S is also confirmed in calf AI to Diamond Belvedere 29B. 

I have seven calves coming from ET and AI work which is a first for me.

My natural mating's include
2- Herbourne B Manitoba Gus 13Z
4- Diamond Lord Belmore 56B
6- Diamond Braveheart 21B (pictured at just over 12 months)

 

[Duncraggan]

I like the look of the B. Oak's Eagle bull, he has a great hindquarter and an exceptional masculine wedge shape to him. He should breed great females!

 

[Diamond]

I'm beyond excited for the calves we have due at Scarpa Ledge, here are a few stand outs I'm looking forward to.

Simmentals

  BrokerX Miss Usa ET calf
3 STF Royal Affair X H P F Ms Crocus
One Eye Jack out of my CNS Black Star daughter
Vindication X monopoly (m lazy heart)

Angus:
SAV Brilliance X Fancy Chance Lady 62 

Shorthorn +
I have two full sibs to Sara Sullivan's SULL Roses are Red (Red Reward X SULL Red Rosemary -2 ET CL) one is due to monoply, the other, Daddy's money

Shorthorn + out of monopoly due to daddy's money, she was a super competitive heifer for us

BIM X SULL Jaylynn 0904


We have a bunch more, and our clean up bull is a Full sib to 2010 national champion chi heifer in Louisville. I'm honestly looking forward to the late night no sleep calving season.

 

[HAB]

Moto Moto heifer calf out of a Pericles daughter.  Bred to be a TANK.

Here is an updated picture of the Moto Moto sired heifer calf out of a Pericles daughter.

She didn't disappoint.

 

[librarian]

I'm hoping for a heifer from mating this Shorthorn bull to this Galloway cow.
This year I got a bull calf from this same mating that, so far, is extra long, extra deep and extra fluid.
(yes, I know heterosis does that... Why not utilize it?)

 

[HomeRaised]

The red steer is a BIM X JPJ that was reserve shorthorn plus last weekend at Lima Ohio.

The black heifer is a Rodger That X Sooner/Lifeline that found her way into a replacement pen after having a little extra shot of crazy.

 

[DDT]

Hey Sizzler14, how did that Steel Whiskey X Monopoly mating come out???

 

[FLTwistedCattle]

No Worries X Walks Alone X lifeline/Meyer
First 2Pictured at 5hrs old, 3rd picture at 2 weeks: heifer
Really excited about her!!