3 week old bull calf

[Backbone Ranch]

This bull calf was the first one born this year. He was 78 pounds at birth and he will be weaned in late October. He is shown below at 3 weeks old.

His mother, OK Precious, is shown at 6 1/2 years old.

His sire, OK Levi, at 3 years old.

OK Levi is currently 4 years old and he is breeding 14 cows.He has gained weight since being put in with the cows in May.

 

[Taurus]

I really like your cattle so far!

 

[ALACOWMAN]

nice looking cattle. stout bull

 

[cmf1]

I love it when the bull calves look bully early on.

 

[fitz]

You've posted some nice looking stock. Like the looks of that Bull.

fitz

 

[EllieJ]

Backbone Ranch what is your photobucket name? You have such good animals that I would like to look at all of them. ;-)

 

[Backbone Ranch]

It's backboneranch.

 

[KNERSIE]

Levi is one helluva beef bull, cow looks to be very straight hocked.

 

[OK Jeanne]

Levi is one helluva beef bull, cow looks to be very straight hocked.

Hello again Knersie!

Here is a photo of Levi's dam: OK Lotus. I can't remember how old she was in this picture, but she was
getting some age on her:



And I think (but not sure) this is a photo of Lotus and Levi:

 

[Backbone Ranch]

I think that was the calf before Levi. Levi was born in 2009. Nice photos though. That's an enormous bull calf.

 

[Backbone Ranch]

It looks like Lotus was holding very good condition with that bull calf still nursing. How old was she when that photo was taken?

 

[OK Jeanne]

She was born in March 1998.....10 1/2 yrs old apparently.

 

[Backbone Ranch]

Here is one of Levi's 3 month old bull calves. We think that we will keep him as a bull. Thoughts?

 

[KNERSIE]

Looks good!

 

[Backbone Ranch]

This is the bull calf's mother at 6 years old. She had a beautiful heifer last year. Her heifer from last year was the best that we had in the entire calf crop.

 

[mojaxcow]

What are MG bloodlines of the sire. I'm a fellow MG breeder and like the thickness that I see in your stock!

 

[Backbone Ranch]

In his pedigree he has Elation Power, Balmoral Elation (twice), Michaelong Mesa Grandee, Cadella Park Barcoo, Cadella Park Minute Man, and Parknook Pelion. Here is a photo of him as a 4 year old. He is shown after breeding 15 cows.

Here are three of his heifer calves. The first two are both 75% murray grey and 25% angus. The last one is 100% murray grey. They are all shown at 3 weeks old.

 

[Backbone Ranch]

This is the mother of the 308 heifer calf. She is only 5 years old and her calves hold the same condition that she does. We sold her yearling bull last year and the current owner is using him to breed 10 heifers. He looks as fat as a pig and he only gets grass. By the looks of it he has bred all of the heifers too.

 

[Chuckie]

Very nice well cared for cattle. Very nice bulls as well.
Chuckie

 

[Backbone Ranch]

This bull calf has just turned 6 months old. He is the same bull as the one shown as the 3 week old bull calf. He looks a bit post legged, but I don't see any other flaws in him. His mother, age 8, is shown in the background.