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Thank you so much Walnutcrest. Now if I can get a calf like your little bull this year, I will be happy.
Cattle Pictures
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wbvs58
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Boomer has certainly stamped his mark on your cows Chuckie. Every time I see a photo of him my first thoughts are which AI catalogue is he out of. It must have been a sad day when he went out the gate.
That new camera is taking good photos.
Ken
That new camera is taking good photos.
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Yes Ken, I am sick about Boomer having been sold. I royally screwed up when I didn't pull semen from him. We still have one bull out of Boomer, and I have thought about bringing him back over to the house, but I worried about him being half brother to the cows. I wonder if that will be too close. Then he has a full sister here. I would just have to make sure I AI'ed her. I have a picture of him somewhere when he was 18 months old, maybe I can dig it out. I would need to test him and make sure he didn't have any diseases to bring in to the herd here before I bred him to anything. He is out of the same cow that Rachel is out of, but this bull is longer bodied.
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This is Boomer's last bull calf that we own. He is around 18 mons old in this picture. He is a 5 year old now, and he looks a lot like him.
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This is one of the bulls that I sold this year. He is a out of the same cow as Ida but a different bull. He was 19 mons old in the picture. On July 13 he was 53.4" tall at the hip. The other bull I had for sale was 49". They always buy my tallest bulls first.
I took this with my old camera.
I took this with my old camera.
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This is Nell, mother to Molly and sister to Rachel.
branguscowgirl
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Very pretty girls Chuckie!
I know what they say about "over conditioned cows", but I think they are lovely that way. :D
I also have the clover with the excessive weight gain on my girls. But I do think that is better than the alternative. Poor feed and hard keeping cows.
I know what they say about "over conditioned cows", but I think they are lovely that way. :D
I also have the clover with the excessive weight gain on my girls. But I do think that is better than the alternative. Poor feed and hard keeping cows.
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Thank you Branguscowgirl. I have always liked fat horses and now I have fat cows, except for a couple that aren' t related to Boomer.
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This is Tater and she is the Mother to Ida and the bull yearling bull that I sold. She is not fat like the others, but she isn't out of Boomer either. She is out of Spur Success. She reminds me of a moose.
All of her calves have been heifers except for the last two.
All of her calves have been heifers except for the last two.
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I meant to add a butt shot of the young bull of Ida's that was sold. This picture was taken during early winter of 2014.
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This year I changed my strategy. I don't know if I like it or not, but I like cattle with really big barrels, which are usually not the terminal kind. This one will never get the big big belly that I like on cattle. But his numbers are much higher than those that I like. I am anxious to see how the calves come out.
He is a 2 .5 years old and about the same height as my cows. I will start seeing his calves in the first two weeks of October.
He is a 2 .5 years old and about the same height as my cows. I will start seeing his calves in the first two weeks of October.
inyati13
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Very nice cattle, chuckie. Your cattle as a herd are more well conditioned than mine IMO. I have the same circumstances: good forage and easy keepers. I am becoming more experienced at managing their condition. I made significant progress this summer getting some of my girls a little more trim. I have never had any problem getting mine bred back. In fact, my two big hippos set a good schedule for some of the more trim ones to achieve. But I am concerned about the young cows and especially heifers during calving if they are too fat. I have two heifers due in the next couple of weeks. One is a butterball. She has been in a controlled feeding pasture all summer and she still puts on weight.
I love your stock. :D
I love your stock. :D
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Thanks Ron. I must say that my cattle are this fat because of my pasture conditions, and I try to take care of the stock. I keep mineral out to them at all times, and keep them wormed.
I notice that some people say they never trim their pastures, but I keep mine between 6-10 tall.
Most of the people here have many acres their cattle are grazing on, and it would cost a lot in fuel to do this. But once grass gets taller, it becomes less desirable for them to eat. The protein drops greatly as it gets old, and when the new shoots are coming up, that is what the cattle are searching for. With 80% clover, it keeps nitrogen supplied to the grass at all times. The Crab grass really kicked in this year, and I made sure it was in a growing stage. I fertilized it, and this year it is in medium range for lime. I put down 2 tons to the acre and keep the soil tested. Sometimes 2 tons will keep the soil sweet up to 3 years. Without the lime, the grasses and clover cannot utilize the fertilizer.
