Recent content by OLF

Agreed, the heart girth looks to be her weak point.

From the website, I don't think they feed any grain. They stress 'grass fed' and 'grass finished'. If they only said 'grass fed', that should mean that they were raised on grass for at least 85% of their life. Grass fed can still be finished on grain. I agree it can be misleading, but that...

Nope. I know the Bonnette's well, but I am at Overlook Farm. We might make our first trip to Keystone this year.

Grew up in NJ suburb. Went to school in NC, worked four year on college farm with commercial beef cattle and farrow to finish hogs. For twelve years, managed an estate selling grassfed beef, pastured pork and free range chicken and eggs, and raising Arabian horses. Spent a few years on...

I think they call that an ox. :D

Would that suggest that Angus and Brangus are the best suited to your environment?

She looks like a sweet little heifer. She has good muscle, and you have plenty of time to fill her out. If "Showing 4 fun" is your goal, I think you've got a real winner, but I wouldn't be surprised if she brings home a few ribbons too. Good luck.

I don't know the standard for Charolais, but he seems to be fairly well put together. His lack of condition doesn't let you see his potential, but it also doesn't hide anything. He is narrow up front, which I generally don't like, but I guess it could help on heifers. I think his hindquarter...

Do you have pics of his full brother that we can see? How does your Star Lake bull hold up in tough conditions? I'm sure he wasn't developed the way you develop yours, unless you bought him as a calf.

Normal behavior. After feeding her, leave her alone in the pen. Don't let her follow you around and don't make a pet out of her, that will be a problem later on.

Absolutely, to each his own. I raise them on grass for 15 months and then pack as much grain into them as I can for 90 days. I love a juicy, fatty steak. For our niche, we want to be 'customer accredited' rather than 'government accredited'. Our customers are encouraged to visit the farm and...

Agreed, I like a well muscled bull. So, what would be the ideal cow for a bull with strong marbling and a weak REA? Would he better for producing daughters than for producing steers or bulls? (774 does have many popular sons.)

True, but the ones that are willing to pay top dollar want to know.

If you put put that much fat in the muscle, your going to put some fat on the back too. Match him to a cow that produces lean, heavy muscle and you've got something.

OK, I took it the wrong way. I guess I'd let 517 and 774 battle for the top of the hill.