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What's the verdict on AAR Really Windy

Most allmy customers who used him kept on using him till the company ran out of semen. He worked well on EXT's-kind of tamed the beasts. Nesset Lake Angus sold a couple good sons today in their sale.
 
A ranch I know around here has quite a few cows out of him and they are pretty good cows from what I can tell.

In my opinion he is a maternal sire and his calves are not going to damage the scales, but will leave you with some good cows.

I like the Kelton family that Arnzten's have and think the cows do a good job.

What are you thinking BMR?
 
I was looking at a Windy grandson at Merit Cattle company. I was also looking at a Rainmaker bull from SSAP.
I have quite abit of Rainmaker influence in my herd but not that close up anymore.

I guess I don't have much problem with putting the maternal influence in my herd cause if you don't have cows you don't have anything.

I really struggle with many of these bulls because many have bloodlines that I have really tried to avoid. Some I have seen and other I just never cared for even though I have never used them.
 
I know what you are saying BMR. It doesn't take long to run out of the bloodlines you are seeking. I always liked Rainmaker bloodlines, although you do have to be careful as the wrong mating will leave you with some frail type cattle.

We bought a Crook Mountain Really Windy and liked the bull; BUT he was wild...and we don't tolerate that...so we used him one year and he was gone...gone...gone. And the breeder told us that he has seen that trait in the Crook Mountain Really Windy's. I can't remember how that bull was bred on the bottom side. Maybe I can look it up. He was definitely a heifer bull.
 
Crook Mountain Really Windy 141 is out of AAR Windy Ridge; so he is NOT a Really Windy Son (my error). I think the reason our young bull had a disposition problem was that his mother is out of Hero 6267 of RR 2418, (a RR Hero 6267 daughter.) We were at Rollin Rocks sale when they sold out in Bozeman (or Belgrade, Mt.) several years ago and those cows were HOT. One cow got Bill Davis behind the guard in the ring; reared up and had her front feet over the guard. When Bill stood up, his shirt was all torn up--sleeves ripped, etc.!! She was really out to get him!! That was several years ago--I don't think his cattle are like that today.
 
Faster horses said:
Crook Mountain Really Windy 141 is out of AAR Windy Ridge; so he is NOT a Really Windy Son (my error). I think the reason our young bull had a disposition problem was that his mother is out of Hero 6267 of RR 2418, (a RR Hero 6267 daughter.) We were at Rollin Rocks sale when they sold out in Bozeman (or Belgrade, Mt.) several years ago and those cows were HOT. One cow got Bill Davis behind the guard in the ring; reared up and had her front feet over the guard. When Bill stood up, his shirt was all torn up--sleeves ripped, etc.!! She was really out to get him!! That was several years ago--I don't think his cattle are like that today.
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I am sure not impressed with That RR Hero bull. I don't like his picture and the sons I have seen I don't care for. . Merit's sale catalog in on line at
Merit cattle company. Just Google to find link.
 
Hi, thought I would join in. A friend from Nebraska called and told me about this discussion. I probably know Really Windy better than anyone on the planet, mainly because he is now deceased and buried with honors in my front yard. I purchased Really Windy in the Arntzen 1996 sale, and had picked him as a calf on feed in December 1995. He was truly a standout. I have raised over three hundred cows out of him, many of them excellent. Really Windy's best attribute is calving ease with good growth. True, he won't mash the scales when ratioed against ultimate production bulls, but he will mash the scales when compared to other heifer bulls. Because of the line breeding, he is very consistant. His feet and legs were always good, and his semen collection showed him very fertile. The cows are generally good disposition, and easy fleshing. If you are an EPD slave, his carcass numbers were bad, which is one of the reasons he was so easy fleshing. Crosses that have worked well for me are with RCA Travel Power 210 (direct Traveler son) and Dave Baird used a BT Righttime sone (Alberda Right Time) on RW daughters that were beautiful. I bought the Alberda Righttime bull and bred all of my RW cows to him.

The downside, he will throw a little bit of white around the bag, but not white udders. The adult growth curve is slow. Most of my cows are moderate framed cows, but once in a while I will get one that is too big. Personally, I'm not sure why his YEPD stayed high, but, I don't really pay much attention to numbers. If anyone has any burning questions, I'd be happy to help. I'll keep checking the blog.

Also, the reason that there isn't much semen left (excluding what I personally have) is because Genex had a big tank go dry and they lost about 20,000 straws. (That hurt!) They graciously never told me or the Arntzens about it, and I found out from a Montana breeder.

Another PS, Crook Mtn Really Windy 141 is a son of AAR Really Windy. Is sold the semen to the man who raised him. I saw 141 as a calf, and later as a 2 year old bull, and liked him so well that I used him myself. Another good choice is HARB Windy 702. He topped Midland test a few years ago, and is a good choice. Happy Calving !!!
 
BMR it was bowerman and guests sale-the first breeder production sale ever held in Meadow Lake-they sold 85 bulls in an hour and ten minutes for a $3,000 average so it went pretty well. Nesset Lake angus had a couple direct Windy sons that sold looked pretty good. Fraser's have used both the bull and sons of him-he worked well at making the EXT's easier to live with.
 
