My new Simmi bull

[Gators Rule]

Here are some pictures of a new Simmental bull I bought today. He is 11 months old. Please disregard the mud, as Florida has been getting lots and lots of rain. He is a purebred, and very docile. Out of Sand Ranch Hand, and a Powerstroke x Black Joker cow.

I'm certainly not a photographer, and I know all the pictures are of weird angles...and various stages of moving...so please forgive me.

No, he isn't roach backed. :mrgreen: Just trying to walk in the mud, and his rear leg is having to reach under...

 

[sim.-ang.king]

First pic doesn't do him justice, but he gets better as you go. LOL
I like him, but would like to see a pic from behind.

 

[Gators Rule]

I don't have any rear shots, but he is strong in the hind. I will post what I have...

 

[3waycross]

Nice calf. Looks like he has real good capacity. Hope he makes you some money

 

[fitz]

Looks good. Is the older bull the one you posted sometime back?

fitz

 

[bigbull338]

he is a nice looking bull.but as you said its hard to judge him in the mudd.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

From the last pic he looks like he's got a nice butt and leg.
Nice bull

 

[Gators Rule]

Fitz, that's not my bull. He belongs to the person I bought the bull from. The bull you're referring to is with some commercial cattle I keep on some pasture I lease.

thanks for the words... I think he will turn out to be a nice bull.

3way, he should be a money maker, at least on the commercial side. I do plan on using him to clean up after AI'ing this year though. I was looking for an outcross to my Dream On cattle. I have a bunch of own daughters and grand daughters to DO, and needed something to use on them.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

How do you like the Dream On calves? Wondering because the bull i'm using now is a grand son of Dream On's.
Mainly want to know what milking is like on the heifers?

 

[Gators Rule]

I like the Dream On calves, but it is like any other breeding....there are two sides to every calf. As far as milking goes, one trait that made Dream On such a hit in the Simmental breed was his ability to reduce the amount of milk in a cow. With that in mind, he isn't the sire to use if you're wanting to increase milk production. That doesn't mean his girls don't milk though.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Moderate milk is ok with me. Just got to raise that calf.

 

[Fire Sweep Ranch]

Ranch Hand will definitely be calving ease! His calves are born small, but catch up pretty quick from what I hear. I have some semen in my tank on him, just waiting for the right female to use him on.
Dream On has some of the WORST milk EPD's, and I always wondered why. I never had a problem with DO's milking. I have lots of DO females, and none have a problem putting pounds on a calf.
Looks like a good bull. I would love to see pics of him when you get him home and out of the mud.

 

[brihop]

Looks real good, let me know if you want to drop him off in Putnam County for a while!