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Cold Calving...but not CANADIAN COLD!

WyomingRancher

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Faster horses said:
I tried your link, but when I got to Angus Association I need their name or ID number. I'd be much obliged if you would provide it.

We bought 3 Mytty IN Focus sons to breed our yearling heifers to
this spring.

Sure, try this:
11833546
Weavers Math 92-18

Those should be some really nice bulls you bought :wink: . I'm hoping we won't need bulls next year, but you never know. I remembered you'd commented on Mytty bulls in a previous post.
 

Faster horses

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Wow, the bull you are using is a MINUS 4 on BW.
Can't say as I recognize much in the pedigree. However, I have
kept Rito bloodlines in our cattle and the calves grow really fast.
Looks like yours do as well.

For anyone interested, here are the bloodlinds of Wyoming Rancher's
heifer bulls:

H&H Rito 0715 8488609
H&H Rito 0715 5457 9009657
H&H Georgina 1545 8488640
S S Rito 0715 0H3 #9826164
Band 234 of Ideal 3163 #8505294
S S Miss Band 105 5816 #9312155
Sunnyslope Rita 4 72 7598117

Bon View Winton 1342 #7502144
Tiedale Winton 78-47 9282478
Tiedale Lass 73106 8036432
Tiedale Lass 85-137 10732249
Tiedale Keystone 76103 8869793
Tideale Lass 80137 9831321
Tiedale Lass 507 8667566
# Pathfinder
Production Maternal
CED
Acc BW
Acc WW
Acc YW
Acc YH
Acc SC
Acc CEM
Acc Milk
Acc MkH
MkD MW
Acc MH
Acc $EN

+12
.82 -4.1
.85 +19
.85 +40
.85 +.1
.10 -.52
.10 +5
.66 +15
.77 3
193 +3
.20 +0
.21 +20.19

Carcass
CW
Acc Marb
Acc RE
Acc Fat
Acc Carc
Grp/Pg Usnd
Grp/Pg
-22
.43 +.60
.50 -.18
.49 -.008
.42 1
14 36
246



$Values
$W $F $G $QG $YG $B
+22.01 -5.39 +35.46 +27.19 +8.27 +14.73
 

gcreekrch

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leanin' H said:
A sheepherder? :???: :mad: Somebody get a rope! :roll: Sheep! :roll: Really? :???: Sheep! :? I guess we can't be pals anymore! :cry:


We loan them out to fellas that have long frustrating honeymoons. :wink:


I recall a fella named Walks With Turkeys from somewhere........... :???: :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
 

gcreekrch

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Blkbuckaroo said:
gcreekrch said:
Blkbuckaroo said:
Well at least you're not lambing also gcreek.

Not yet. They start April 20.


Not sure but I think Jodywy and I are the only ones on here that support the cow habit with lamb cheques. :wink: :D
I was just kidding,but i think that's really cool.Sold my 20 suffolk ewes and ram last year,but think i'll get more.What breed of sheep do you guys run?Does your wife spin wool?I also had a couple icelandic,but could'nt find spinners for the wool.

There's nothing to kid about 60-80 lb dressed lambs at $3.00 a lb. :wink:
Our ewes are mostly Suffolk with a bit of Texel added in the last four years. This is the last year for Texel. We have managed to stay away from the modern leggy show-type Suffolk. I shear them myself and the wool is shipped to Alberta, good thing the freight is paid for as it would get burnt otherwise.
 
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WyomingRancher said:
Faster horses said:
I tried your link, but when I got to Angus Association I need their name or ID number. I'd be much obliged if you would provide it.

We bought 3 Mytty IN Focus sons to breed our yearling heifers to
this spring.

Sure, try this:
11833546
Weavers Math 92-18

Those should be some really nice bulls you bought :wink: . I'm hoping we won't need bulls next year, but you never know. I remembered you'd commented on Mytty bulls in a previous post.

Can't be any good-he ain't "Bigger, Better, Faster"-Doesn't have +80 WW and +120 YW and +30 Milk :wink: :lol: :p

Looks like a good old bull....Thats the numbers I like...
 

Blkbuckaroo

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gcreekrch said:
Blkbuckaroo said:
gcreekrch said:
Not yet. They start April 20.


Not sure but I think Jodywy and I are the only ones on here that support the cow habit with lamb cheques. :wink: :D
I was just kidding,but i think that's really cool.Sold my 20 suffolk ewes and ram last year,but think i'll get more.What breed of sheep do you guys run?Does your wife spin wool?I also had a couple icelandic,but could'nt find spinners for the wool.

