SAV Bismarck Female

[BroncoFan]

This calf is out of a BismarckXChopper 1st calf heifer and a LuttonXMaine bull. He is standing on a downhill slope. He is a month old.

 

[cowboy_nyk]

Nice calf Bronco!  Looks like he's got some shape to him.  Looks promising.  Keep us updated.

 

[BroncoFan]

Nice calf Bronco!  Looks like he's got some shape to him.  Looks promising.  Keep us updated.

Thank you!! We were just glad to get a live calf out of our heifer. We know he's not a barn burner but we think he should be at least a competitive county fair and some state fairs steer. Our BismarckXChopper heifer is milking better than a lot of the 2nd calvers so this calf is getting plenty of groceries.

 

[cowboy_nyk]

Always the goal to get a solid, live calf the first time. Them Bismarck make great mommas.  Get her bred right next time and she'll have the milk to get you a great one  (thumbsup)

 

[BroncoFan]

Always the goal to get a solid, live calf the first time. Them Bismarck make great mommas.  Get her bred right next time and she'll have the milk to get you a great one  (thumbsup)

We are thinking of AI-ing to Comfort Zone (hoping for a heifer) this May before breeding her clubby down the road

 

[Dooder]

Every time I see a bizmark heifer bull or cow I really wish I could use him. But I am at too high of an altitude.

 

[StagecoachCattle]

Here is our Bismark, the semen come in the used tank I purchased and opted to use it on my heifer in my avatar photo.

The cow is a No Surprise daughter, small framed (3.5-4), heavily muscled, too fat and a PHAC. We had a hard winter, it stayed in double-digit negatives at night for several weeks and we had deep snow which kept the cows from getting any exercise....you might guess where this is going....the resulting heifer came 6 days early but was 86 pounds and a very hard pull. 

I am not sure how to feel about the results I do feel like I probably shouldn't have kept the heifer in the first place, but hindsight is 20/20. Anyways, the calf is a cutie, we named her Cinderella as she came on the first night of the NCAA tourney.  I'll have to get better photos when things aren't as gross and muddy.

I will likely go ahead and use him on a Daddy's Money heifer this year because I do like the looks of this heifer and have a feeling this year was just a perfect storm of genetics and conditions.

 

[cowboy_nyk]

Here is our Bismark, the semen come in the used tank I purchased and opted to use it on my heifer in my avatar photo.

The cow is a No Surprise daughter, small framed (3.5-4), heavily muscled, too fat and a PHAC. We had a hard winter, it stayed in double-digit negatives at night for several weeks and we had deep snow which kept the cows from getting any exercise....you might guess where this is going....the resulting heifer came 6 days early but was 86 pounds and a very hard pull. 

I am not sure how to feel about the results I do feel like I probably shouldn't have kept the heifer in the first place, but hindsight is 20/20. Anyways, the calf is a cutie, we named her Cinderella as she came on the first night of the NCAA tourney.  I'll have to get better photos when things aren't as gross and muddy.

I will likely go ahead and use him on a Daddy's Money heifer this year because I do like the looks of this heifer and have a feeling this year was just a perfect storm of genetics and conditions.

That does sound like quite a list of extenuating circumstances. At 86 pounds it would be heavier than any bismarck I have had and where I live bw are consistently 5-10lbs higher due to the cold. Glad to see she's doing well.  It's certainly a nice calf. Best of luck.

 

[StagecoachCattle]

Here is a photo of her from tonight. I look forward to watching her grow and will use Bismarck again next year I am sure.