Recent content by cmf1

Great looking pair BCG. Worth the time and effort.

Thanks Katherine. Gizmon, I expect him to mature just over 50 inches so a 3 to 4. Same grandsire x same dam produced a bull 2 years ago that is working in Wisconson now and the owner is well pleased with him conformationally and phenotypically.( about 50 inches and very good width and weight...

It really doesn't. It's the breeders themselves that try to gather input and improve their cattle. The MG breeders that I know of are fairly passionate about their herds and have learned not to expect much from the registries. Too much "old guard" politics to advance much. Doesn't change the...

Thanks. I was mostly kidding about the steaks. I like him. But it is a while from here to breeding age. I try to breed for good sound animals and every now and then it works as well or better than I thought it might. Personally I think this guy is well above average and will contribute as a...

Well, 3 mos is early to make a determination, but I like the way he looks now. If he continues to grow out I would like to see him breeding cows. His Dam is well above average in my mind, and the sire and his line are closer to the type I like to raise. Only time will tell. He does look like he...

Thanks Walnut, BB, yes. He'll be one of the very few left that are linked to Roman Invasion and Boadicea that I'm aware of. 2 calves out of the Andamooka bull look very nice so far. 1 bull 3 mos, 1 heifer very late, a week old now.

Been a pretty good calving season for me. Mostly bulls. Got a few I really like. Thought I'd share one. Comments welcome. I'm subject to barn blindness like anybody else. 3/2/15 calf

Howdy!

Reckon we need to change our ways then? I was truly hoping to get more heifers this year.

Must be the difference in elevation. 5 bulls, 1 heifer, so far.

Sure'nuff looks like a bull from that angle.

Good solid yellow feces from the calf is a pretty good indicator of colostrum consumption.

Nutrena

Moved the cows yesterday and a friend up north wanted to see pix of green grass so I took a few with my phone. 8 bred cows, 1 bred heifer, 1 open heifer, 1 500-550lb steer calf. 9, 1.5-2 acre paddocks w pretty good rye grass stand. 1 sacrifice paddock feeding hay in. 23 4x5 rounds of good...

I've got about six weeks to go before they start and I get wound up pretty tight with anticipation and watching when it's close. What really gets my attention and keeps it though is the "pump handle tail" while the fidgeting is going on.