Bull Calf, Need Opinions (pics)
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Alice":8nm4mwug said:kiku_fs":8nm4mwug said:I never said we were going to use him as a herd bull, just wanted to know what your guys thought, and thanks for the input.
Just curious, what do you guys think of this bull, 5 years old in pics.
I just visited your website and it looks as tho you sold this bull. Did ya' get a good price? Don't want to know THE price, just if you got a good one.
Alice
Yes he was our old bull, but we got ride of him when he was around 6, his heifer calves make up at least half our cows now. Hopefully he is still working, sold him to some guys who wanted older bulls.
He looks to big for you to safely band, so you will have to find a vet to castarate him with a knife. Then you will need to keep him in a clean lot for a few weeks until he is completely healed. He will make good freezer beef for a couple or 4 families after he puts on about 400 lbs.
Good luck with him.
Good luck with him.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Kiku, the mature bull is deep & thick fronted, with light rump & high in the flank. All in all, he COULD have been a decent sire, except he has such a mojor fault in his post legged.
I would venture to guess he is the sire of the bull calf?
I would venture to guess he is the sire of the bull calf?
BC
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The calf would make a good feeder steer (emphasis on steer). As has been mentioned, he is pinched in heart girth and back legs are a little too straight. Use a calicrate bander (plus a tetanus shot) or sharp pocket knife. Let him heal up and cash him in.
Jeanne - Simme Valley":1ge9p6xg said:
No, our bull coldspring, you know the black angus bull i posted that was so horrible??? Well, he is his sire. And all of the mature bull's (Or Rito as we called him) calves that we kept for our herd have good rear ends, at least i think so, here take a look at one of them and u tell me.
She is three years old. She was a bottle calf as well, got first milk though, her mother died a day after she was born, at 9 years old.
This one is a 4 year old, she is close to having here 3rd calf, her mother also died around 7 yeras old, uterus fell out of her, and she never got back healthy, so we put her down.
As for our bulls, we are thinking of fattening up our black angus and some bulls calves to sale after the first of the year, and get a black gelbvieh bull, but we are going to make sure to get a GOOD bull this time, probably will get a 2 year old instead of a 1 year old or 1 1/2 year old this time, might take some pics of a few and post um on here.
bullpeddler
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Why would anyone want to use a 1/2 gert bull as a herd sire? In my book, first rule is to put the ear in the cows if you need in for heat tolerance then select a bull to reduce the ear and otherwise compliment the cow herd. Aside for that, this calf is not structurally correct, as others have pointed out, and would pass that along to his progeny.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Kiku, now both those cows are nice. They definately are NOT post legged, if anything they are a little sickle hocked (but that's slight and SH is much better than post legged).
If bred to a good bull, you could have a good start for your herd.
As mentioned in previous threads, you will be ahead of the game to purchase a 2 year old. Let someone else grow them out so you can see their potential.
And yes, post pics before you buy & we'll try to help you. Sounds like you are trying to improve your herd.
If bred to a good bull, you could have a good start for your herd.
As mentioned in previous threads, you will be ahead of the game to purchase a 2 year old. Let someone else grow them out so you can see their potential.
And yes, post pics before you buy & we'll try to help you. Sounds like you are trying to improve your herd.
