Posted by red on 4/6/2007, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Re: heatwave calf"
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Also, take into consideration that he may be a THC. I know that's the wrong thing to say but if he is, you'll probably want to cut him. Unless you have a big name it's hard to market a THC bull. JMO, Red --Previous Message-- : I'd cut him. Great club calf bulls are few : and far between. There are only a handful : born every year. There is no use in leaving : him a bull if he isn't that : "great" one. For good functional : cattle with good maternal traits, easy : calving, and easy fleshing Heat Wave is not : the bull of choice so many potential : customers will move on when they find out he : is a Heat Wave. There are so many ways to : screw up a whole cow herd just by AI'ing : that most people won't take the chance of : doing it with a herd bull also. There are a : million Heat Wave's bulls out there, a : couple are good, the rest are just average : bulls that people promoted because the calf : is a Heat Wave and they think that's what : you have to do to become big in the : industry. : Cut the calf, sell him as a steer, and move : on. You'll get the same amount of money : either way and there are a lot more good : things going for him as a steer than as a : bull. You will also never have to worry : about the buyer getting mad after he has to : pull half the calves and looses 1/4 of them. : Chances are he isn't even going to be that : great of a bull. Just get rid of the risk of : getting yourself in any bad situations and : cut the calf. As soon as you sell him you'll : never have to worry about him again. :

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