Black Bull

[Ryan]

roughly a week old in the pics. not my calf, belongs to someone i know.

i know they arent the greatest pics, but tell me what you think (as much as you can from pics of a week old calf)

Ryan

 

[Alice]

He's just a week old? Leggy little thing, isn't he...I like him. And look at his legs and feet...got mud on them...already venturing into a tank? Cool!

Plus he's got that attitude I love written all over him.

Alice

 

[plbcattle]

my only negative is the time of year he is born. he will be a little young when people are turning out yearlings next year. Other than that looks good

 

[bufordall]

hope he grows into those legs, looks to be a nice calf

 

[Gale Seddon]

I bet he can really cover some ground with those legs at playtime. He stands as though he knows he's gonna be something someday.

 

[dun]

Come on folks! How can you tell anythign about a week old calf except that's he's a bull and he's black?

dun

 

[Frankie]

Is he a longhorn? I like the color.

 

[Alice]

Come on folks! How can you tell anythign about a week old calf except that's he's a bull and he's black?

dun

Dun, I'm one of those saps that just like baby calves...especially ones that have attitude written all of them. I wouldn't care if they were green with pink polka dots all over them...if they have that aura of attitude, I like 'em.

Now, I don't mean attitude like "Give me a chance and I'll break every bone in your body..." I mean attitude like, "I'm gonna live and you're not gonna have to tube me, and give me shots, and help me stand up every day..."

That little guy has mud half way up those long legs...he's got that look on his face like, "Yeah, ok, I've been in the tank...got a problem with that?" ATTITUDE!

Alice

 

[dun]

Come on folks! How can you tell anythign about a week old calf except that's he's a bull and he's black?

dun

Dun, I'm one of those saps that just like baby calves...especially ones that have attitude written all of them. I wouldn't care if they were green with pink polka dots all over them...if they have that aura of attitude, I like 'em.

Now, I don't mean attitude like "Give me a chance and I'll break every bone in your body..." I mean attitude like, "I'm gonna live and you're not gonna have to tube me, and give me shots, and help me stand up every day..."

That little guy has mud half way up those long legs...he's got that look on his face like, "Yeah, ok, I've been in the tank...got a problem with that?" ATTITUDE!

Alice

I've got a heifer you'ld love then. She'll be headed to the feedlot the and of October.

dun

 

[Alice]

Come on folks! How can you tell anythign about a week old calf except that's he's a bull and he's black?

dun

Dun, I'm one of those saps that just like baby calves...especially ones that have attitude written all of them. I wouldn't care if they were green with pink polka dots all over them...if they have that aura of attitude, I like 'em.

Now, I don't mean attitude like "Give me a chance and I'll break every bone in your body..." I mean attitude like, "I'm gonna live and you're not gonna have to tube me, and give me shots, and help me stand up every day..."

That little guy has mud half way up those long legs...he's got that look on his face like, "Yeah, ok, I've been in the tank...got a problem with that?" ATTITUDE!

Alice

I've got a heifer you'ld love then. She'll be headed to the feedlot the and of October.

dun

Has a BAD attitude, huh?

Alice

 

[Ryan]

Is he a longhorn? I like the color.

Yeah... he is a longhorn. I said he's not mine...but he does belong to the ranch i work for (thought i would see what responses i would get if i left out he was a longhorn for awhile). His dam is the black cow pictured under the Horns post. His sire is a black lineback bull, Circle K Donovan, I'm sure the other longhorn breeders on here know of him. We are kind of hoping this guy turns out to be something. Both his sire and dam are big animals, with really good horn. Maybe we can use him to get some new blood in, without having to go buy a bull.

Ryan

p.s. Frankie, I love that color, too. We dont have too many black or black and white longhorns in our herd.

 

[Ryan]

He's just a week old? Leggy little thing, isn't he...I like him. And look at his legs and feet...got mud on them...already venturing into a tank? Cool!

Plus he's got that attitude I love written all over him.

Alice

You're right about the attitude. He's got that attitude I love for calves to have. Kind of curious, always full of energy and trying to play with the other calves. Once his mom brought him in with the rest of the herd he has been loving it.

