My First Calf

[twabscs]

Hi All,

I started my heard back in Feb 06 with 10 pairs. Worked through fixing fence, enhancing facilities, learning how to give shots, etc. and did just fine. Sold off 8 calves in October and held 2 back. Traded use of my pastures this summer for the use of a neighbors registered Angus bull to breed back my 10 cows.

Recently, though, I decided to keep growing the herd as I have lots of grass left (on 130 acres), my facilities are mostly in order now, and I'm "experienced" now . I picked up 36 additional bred cows last week and they will calve in late Feburary of this year. Also, there was an "extra" in the trailer that should have been sorted off that was ready to drop a calve any day. It was easier to just buy her too given the long trip...

Anyway, on Monday, the "extra" had my first ever calf and so I decided to celebrate with some pictures. Can you help me with the breed of the mother. What produces these blonde WF cows Char/RA/Hereford? She was bred to a black bull so seems I got a grey white face so I'm guessing we have the dominant black gene along with the diluter gene, right?

Thanks everyones for your help, as I do lots of reading and learning here!

Tom

 

[Beefy]

she looks like a charolais x hereford bred to a black angus bull. congrats.

 

[Angus Guy]

I was thinking simixchar cow bred to angus. Nice pair.

 

[Gale Seddon]

Whatever the breeding, that is a nice looking calf. 36 new ones? That's a big bite. Hope they all produce well for you...sounds like you're off to a good start!

 

[backhoeboogie]

Yep. Congratulations. You are on your way.

 

[Joy in Texas]

Way to go. That's a great start. Cute calf.

 

[TNfamilyfarm]

it sounds like your having fun, as well as a proud pappa! nice looking cows

 

[Victoria]

We have one looks identical except with more hair. She comes from a Highland/Red Angus cross mother bred to a Charolais sire. My guess for yours would be primarily Red Angus/Charolais. There may be some Hereford in there - maybe an 1/8 or so.

Congrats on your first baby.

 

[shorty]

Whatever breed he is I like those smokey colored calves.

 

[twabscs]

Thanks all for the great comments. I'm getting better at this picture uploading so I've got some more for you.

Here was my best steer, a Char cross, 700 lbs @ $1.08. That's his mom to his left. Yeah, she's not much to look at, but as I've stated before, I started with 10 old cows to help figure out what I was getting myself into. Dad must have been a horned Char and I'm guessing we have a red gene and the dliuter gene to give me a yellow calf from this angus mother.

Two pictures of a heifer that I kept back. Mom and her both have a great disposition. I'm not sure about that slight tilt she has to the front so let me know if that's an issue.

Here's a heifer I wanted to keep, but she was a bit wild and I don't need that. She was 625 lbs @ $1.00 because she put up quite a fight in the sale ring. Seemed to hurt the price.

 

[*Cowgirl*]

they look good