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03/10/11, 07:51 PM
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heifer bull for sale on craigslist
Found a heifer bull,black angus,in Lafayette Ga on craigslist..I'm not sure what a heifer bull is.
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03/10/11, 08:42 PM
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its a smaller lighter bull for breeding heifers because a big bull will break a hefier back.
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03/10/11, 08:49 PM
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Oh, boy I was confused!
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03/10/11, 09:00 PM
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A good heifer bull would also throw calves of a lower birthweight, ideally. 
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03/10/11, 09:16 PM
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Ditto. But I see where you were coming from. Heifer bull does kinda sound funny.
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03/10/11, 09:52 PM
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I really went there! The first calf I got from my first cow was a hemorphodite. I told my wife we had our first calf and she said what was it. I thought I was a real dummy because I couldn't figure out which it was. I just ,don' know yet! Lol took several days before I figured it out!lol yeah I was kind of naive back thenlol
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03/11/11, 05:53 AM
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03/11/11, 07:18 AM
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A heifer bull is one that sires smaller calves, not necessarily one that is light in weight himself.
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03/11/11, 07:38 AM
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A heifer bull is one that has Birth Weight and Calving Ease EPD's that indicate that the pregnancies as a result of their sperm should be easier on heifers.
A "heifer bull" would be the antomyn of "cow killer".
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03/11/11, 07:42 AM
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So, there is such a thing?
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03/11/11, 10:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stormywood
So, there is such a thing?
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Sure. Common reference to a bull you would want for breeding heiffers. Linn and Lazy J both give good explainations.
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03/11/11, 10:40 AM
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Too many fat quarters...
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Quote:
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Absolutely. "Heifer bull" is a very common term.
I agree with Linn and Lazy J, too. Heifer bulls are so-named (and chosen) for the projected birthweight of their progeny, not their own size.
Though it has been my observation that heifer bulls do tend to be on the small size themselves...
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03/11/11, 02:58 PM
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Around here, a heifer bull is small. It is usually because he is young and not full grown. After he gets to weight, he won't be a heifer bull any more. You don't really want to use a 2500 pound bull on an 800 pound heifer.
They are almost always Angus because of the low birth weight and small heads.
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03/11/11, 04:52 PM
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We sell our bulls before they ever reach that weight. Ours are Black Angus bulls so they may not reach the weight of some of the heavier breeds. We keep select heifers from each bull, so we have to change bulls every few years.
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03/12/11, 08:14 PM
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I would like to piggyback this thread. What is a club calf? How about a jumper bull?
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03/12/11, 08:56 PM
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A jumper bull is an intact male bovine that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding. I am assuming that a club calf is one bred and raised with the objective of being shown by 4H kids or FFA kids.
Here is another question for you. What is a gomer bull?
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03/12/11, 10:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by linn
A jumper bull is an intact male bovine that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding. I am assuming that a club calf is one bred and raised with the objective of being shown by 4H kids or FFA kids.
Here is another question for you. What is a gomer bull?
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Gomer bulls are intact but usually had a vasectomy to render them sterile. They are used for heat detection for AI.
They are not used as much anymore since there are more reliable ways to sinc. groups to come into heat at the same time.
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03/13/11, 10:43 AM
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I have also heard that they usually got mean.
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03/13/11, 12:09 PM
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Too many fat quarters...
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I haven't heard the mean thing, but I do know if you just want to use the paintball trick for heat-detection, cows will ride each other when they're in heat. A gomer seems redundant... 
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03/13/11, 01:38 PM
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Linn and LFG: Club Calf is a breed: http://www.clubcalves.com/
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