If we had of been without rain, I would not have been able to mow it and keep the grasses tender, and I stopped it from going to seed during the summer months. Right before the Army worms came for a visit, I was going to let the Crab Grass go to seed. A lot of it did do that, and I could see the seed on the ground as the worms ate the grass.
My pasture is not that large, and they will keep walking and tromping the crab grass seed in the soil enough that it disturbs it for the spring. Mostly when it becomes muddy.
The cows out of Boomer are the ones that get so fat, and the 12 year old cow and her daughter, Pud, get light pones on their back sides, but aren't the same body style. Tater is not going to get fat at all, and she is more of a normal cow. But she had a bull calf that really keeps her from getting fat, but she is not in bad shape at all.
I am anxious to see how TC handles the clover as he gets older. As long as he is doing a good job, he has a place to stay, but he might get moved to another pasture at some point; I will just have to wait and see. Grit just kept getting bigger and bigger on it. I like to know that the calves will gain easily from certain cows. I am wondering how Tater X TC will do. This is going to be an exciting experiment for me to see what TC can do.
I could stop taking care of the pasture and let it grow until it becomes woody, but I can't afford to do it because I don't have that much pasture here at the house. So, I must keep it at optimum condition.
I wish I could catch a calf chewing on their tails because some still have a very full tail of hair. Someone is getting hold of TC's because his was blunt cut from the sale and was thick. He is so laid back that he would let a calf do that.
Tater, Pud and 333 still have their tails, but they have attitudes towards the other calves. If I knew it was the fescue, I would hand spray every clump I could find.
I always enjoy looking at your pastures Ron, and your cattle as well. You have a beautiful herd and a magnificent place to raise your cattle.
I dread feeding again. I kept the hay fertilized, and it is time to cut the last of it. It has not put out a seed head, so this week is it.
It was fertilized like BC told me, and I read the article from the Oklahoma State site. It tells you how to get so many tons per acre if the conditions are good. That was a really good article and I appreciated the information.
I notice that some people say they never trim their pastures, but I keep mine between 6-10 tall.
Most of the people here have many acres their cattle are grazing on, and it would cost a lot in fuel to do this. But once grass gets taller, it becomes less desirable for them to eat. The protein drops greatly as it gets old, and when the new shoots are coming up, that is what the cattle are searching for. With 80% clover, it keeps nitrogen supplied to the grass at all times. The Crab grass really kicked in this year, and I made sure it was in a growing stage. I fertilized it, and this year it is in medium range for lime. I put down 2 tons to the acre and keep the soil tested. Sometimes 2 tons will keep the soil sweet up to 3 years. Without the lime, the grasses and clover cannot utilize the fertilizer.
If we had of been without rain, I would not have been able to mow it and keep the grasses tender, and I stopped it from going to seed during the summer months. Right before the Army worms came for a visit, I was going to let the Crab Grass go to seed. A lot of it did do that, and I could see the seed on the ground as the worms ate the grass.
My pasture is not that large, and they will keep walking and tromping the crab grass seed in the soil enough that it disturbs it for the spring. Mostly when it becomes muddy.
The cows out of Boomer are the ones that get so fat, and the 12 year old cow and her daughter, Pud, get light pones on their back sides, but aren't the same body style. Tater is not going to get fat at all, and she is more of a normal cow. But she had a bull calf that really keeps her from getting fat, but she is not in bad shape at all.
I am anxious to see how TC handles the clover as he gets older. As long as he is doing a good job, he has a place to stay, but he might get moved to another pasture at some point; I will just have to wait and see. Grit just kept getting bigger and bigger on it. I like to know that the calves will gain easily from certain cows. I am wondering how Tater X TC will do. This is going to be an exciting experiment for me to see what TC can do.
I could stop taking care of the pasture and let it grow until it becomes woody, but I can't afford to do it because I don't have that much pasture here at the house. So, I must keep it at optimum condition.
I wish I could catch a calf chewing on their tails because some still have a very full tail of hair. Someone is getting hold of TC's because his was blunt cut from the sale and was thick. He is so laid back that he would let a calf do that.
