Calving season is in full swing and it has been an exciting ride so far. It began with an early delivery in January with a Durango bull calf. After a couple weeks of patiently waiting I had a surprise one morning with twin heifer calves from the Churchill cow. We had a cow abort the night before and were lucky because she accepted one of the twins and is a very good foster dam. That same night came a Chuckwagon bull calf in a cold and damp night. He was up and nursing in 15 minutes in 10 degree weather. Gotta love Herefords! Then this weekend I was moving out the cows that haven't calved yet into a new pasture and had a water bag hanging out which was a perfect time to take lunch. When I came back out the new momma was cleaning off 2 heifer calves! She is gonna have a tougher go than the other dam because she has to raise these two but I think she will be up to the task. We are a little over 25% done with calving with the recips due any day now. Can't wait to see the sibs to Nat'l Champs Trust and Hometown! Be sure to follow us on twitter @amcherefords for pictures and up to date statuses!
Alex
A Foundation Built One Cow at a Time
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
New Bull Purchase
We have been on the lookout this winter to purchase a new Herd Bull. We A.I. everything in the herd and wanted a quality cleanup bull that wouldn't sacrifice any of our goals. After multiple inquiries and bull sales we stumbled upon our purchase on the internet. Thanks to Carver Herefords in Cotton Center, TX for offering a bull of this magnitude for sale.
We purchased H L18 Special 8300 ET. Special is a full brother to Hoffman Ranches power donor, H Lady Excel 824 ET, the dam of their popular show bull from this past year, H Victor 1036. Special is out of the immortal GO Excel L18 and a former Junior National Reserve Grand Female. His dam is a C-S Pure Gold 98170 daughter out of Barber Ranch's famous 820 donor cow. 820 is the dam of Moler and Channing as well as countless other powerful females. There is power in the blood.
Special stamps his calves with his powerful hip, a ton of bone, and tremendous depth and dimension. We are excited to see how his daughters impact our future. We will have semen available once we get him up north! Semen-$25, Certs-$40
We purchased H L18 Special 8300 ET. Special is a full brother to Hoffman Ranches power donor, H Lady Excel 824 ET, the dam of their popular show bull from this past year, H Victor 1036. Special is out of the immortal GO Excel L18 and a former Junior National Reserve Grand Female. His dam is a C-S Pure Gold 98170 daughter out of Barber Ranch's famous 820 donor cow. 820 is the dam of Moler and Channing as well as countless other powerful females. There is power in the blood.
Special stamps his calves with his powerful hip, a ton of bone, and tremendous depth and dimension. We are excited to see how his daughters impact our future. We will have semen available once we get him up north! Semen-$25, Certs-$40
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