Recent content by Phil A.

Every year we have to haul our heifers to their pasture after AI. It is a very short haul say less than 5 miles. Literally we AI and load straight to the trailer and have them moved with in 1 hour of the straw thawing. Not sure if it is right but it is what we do. Every thing else we have...

I am willing to do all the work to get the eggs put in. A certified technician will do the implanting. These cows are 3-10 years old. Most of these cows have been used multiple years as recips. Most of the recips have ET calves on them at this time so I can not just haul to town and sell...

I need a bit of help. We do quite a bit of ET synchronization and work as a cooperator herd for a another operation. We have gotten our selves fairly long on Cows and would like to sell 10-15. We would like to sell these cows carrying the embryo of the buyers choice. So we want someone who...

I know it is an old sale block comment but I really think it applies to Hoover Dam Heifer Calves. Keep everyone of them as a replacement. We have quite a few of these cows now. I like the nice square udders, Moderate in their make up. I think the number on thing Hoover Dam ladies are going...

I will try and round up some pictures of my 2012, 13, 14 model Hoover Dam cows. The look really good right now. Another Sire that is really standing out to me right now is Objective. I have a group of out of him that were born in 2012. Those girls are looking really productive right now as...

This year I am looking at the following There is a Rito bull with decent EN number I am going to try PinPoint I am going to use PowerTool (I like him) I am very fond of Hoover Dam his calves come small grow well and look great. I am using a Hoover Dam Son as a clean up bull right now he is a...

Going Bull shopping Monday. Been watching quite a few sales on net last month or so. Seems Prices are not all that high after the first 10-15 get through the ring most of the time. Today seems lots of bulls under $2500. Seems a budget of 4K will get you something on your list fairly easily...

Need some ideas guys. It looks like I am going to have some extra grass coming my way this Spring. Not real sure I have enough time to add more cows full time. So here's the question. What would folks pay for me to custom graze pairs? I would want to charge by the day. All the owner does...

Curious to updated opinions on this bull. Have several heifers bred to him set to start calving any day. Like all bulls there are differing opinions. Some say to much growers others different things. Just looking for some current thoughts, some experience from this winter calving season, and...

Fall, Free bull power as I have them for spring herd any way. Better use pastures we graze many small lots and would need way more bull power to keep everyone going on spring. Much better weather to calve Fall takes much more feed. Must creep feed fall calves. Seems...

Does anyone have some drawing of working facilities they think are just perfect? Looks like I am getting close to the once in a lifetime opportunity to tear out the old system and build one the way I think is perfect. Now for some background. We are farily small operation running 75 or so...

Retain Heifers is expensive and takes time but if you are truly improving your genetics as you go those heifers are extrememly valuable. To quote my Dad a few days ago he said "Boy those 2000 series cows have got really good calves don't they" For us 2000 series cows are the heifers born in...

We try and get at least 80% of cows on one trip of timed AI. And things are showing improvement when you look at our replacement heifers. We try and keep enough heifers back that we could replace 20% of our mature cows per year. We have not had to cull that hard and our herd has grown and...

Have used him several times now on heifers. Most say CC7 (his sire) makes some of best heifers ever. Many talk about longevity with CC7 as well. Hoover Dam's are very quite is my oppinion. I have several Brilliance calves on ground right now they are not near as good as Hoovers in my...

New to posting here but a long time lurker. Looks like we got some wrong eggs put in a few cows. So questions is what size calves should I expect out of the Bull Man amongst Boys? These eggs are to a Sim-Angus cow. Eggs were put in some 3 yr old xbreds who have all had a calf before. So we...