A while back the neighbor's Char bull got in with some of our Brangus cattle. No big deal. They throw some nice calves. Every one rants and raves about white or those grey calves.
Sure enough cows start calving. I have an Angus bull across them. Black, black, black, GREY, black, black... Good looking stout grey bull calf.
Last Friday I take a load of calves to sale and get 1.1 on this #550 bull calf vs 1.8 on simular calves. A wild heifer I culled that was #600 even brought 1.6.
I called the auction just to see what they would say. The guy said... grey bull calf, I'll pull you ticket but did it have some thing funny about its tail... yes sir... they docked you because thats a genetic defect from char x angus, we get them all the time. :shock:
That's just one more reason to hate those dang bulls. Why would some one breed animals that can do that. I don't care how much you get for char X calves.... a couple of those and your avg sucks.
I'm going to make it a point that our neighbor keeps that bull in. That's a big hit.
Learn some thing new every day. The auction barn guy even said... don't know why they dock them... I've never eaten cow tail... but they sure do it
Sure enough cows start calving. I have an Angus bull across them. Black, black, black, GREY, black, black... Good looking stout grey bull calf.
Last Friday I take a load of calves to sale and get 1.1 on this #550 bull calf vs 1.8 on simular calves. A wild heifer I culled that was #600 even brought 1.6.
I called the auction just to see what they would say. The guy said... grey bull calf, I'll pull you ticket but did it have some thing funny about its tail... yes sir... they docked you because thats a genetic defect from char x angus, we get them all the time. :shock:
That's just one more reason to hate those dang bulls. Why would some one breed animals that can do that. I don't care how much you get for char X calves.... a couple of those and your avg sucks.
I'm going to make it a point that our neighbor keeps that bull in. That's a big hit.
Learn some thing new every day. The auction barn guy even said... don't know why they dock them... I've never eaten cow tail... but they sure do it