justintime said:
You can see that these cows all have great udders and are structurally sound. I also like the fact that they appear to be very fertile as they look like females and not steers or bulls. They also are made properly for the job they were intended to do, they have proper hip structure to ensure calving ease and troublefree production. I'm sure some show oriented people would think that some of these cows could be a little more square hipped, but in my opinion, they are designed exactly the way God wanted them to look like. I doubt if any of these cows will ever have a calf puller used on them. From the pictures it also appears like they have held up extremely well in the excessive heat you have had lately. I hear it has been really hot!
Thanks JIT. As you know, I only have a small herd, but these are the traits I breed for. I have never had any trouble with these females... and the fact that their daughters have pumped out Char x calves on their first calf (from heavy birthweight, big shouldered bulls) makes me really pleased with where I'm at in my program. I don't try to breed show cows, I try to breed cows that work, and these ones do that for me.
They have all done really well in some tough years, and yes, they've handled the incredible heat we've had the past few months. Most importantly, they are actually making me $$$!!
I'm going to do an AI program with the friend I run my cows with this year (despite thinking maybe I should get a few more crossbreds for pocket money!). The first red cow I posted we are planning on mating to Waukaru Patent. I am still working out who to mate the other two and the heifers to- any suggestions for bulls that are available in Aus?
