Listen BlueBayou, even if spikes take longer to catch up, it wouldn't matter. They DO catch up and are not genetically inferior per your admittance. Once they are in the supply chain, they will be big bucks someday. I actually think it would be good to have an extra year or two added to our age structure so it matters not to me. Spikes are late born and usually to a doe fawn.They are developmentally challenged because of nutrition during gestation and lactation and also less time to grow compared to others. It does not take a genius to see that.