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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 458539" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Ain't nothing prettier than a big fat bull. But, this bull is not in bad condition. He's not overweight, nor would I say he is underweight. If I were advertising him in a semen catalog, he would have a lot more weight on him. We like that beached whale look then. I love to look at the massive size of a fat bull. He is a good size to be servicing heifers, smaller cows and older cows. We have some fat old 12+ year old cows that keep spitting them out, and are pregnant for next year. I feel better if the bull that services them doesn't weigh 2200-2300 lbs. He would look more attractive with some more weight on him though. The cows will too after you pull the babies off of them, and they regain their condition. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't want him to get lower this winter, before breeding season. I'd give him another cow to hang out with in a lot and feed him while it was cold.</p><p></p><p>There isn't but one way to decide if he is a good bull, that is by how his calves grow off. The buyer doesn't care if he passes slightly cow hocked calves, unless they are deformed so that it cripples them. I have never seen a cow or bull down from being cowhocked. I look at some of the old cows we have that are 12 yrs+, and they are slightly cow hocked. But they can run as fast as the others, chasing the tractor with the hay bales, rubbing on them, butting them and bucking around until you can get the on the ground and put the rings around them. I had rather have slightly cowhocked calves weighing 700 lbs than straight hocked calves weighing 500 lbs. </p><p>Let us know how his babies turn out.</p><p>Chuckie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 458539, member: 637"] Ain't nothing prettier than a big fat bull. But, this bull is not in bad condition. He's not overweight, nor would I say he is underweight. If I were advertising him in a semen catalog, he would have a lot more weight on him. We like that beached whale look then. I love to look at the massive size of a fat bull. He is a good size to be servicing heifers, smaller cows and older cows. We have some fat old 12+ year old cows that keep spitting them out, and are pregnant for next year. I feel better if the bull that services them doesn't weigh 2200-2300 lbs. He would look more attractive with some more weight on him though. The cows will too after you pull the babies off of them, and they regain their condition. I wouldn't want him to get lower this winter, before breeding season. I'd give him another cow to hang out with in a lot and feed him while it was cold. There isn't but one way to decide if he is a good bull, that is by how his calves grow off. The buyer doesn't care if he passes slightly cow hocked calves, unless they are deformed so that it cripples them. I have never seen a cow or bull down from being cowhocked. I look at some of the old cows we have that are 12 yrs+, and they are slightly cow hocked. But they can run as fast as the others, chasing the tractor with the hay bales, rubbing on them, butting them and bucking around until you can get the on the ground and put the rings around them. I had rather have slightly cowhocked calves weighing 700 lbs than straight hocked calves weighing 500 lbs. Let us know how his babies turn out. Chuckie [/QUOTE]
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