Ryan

 

[Frankie]

Is he a longhorn? I like the color.

Yeah... he is a longhorn. I said he's not mine...but he does belong to the ranch i work for (thought i would see what responses i would get if i left out he was a longhorn for awhile). His dam is the black cow pictured under the Horns post. His sire is a black lineback bull, Circle K Donovan, I'm sure the other longhorn breeders on here know of him. We are kind of hoping this guy turns out to be something. Both his sire and dam are big animals, with really good horn. Maybe we can use him to get some new blood in, without having to go buy a bull.

Ryan
p.s. Frankie, I love that color, too. We dont have too many black or black and white longhorns in our herd.

There's a guy in my area who rents out black longhorn bulls for use on first calf heifers. That was what tipped me off, plus you're a Longhorn guy.

 

[dun]

Come on folks! How can you tell anythign about a week old calf except that's he's a bull and he's black?

dun

Dun, I'm one of those saps that just like baby calves...especially ones that have attitude written all of them. I wouldn't care if they were green with pink polka dots all over them...if they have that aura of attitude, I like 'em.

Now, I don't mean attitude like "Give me a chance and I'll break every bone in your body..." I mean attitude like, "I'm gonna live and you're not gonna have to tube me, and give me shots, and help me stand up every day..."

That little guy has mud half way up those long legs...he's got that look on his face like, "Yeah, ok, I've been in the tank...got a problem with that?" ATTITUDE!

Alice

I've got a heifer you'ld love then. She'll be headed to the feedlot the and of October.

dun

Has a BAD attitude, huh?

Alice

Mope just inta everything, does what she wants when she wants. Hot wire doesn;t faze her. I think she enjoys having it run along her back

dun
dun

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

I agree with Dun, he is only 1 week old and how can you tell what we think about him, except he is a black bull calf and that's it. Take care. :cboy:

 

[Ryan]

I agree with Dun, he is only 1 week old and how can you tell what we think about him, except he is a black bull calf and that's it. Take care. :cboy:

I agree, too.. I didnt expect much hoopla over him. Right now he's just another calf, with some potential. Thought I'd post as there isnt really a tremendous amount of solid black longhorns.

 

[Frankie]

I agree, too.. I didnt expect much hoopla over him. Right now he's just another calf, with some potential. Thought I'd post as there isnt really a tremendous amount of solid black longhorns.

Will you show him? I'm curious as to how acceptable a black Longhorn bull is in the show ring?

 

[Ryan]

there's a good chance he'll get shown... the July-August class doesnt usually have many entries in it... Black longhorns are accepted in the ring, no problems. Although the frequency of them is extremely low. I only remember seeing maybe 2 or 3 all of last show season. Not many show people use black or black & white herd sires for their show calves. Off the top of my head i can only think of 2 really.

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

there's a good chance he'll get shown... the July-August class doesnt usually have many entries in it... Black longhorns are accepted in the ring, no problems. Although the frequency of them is extremely low. I only remember seeing maybe 2 or 3 all of last show season. Not many show people use black or black & white herd sires for their show calves. Off the top of my head i can only think of 2 really.

So, how did you get a black one? Do you have a black cow or a black bull or maybe some cows that have black influence in them? Take care. :cboy:

 

[Ryan]

there's a good chance he'll get shown... the July-August class doesnt usually have many entries in it... Black longhorns are accepted in the ring, no problems. Although the frequency of them is extremely low. I only remember seeing maybe 2 or 3 all of last show season. Not many show people use black or black & white herd sires for their show calves. Off the top of my head i can only think of 2 really.

So, how did you get a black one? Do you have a black cow or a black bull or maybe some cows that have black influence in them? Take care. :cboy:

Dam is solid black, by a mostly black bull (Diego's Hot Shot), dont know about her dam's color ...she is actually posted under the topic "Horns" here on the breeds board.

Sire is a black lineback bull (Circle K Donovan), by a nearly solid red bull (Senator) out of a black and white cow (Signal).

Black and white is pretty frequent, solid black is out there, you just have to be looking for it.

Ryan