There's nothing to kid about 60-80 lb dressed lambs at $3.00 a lb. :wink:
Our ewes are mostly Suffolk with a bit of Texel added in the last four years. This is the last year for Texel. We have managed to stay away from the modern leggy show-type Suffolk. I shear them myself and the wool is shipped to Alberta, good thing the freight is paid for as it would get burnt otherwise.
$3.00 a pound dressed? :shock: ,that makes a guy want to buy more sheep,sorry everyone :p It's about the bottom line :wink: Never knew what to do with that suffolk wool though,not real sought after.Never heard of Texel.Lots of guys will cross Columbian or Ramboulet-how ever ya' spell that :) Lots of folks going for the hair sheep,no shearing,kinda makes my back hurt thinking about shearing,as i shear my own also.(Sorry about hi-jacking your thread Wyoming :oops: )
 

Grassfarmer

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I had plenty of sheep experience in the old country GC - quite happy to take a break from them in Canada - this is not sheep country in my opinion. Too much winter, too much snow, too many 4 legged carnivores, no sheep sale infrastructure etc etc.
We used to run 500+ ewes, fattened out their 850+ lambs each year and sheared 800+. I do not miss the workload and my back has almost recovered from the abuse of shearing, feet trimming and handlings!!
My Dad used to say they were the only inherently profitable farm animal and in a suitable climate I tend to agree.
 

Blkbuckaroo

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Someone on craigslist was selling 15 suffolk ewes to lamb beggining of april and a ram for $400 obo.Might add some sheep back to the outfit since grass is around the corner.Actually there always seems to be good sheep deals around.
 

gcreekrch

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We only have 35 ewes to service a local market. Other than lambing, shearing and marketing they are just white dots on the pasture. We have been very fortunate in the last 20 years as far as predators and our sheep, so far all of the theives are no longer with us. If they do become a problem the sheep will be gone.
I have never wanted more than we have as that puts us into a buyers market, just wish we could do the same with our beef but the right opportunity hasn't presented itself yet.

BBRoo, In my opinion hair sheep are just like having Longhorns for beef. They eat just as much as a good sheep but are worth less on the live market and have much lighter carcass weight.

WR, sorry for the highjack. But.... black calves, blackface sheep, they're both worth money aren't they? :p :lol:
 

Blkbuckaroo

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I agree,hair sheep are not the way for production sheep raising,and 35 is a good manageable number.Specially if you can continually sell all the lambs for profit.
 

WyomingRancher

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Oldtimer said:
WyomingRancher said:
Faster horses said:
I tried your link, but when I got to Angus Association I need their name or ID number. I'd be much obliged if you would provide it.

We bought 3 Mytty IN Focus sons to breed our yearling heifers to
this spring.

Sure, try this:
11833546
Weavers Math 92-18

Those should be some really nice bulls you bought :wink: . I'm hoping we won't need bulls next year, but you never know. I remembered you'd commented on Mytty bulls in a previous post.

Can't be any good-he ain't "Bigger, Better, Faster"-Doesn't have +80 WW and +120 YW and +30 Milk :wink: :lol: :p

Looks like a good old bull....Thats the numbers I like...

:lol: :lol: :lol: I was waiting for a comment on the EPD's. Weavers haven't followed the EPD nonsense, and have very functional Angus cattle :wink:... no 1600 pound two-year old heifers on their ranch :roll: . They develop their bulls out on grass, not in a feedlot, and sell two-year olds. They've never seen a creep feeder. They do feed a little corn with hay during the winter, but other than that, they grow on grass. I may add, I like yearling bulls, and am not against developing them on better feed to get the size, but this isn't Weaver's program. EPD's are a good tool, but certainly not the ending, deciding factor for me.

We've purchased other "high performing" Angus females, and they just have way too much frame and milk for this place. They've worked for us, but don't look as good as they should. They are the cows which need 30+ pounds hay/day...and it's NOT happening :D ! Interestingly enough, daughters out of these cows have worked much better than their mothers...I guess they need to grow and mature here to work best :D .
 

RSL

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Nice calves and a balanced heifer bull. EPD work for us to find what we are looking for, but we aren't looking for the biggest/bestest/fastest by any stretch.
As for the sheep thing, my little brother started with two in 4-H and we wound up with around 200 ewes (that all went away when he headed to college). They made good money though. There was a local ethnic market that paid $100 for anything and everything, no matter what the age. The only time we ever got screwed was when we sold through the conventional market in AB.
 

Blkbuckaroo

Well-known member
RSL said:
Nice calves and a balanced heifer bull. EPD work for us to find what we are looking for, but we aren't looking for the biggest/bestest/fastest by any stretch.
As for the sheep thing, my little brother started with two in 4-H and we wound up with around 200 ewes (that all went away when he headed to college). They made good money though. There was a local ethnic market that paid $100 for anything and everything, no matter what the age. The only time we ever got screwed was when we sold through the conventional market in AB.
If you take ewes to auction be prepared to give them away. :?
 

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