Calico Chrome

12/25/2024

11/29/2024

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11/18/2024

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11/02/2024

It's time for another CCC Equine Program alumni feature!

"Hi! My name is Lexi Jahay. (Penke- I'm newly married and still not accepting the last name yet. 😅) I live in Hazelton Ks, but am originally from Plattsmouth Ne. I graduated from Colby in 2022. I now manage my own herd of broodmares along with my grandpa. Together we have 16 broodmares. We focus mainly on cutting horses with a few roping mares in there. We have 1 stud who we stand to the public, Calico Chrome. We only started about 3 years ago, but I have had and shown horses my entire life. Outside of breeding I also am building up a training business, work as a crop adjuster, and work at a feed store. As if that wasn’t enough, my husband and I are also raising show pigs!

If you would have told me before I went to Colby that this is what I’d be doing as a career, I would have called you crazy. But I owe everything to Colby. I was very hesitant about moving 6 hours away from my family. But as soon as I met with Shanda for the first time and visited Colby, I had a count down until move in day. Shanda and all my professors not only helped me develop what I wanted to do with my life, but they became my family. The CCC Equine Program made my dream of raising the next champions a reality."

We're proud of you Lexi!

05/20/2024

Calico Chromes Crop is this year is ALL FILLIES!!

04/10/2024

First 24’ Calico Chrome baby hit the ground last night! Little bay Filly called Bunny! 🩵🐰

01/26/2024

(Not my writing, but needs to be shared)

What should you price your foal at?

We’ve all heard the calculation of stud fee x 3. I’m gonna call bull…. on that.

Let’s look at the math and some different scenarios.

For easy math to start with, let’s look at a stud fee of $1000. According to that rule that should price your foal at $3000.

Vet fees to get bred
Chute fees $295-$600
Shipping fees $150 and more
Ultrasounds $35 and counting
Shots $30 and counting
AI $85

That’s counting that she catches on the first go. To account all scenarios of rebreed, multiple ultrasounds, and the check up, we will put a average cost of $1,000.

Our cost is now $2,000, leaving us with only $1,000 to care for the mare and foal for the 11 months of gestation and 6 months till weaning.

Cost of feeding a broodmare
Coastal
900 lbs round bale $100-150
Gestation - 25lbs/day - $935-1,375 (11 months)
Mare and foal - 30lbs/day - $600-$900 (6 months)
Coastal hay is not enough to sustain them, therefore a grain or alfalfa need to be added. Depending on the amount one feeds, this will $55-150/month

Alfalfa hay $410/ton
11 months gestation - $1540
Mare & foal 6 months - $1,000

To feed your broodmare and foal, it will cost you approximately $2500.

You also had to purchase the broodmare. I believe in mare power.
Yes you can buy cheaper, but for a good quality foal, a broodmare that is well put together, good papers will often start at a minimum of $5000. For easy math again, let’s assume you get 10 foals out of that mare. The mare will cost you $500/per foal to pay back the purchase price.

Now if you want a money earner and proven producer, you better look at $30k and more.

If you purchased a broodmare for $5k, your foal is costing you $4000 +stud fee.

We have not even accounted for the land the horse needs to be on. The fuel to get feed and haul to the vet. The truck and trailer, purchase, wear and tear, tires, insurance etc.

We have not allocated any $ for your time or employees. We also have not accounted for any facilities to keep your mare and foal,

Some will say, I’ll just breed to top stallion then and x3 and get my money back, but unfortunately that only works if you have the mare power to back it up. Refer back to earlier what proven producers go for. Don’t believe me, look into the Bloodstock sales. Which at that point, better get them insured too. And if you are lucky to get 10 foals out of one broodmare(example of $30k purchase price), the mare will cost at least $3k per foal + insurance of mare and foal which is 3% of their value.

Also not included in cost is bad luck.

So next time someone tells you I am not paying that much for a foal, just smile and move on. Or get them to read this.

01/14/2024

Another great c**t from Calico in 2023

✨ LP CALICO CLYDE ✨

This c**t is a red dun (possibly grey) and going to be a looker, he is out of a mare who is more running bred. His dam is STOUT, I have no doubt he will be too. He’s got some speed on him also, he’s going to be a great cow horse/ barrel horse prospect!

01/14/2024

This is one of Calico Chrome’s fillies of 2023

✨LP DOCS LADY LENA✨

This is a brown filly by a doc bar bred mare, whose sire won $6,500 in NCHA. This filly has a lot of potential and personality. She has great conformation and is an awesome cow horse prospect.

01/13/2024

Getting ready for 2024 foaling season! Little over a month till our babies are due to hit the ground! Ready to see what he throws this year!

Who doesn’t need a little chrome in their life?!