Godley said:
Hi, thought I would join in. A friend from Nebraska called and told me about this discussion. I probably know Really Windy better than anyone on the planet, mainly because he is now deceased and buried with honors in my front yard. I purchased Really Windy in the Arntzen 1996 sale, and had picked him as a calf on feed in December 1995. He was truly a standout. I have raised over three hundred cows out of him, many of them excellent. Really Windy's best attribute is calving ease with good growth. True, he won't mash the scales when ratioed against ultimate production bulls, but he will mash the scales when compared to other heifer bulls. Because of the line breeding, he is very consistant. His feet and legs were always good, and his semen collection showed him very fertile. The cows are generally good disposition, and easy fleshing. If you are an EPD slave, his carcass numbers were bad, which is one of the reasons he was so easy fleshing. Crosses that have worked well for me are with RCA Travel Power 210 (direct Traveler son) and Dave Baird used a BT Righttime sone (Alberda Right Time) on RW daughters that were beautiful. I bought the Alberda Righttime bull and bred all of my RW cows to him.

The downside, he will throw a little bit of white around the bag, but not white udders. The adult growth curve is slow. Most of my cows are moderate framed cows, but once in a while I will get one that is too big. Personally, I'm not sure why his YEPD stayed high, but, I don't really pay much attention to numbers. If anyone has any burning questions, I'd be happy to help. I'll keep checking the blog.

Also, the reason that there isn't much semen left (excluding what I personally have) is because Genex had a big tank go dry and they lost about 20,000 straws. (That hurt!) They graciously never told me or the Arntzens about it, and I found out from a Montana breeder.

Another PS, Crook Mtn Really Windy 141 is a son of AAR Really Windy. Is sold the semen to the man who raised him. I saw 141 as a calf, and later as a 2 year old bull, and liked him so well that I used him myself. Another good choice is HARB Windy 702. He topped Midland test a few years ago, and is a good choice. Happy Calving !!!
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Thanks for the info/ Nice to get it straight from the one who knew him best. :-)
 
Faster horses said:
Yes thank you Gary Godley from Kaycee, Wyoming. :wink:

The book I have says Crook Mtn Really Windy is out of AAR Windy Ridge; going back to Windy Ridge Commodore out of a Windy Ridge Commodore daughter.

So, is AAR Windy Ridge the same as AAR Really Windy?
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AAR Really Windy 1205 is a son of AAR Windy Ridge 362.

I am sure glad I asked the question.I am going to try and get up to look the bulls over before the sale.
I will keep you posted.
 
Hi again. This is kind of fun. Just a note about Really Windy's mother. I bought her as an 8 year old cow at a mature cow dispersion Arntzens and Jolly Roger had together. She was AI'd to AAR New Trend (the old original one) of which there was hardly any semen left. I brought her home and she had a bull calf that weaned at 805 lbs! (In our country, that doesn't happen often.) I named the bull Windy Trend 900, and used him for about 4 or 5 years. He had a 17" ribeye that adjusted back to 16.4" and far out performed the other carcass bulls he was tested with. I never promoted that aspect of him because I just wanted a bunch of New Trend grand daughters for cows--and they are good ones!. I sold the dam, Lady Kelton 2170 to a breeder in New York when she was 11 years old. She went into their flushing program, then they dispersed and she ended up at Whitestone Farms in Virginia. Practically every bull she raised went into a registered herd as a herd bull. She was a very easy fleshing cow, not a pathfinder (I don't know why??). Her only downside was she had a tiny bit of slope to her front udders, and that is why the Arntzens never flushed her. It wasn't a bad bag by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't absolutely perfect, either. The RW cows I have are all good uddered, but my other cows are as well, so maybe it is built into the herd. Hope that helps. I emailed Brad Arntzen to try to get him involved with this blog. The Arntzens can probably help out as well.

Stay warm and dry/ GG
 
Godley said:
Hi again. This is kind of fun. Just a note about Really Windy's mother. I bought her as an 8 year old cow at a mature cow dispersion Arntzens and Jolly Roger had together. She was AI'd to AAR New Trend (the old original one) of which there was hardly any semen left. I brought her home and she had a bull calf that weaned at 805 lbs! (In our country, that doesn't happen often.) I named the bull Windy Trend 900, and used him for about 4 or 5 years. He had a 17" ribeye that adjusted back to 16.4" and far out performed the other carcass bulls he was tested with. I never promoted that aspect of him because I just wanted a bunch of New Trend grand daughters for cows--and they are good ones!. I sold the dam, Lady Kelton 2170 to a breeder in New York when she was 11 years old. She went into their flushing program, then they dispersed and she ended up at Whitestone Farms in Virginia. Practically every bull she raised went into a registered herd as a herd bull. She was a very easy fleshing cow, not a pathfinder (I don't know why??). Her only downside was she had a tiny bit of slope to her front udders, and that is why the Arntzens never flushed her. It wasn't a bad bag by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't absolutely perfect, either. The RW cows I have are all good uddered, but my other cows are as well, so maybe it is built into the herd. Hope that helps. I emailed Brad Arntzen to try to get him involved with this blog. The Arntzens can probably help out as well.

Stay warm and dry/ GG
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Hey guys if we can get Mr Godley to post once more I think we will have him hooked. :wink: :lol:

All kidding aside I really enjoy your posts. It is so nice to get some information first hand. You must have seen something special from the start. Nice when it happens that way. I am looking at some RW grandsons at a sale. I want to get up to see them before sale day.
Thanks again
Michael
 

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