Milking Shorthorn

[MurraysMutts]

Lil fireplug steer and his mama. Her milk/udder has much improved with feed and him keeping at it. Lil fart is growing pretty good really.
Her big ol head still cracks me up! Calf should bring what I gave for the pair now too

 

[Hpacres440p]

@MurraysMutts, you do so well with your rehab projects. This is our "cheap heavy bred" bought in December, calved Jan 5. No clue on age-but she is solid-mouthed. She'll follow a feed bucket but isn't fond of being too crowded. She and her calf are the "wrong color", but at a month old he's growing like a weed. I like underdogs I guess. He'll end up being direct market beef. Just want to give her some more padding….

 

[MurraysMutts]

@MurraysMutts, you do so well with your rehab projects. This is our "cheap heavy bred" bought in December, calved Jan 5. No clue on age-but she is solid-mouthed. She'll follow a feed bucket but isn't fond of being too crowded. She and her calf are the "wrong color", but at a month old he's growing like a weed. I like underdogs I guess. He'll end up being direct market beef. Just want to give her some more padding….

Love that pair!
Calf looks great!! I bet he will eat well.
I admire the British white/park cattle. I just love the black ears and nose. They really stand out.

I probly spend way more on feed than I should. I sure do enjoy fixing one up tho!
Been very fortunate in that most of mine have done well for me. Losing that last purchased bottle calf hurt a little. I gave 10 dollars more than I wanted to for him. Makes me and the other calves work harder to make it up I guess.

The 2 jersey projects are sure eating good for not producing yet! But we will get there. They were economical. If they do as I suspect they will do, they will more than make up for all the hard work.

Thanks for the kind words!
I appreciate it more than you'll know. Some days a guy feels like he's just treading water. Other days are amazing!

When Bessie finally calves, it should be one of those amazing days for me..

 

[MurraysMutts]

Looking better!
And there's milk! Lil Fireplug keeps at it. He's a stocky lil dude.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Got a pic of the Fireplug steer calf. Mama is sure doing a good job. Comment was made at the sale with some sarcasm, "what a good mama" as her calf left the ring. And she went the other way.
Well. She's doing a job. And gentle too!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Amazing what they'll do when they get a little bit of condition on em.
Shes actually got an udder!

Got half a mind to get a calf out of her and my hereford bull just to see what she does next year...

 

[Allenw]

You'll get a roan or a red motle face. The cross will make a good cow if you get heifer.

 

[MurraysMutts]

How bout that udder!
Lil fireplug went with the other project calves. So mama gets a break. Her lil steer did really good! I like him a lot.
May give her a go with Big Sexy, after all, I've got about 200 bucks in this cow now.
And I've sold a few cows that didn't their job so.....

 

[branxchar&charx]

Here's to hoping she sheds off nicely this summer. Coat still looking rough but good condition and good bag. Personally, id give her chance to get bred and calve.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Here's to hoping she sheds off nicely this summer. Coat still looking rough but good condition and good bag. Personally, id give her chance to get bred and calve.

Yep. She's got a LOT of hair!
Bred hereford she oughtta make a pretty calf. May not be a market topper, but pretty none the less..

O! And she's in good enough shape to cycle. I couldn't get a pic the other day, but the lil boys were all trying to get her.

 

[branxchar&charx]

Yep. She's got a LOT of hair!
Bred hereford she oughtta make a pretty calf. May not be a market topper, but pretty none the less..

O! And she's in good enough shape to cycle. I couldn't get a pic the other day, but the lil boys were all trying to get her.

Amazing what a little tlc can do

 

[kenny thomas]

Yep. She's got a LOT of hair!
Bred hereford she oughtta make a pretty calf. May not be a market topper, but pretty none the less..

O! And she's in good enough shape to cycle. I couldn't get a pic the other day, but the lil boys were all trying to get her.

Many of the shorthorns have been bred for the show calf markets and the long hair is part of that.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Nothing like a good rain to show some definition. She's come a long way baby!

 

[Peace]

Nice job on getting some condition on her...the difference is night and day

 

[MurraysMutts]

She may end up in my freezer! I just about flipped a nut when I saw milk on her face!
I have not had a grown mama try that.
Maybe it's the hormones? They both need bred soon!

 

[Hpacres440p]

Maybe that

She may end up in my freezer! I just about flipped a nut when I saw milk on her face!
I have not had a grown mama try that.
Maybe it's the hormones? They both need bred soon!
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Maybe that's her secret conditioner?

 

[MurraysMutts]

She is coming right along @Hpacres440p

I'll be doing a bit of rearranging soon

 

[MurraysMutts]

Hope she brings more than I gave for her!
Her steer did well a lil while back. Didn't bring as much as I'd a liked but he did good.

If anyone wants to bid, PM me. I'll share where shes at. She will sell Monday!
I hope she gets a good home, but that's unlikely. Slaughter prices are still holding.

 

[Cada22]

Why did she take the ride?

 

[MurraysMutts]

Why did she take the ride?

I just didn't want to wait til next spring for a calf. That and she's the wrong color.
Combined with I've too many cows!
I hope she gets a happy home. She's only 4yrs old.

O! And did you see her nursing my jersey? Obviously can't have a jersey that'll let anything nurse around her!!