Tater, Pud and 333 still have their tails, but they have attitudes towards the other calves. If I knew it was the fescue, I would hand spray every clump I could find.
I always enjoy looking at your pastures Ron, and your cattle as well. You have a beautiful herd and a magnificent place to raise your cattle.
I dread feeding again. I kept the hay fertilized, and it is time to cut the last of it. It has not put out a seed head, so this week is it.
It was fertilized like BC told me, and I read the article from the Oklahoma State site. It tells you how to get so many tons per acre if the conditions are good. That was a really good article and I appreciated the information.
ALACOWMAN
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Great looking cattle chuckie,as always..
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Thank you Alacowman!
inyati13
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chuckie, you do an excellent job with that pasture near the house. I have 80 acres and it does stretch me out to manage it especially due to how steep some of it is. I know some of my pasture probably needs lime but it would be extremely difficult spreading lime on some of those slopes. In regard to fertilizer, I put potash and nitrogen on the ridge top but have never fertilized the slopes. Our soils are very high in phosphorus. I wonder how anyone can get pay back on fertilizing pasture on a large scale. Some producers don't fertilize their hay fields.
I interact with our UK County Extension Agent on a frequent basis because she leads our KY Cattle Asso activities and I have bought a couple heifers from her. She aspires to promote better animal husbandry but it is a challenge. KY producers on average have 20 cows. Cattle rarely is the primary source of income. Many producers are set in their ways and view progressive teaching as nonsense. Many herds in our county are poorly managed which means their pastures and hay fields are poorly managed. I mentioned in another thread about the weeds producers are rolling for hay. No wonder the mortality rate is high. As Lucky has commented some of this forage is like feeding cardboard.
The point is this: No one can say that your cows or my cows are not getting what they need!!!!!
I interact with our UK County Extension Agent on a frequent basis because she leads our KY Cattle Asso activities and I have bought a couple heifers from her. She aspires to promote better animal husbandry but it is a challenge. KY producers on average have 20 cows. Cattle rarely is the primary source of income. Many producers are set in their ways and view progressive teaching as nonsense. Many herds in our county are poorly managed which means their pastures and hay fields are poorly managed. I mentioned in another thread about the weeds producers are rolling for hay. No wonder the mortality rate is high. As Lucky has commented some of this forage is like feeding cardboard.
The point is this: No one can say that your cows or my cows are not getting what they need!!!!!
Chuckie":39mbaqmc said:This year I changed my strategy. I don't know if I like it or not, but I like cattle with really big barrels, which are usually not the terminal kind. This one will never get the big big belly that I like on cattle. But his numbers are much higher than those that I like. I am anxious to see how the calves come out.
He is a 2 .5 years old and about the same height as my cows. I will start seeing his calves in the first two weeks of October.
He is eye candy. :clap:
In the same situation with our girls, they are on restricted pasture with a bale of hay so they don't get too fat.
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This Panasonic Lumix camera that I just purchased, what I like about it is how the camera changes the dark areas as I take pictures of the Black Angus.
Before, when I took a picture, then entire picture remained the same, and the cow would be so black that you could not see any definition of the cattle. I then would have to go in and lighten the entire picture, and it would turn the pictures to a red cast.
When I hold the camera up to take a picture, at first the cattle look like a black silhouette; the technology of the camera will automatically lighten the shadows on the cattle where their bodies can be seen. I can watch it change the shadows in the viewing window on the back of the camera. No more looking through a little peep hole like I did on my old camera.
I really like this little camera, and it can take videos too. I haven't learned to do that just yet.
Before, when I took a picture, then entire picture remained the same, and the cow would be so black that you could not see any definition of the cattle. I then would have to go in and lighten the entire picture, and it would turn the pictures to a red cast.
When I hold the camera up to take a picture, at first the cattle look like a black silhouette; the technology of the camera will automatically lighten the shadows on the cattle where their bodies can be seen. I can watch it change the shadows in the viewing window on the back of the camera. No more looking through a little peep hole like I did on my old camera.
I really like this little camera, and it can take videos too. I haven't learned to do that just yet.
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TC's first calf. This little bull was born this morning, and it is dried off good and getting up and nursing. He weighed 80 lbs.
