Lee VanRoss
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"A picture speaks a thousand words."
We won't be keeping ANY bulls out of this. I've 2 heifers and 1 bull calf. He was steered at birth. His mother always throws a big calf. And we don't need that. Too unpredictable.Couple things, you mention legs. My cattle don't carry a lot of weight between their belly and the ground and soup bones aren't worth a whole lot. Thick and deep are preferred.
I hope you are taking the time to band the bull calves as you tag…..
An outside view is most welcome. The red one is a couple few days younger. But might appear just a tiny bit thicker maybe?Personal opinion, of course, from those angles i like the red baldie more BUT demeanor is (almost) everything
Gonna pen them and see if he can get some colostrum?Ellie Moo has a problem.
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Idk if the weather is partly to blame because it was very cold for here. 16 degrees with a howling north wind. Below zero wind chill. I wouldn't wanna get up and nurse either. And she had him right out in the open pasture with NO wind block. Anyway...
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He's got the ears!
And there's this. I don't think that's milk poop. She did NOT appear nursed. View attachment 13595
And it's a bull calf. Definitely out of Dick.
He's 80lbs easy.
I don't feel so bad about selling him. No way this calf would've come out of a heifer easily. His hooves and feet are huge!
Cowboy up and make'em work You can do it!I already stuck a bottle in him. He was pretty low on energy. Mama will be going down the road if I can't get em together this weekend.
Those teats ain't gonna work out here
I am definitely gonna try sir! Gotta get that calf energetic enough to try to nurse the cow.Cowboy up and make'em work You can do it!
I'm ill prepared once again. Was more than 12hrs. No colostrum on hand. I'm afraid this may not turn out well.Murry, you gave the calf a bottle - was it colostrum?
Agreed, that bag is bad, but the calf should be able to suck it without help.