*New Orphan Bull Calf...but what kind???*

[MrsViviano]

Hi my name is Alisha and im new to the cattle board....but its seems very informative so far! Well here is my story 3 weeks ago this wensday 10-22-08 I bought a small one week old dehidrated bull calf from a local sale barn the poor baby had been taken from his mother and left in a trailer to be shipped to the sale for 4 days!! with no source of food or water. Well little old me who cant stand to see an animal mistreated had to hav him!!! well i ended up paying 52 dollars for him. We made it home and he took to the bottle like a pro and eats GREAT he was brought to the vet and had an antibiotic for a small cold he had but since then he is doing great!!! he is so happy now and loves to play, well anyway my baby boys name is "Blue" and he is a charcoal grey color and has sort of a teal blue color on the bottom half of both eyes. So what I would like to know is WHAT KIND OF BULL DO YA'LL THINK HE IS ???? cuz im dying to know !!!!

Thanks, Alisha Viviano with 4x4 Performance Horses
www.freewebs.com/4x4performancehorses/

 

[KNERSIE]

He is a jersey cross.

 

[Keren]

jersey crossed with something black I'd say ... could be anything angus, gelbvieh, limo, simmy ...

Have fun with him!

 

[c farmer]

Kind of looks like a brown swiss to me

 

[Bez+]

You can just call him a mutt.

Lots of them out there and I raised lots myself. Some of them turn out to be real nice animals.

It is highly unlikely anyone will be able to give you a guaranteed answer because there are so many possiblities and combinations that will give you a calf like that.

You enjoy him, cut his nuts off before he gets too big (that is for your safety) and be sure to look after him real good.

You started him off right and you did good getting him vet checked - tells me lots about you and that is all good too.

I know you will fall in love with him, but remember - he is something to be eaten down the road or to be sold down the road.

What you have here is a real opportunity to learn and have fun at the same time.

Have fun and congrats

Bez+

 

[chippie]

Some Charlois crosses will be a blue grey or grullo color. He will surprise you and fill out quickly. One suggestion is do not make a pet out of him and do not play with him. Don't let him chase you or shake his head at you. Sometimes it can be a bit difficult to get a bottle calf to respect people.

Good luck with him.

(we eat our bottle calves too)

 

[K2011]

I'd go with a jersey cross of some sort

 

[Lammie]

Kind of looks like a brown swiss to me

That's what I thought. I had a little brown swiss bottle calf that looked exactly like that. He never filled out and boy did he eat! Ferd.

He's a little survivor, that one.

 

[MrsViviano]

Thanks everyone for the responses just wanted to see what yall thought...well my husband is a bull rider and he said that he wants to keep him a bull that way is he gets to hard to handle as a pet he will be put out with the other bucking bull we have and my husband will try him as a bucking bull, but me and my husband both already have a strong bond with him, so im hoping he will stay sweet but i guess its the same consept with a bull as a stallion you cant raise it on a bottle and expect it to respect you unless you start out real early letting it know your he boss, wi\hich is hard wen it see's you as a mother figure.

Thanks everyone,
Alisha & Charles Viviano
www.freewebs.com/4x4performancehorses/

 

[angie1]

I'd guess Jerseys too. All the BS calves I've had were a lot lighter in color, leggier and had big knuckled legs (you know what I mean?). Anyhow ~ good on you for getting him!! Now all he needs is a buddy. :nod:

 

[hillsdown]

IMO definitely dairy...

But to eliminate some breeds from the equation ,does it have horns.

FWIW if it is a dairy breed NUT IT NOW there is a reason you do not see them in rodeos...

Good luck with him and I am glad he has found a loving home..

 

[dun]

To me the head says Jersey. I'll be a Jersey bucking bull would be a real money maker.

 

[iowafarmer]

im going to guess jersey murray grey cross. If he has jersey or holstein in him get him castrated. Jersey bulls are soem of the meanest bulls out there. They are killers along with holsteins adn most dairy breeds. He appears to have some jersey in him due to hime being fine boned and sort of a brown tint and the light ring around his nose along with them big doe eyes with big eyelashes that jerseys are known for. Remeber he is not a pet and make him learn early to respect you.

 

[Double R Ranch]

If he is dairy, which he looks like he is you are making a mistake that may come back to haunt you. As was said previously, there is a good reason why dairy bulls aren't in rodeo's.
Kids ride dairy STEERS!
Even though he is sweet now, he will get big and if you keep him a bull be sure to up your live insurance. Read up on why tons of dairy's are AI'ing. Plus look into the dairy farmers insurance. There is a reason, insurance company questions weather or not dairies have bulls.
Check into it a bit. Just don't want you to get hurt.
Double R

 

[MrsViviano]

Well.....in the pic.s he looks alot smaller but he does have very big knees and ankles the vet says that he is crossed with something big like angus or charlais because he has large bones....but he also says there is jersey in there to. And yes he has nubby little knots growing on his head. And yes I will look up on it ..we have bought and delt with alot of cross bulls from sales that were great bucking bulls, I think the craziest we have come across is a recent brangus we bought and usually they dont give us a problem! but anyway thanks and any info will help!!

 

[dun]

Well.....in the pic.s he looks alot smaller but he does have very big knees and ankles the vet says that he is crossed with something big like angus or charlais because he has large bones....but he also says there is jersey in there to. And yes he has nubby little knots growing on his head. And yes I will look up on it ..we have bought and delt with alot of cross bulls from sales that were great bucking bulls, I think the craziest we have come across is a recent brangus we bought and usually they dont give us a problem! but anyway thanks and any info will help!!

It's the Jersey that is doubtfull concerning being a bucking bull. Jerseys are very light boned. The calf sort of looks like the results of a Jersey bull used on a charolaise cow/heifer. The gauntness really shows up the dairy influence