jm1234":v79oipf1 said:Four year old Hereford bull at work. He is on the Southern Colorado short grass prarie. He is wintered on grass and a little cake.
mnmtranching":oz6iq1xa said:Yup, he has come off feed, hard feed. I can almost see him panting, waddling around trying his darndest to get up on a cow. Senseless to put this much weight on breeding stock, cows or bulls. No! this is NOT a herd bull. After a lifetime experience around cattle and seeing thousands come and go under my watch I can tell you this is not a cattle mans bull. :roll:
Didn't say I didn't like him, we all like fleshy animals. Just that he has NO value as breeding stock.
But good for two things.
a, To impress the Forum experts.
b, bring top price for kill.
Things have changed a lot a lot of ranches were much larger in the past. A lot of people raise cattle more as a hobby than a business. Different people have different objectives. You can turn out a fat bull on lush pasture and get along fine, but turn him out on a large pasture especially during a bad year with ten other bulls, and you will have problems. Like Kit Pharo says Bulls have to fit their environment.
that right there should have been enough for the posts not to have gone in the direction it took,jm1234":3t1hrt1s said:The only thing I said about the first bull was in reference to the post that said my bull didnt have the same condition as the first. I understand what mnmtranching is talking about in regard to bulls with too much condition. Im just talking about what I have experienced personally. I did buy this bull from Ned Jr. and he has worked very well for me. I wouldn't have mentioned the first bull if it wasn't for the post citing the difference in condition. The one difference I do see is the grass they are standing in.
The one difference I do see is the grass they are standing in