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Big Chungus
After AI breeding attempts did not take, we leased Big Chungus for a simpler approach to breeding our small Highland herd.
We tried breeding our cows and heifers with artificial insemination first. We watched heats, used synchronization protocols, and made several attempts, but none resulted in pregnancies.
We changed course and reached out to Trevor at Hanson Ranch to lease his champion bull, Big Chungus.
Big Chungus stayed with us for about 50 days, long enough to cover two heat cycles for each cow and heifer. It was a much simpler approach for our small herd.
Update: Sugar and Big Bad Chad Arrive
It worked. On August 17, Indy welcomed her first calf, a healthy silver heifer we named Sugar, unassisted. Then, on August 23, Mindy welcomed a 78-pound bull calf, Big Bad Chad, named in honor of his sire. We are grateful to see Big Chungus’s first two calves at Bloom & Brisket.
