Pics of my first heifers and bull

[j&lfarms]

I know they aren't the best, but I have for sure seen a lot worse. I am just starting out and am very proud of what I have. Not many 17 year olds can say they own thier own cattle and that they bought them by themselves. These are just a few pics from when around the farm and are from anywhere between October and about month ago.

First day.

The bull they are bred to.





I have many more but this is all it would allow me to post. I'm done for tonight. See y'all tomorrow!

 

[j&lfarms]

btw the hereford bull is only about 8 months and the heifers are around 15 or 16 months. The pictures kind of distort the way they actually look, but oh well.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Great to see you started, i bought my first 5 brangus heifers on my own when i was 12, i'm now 21 and have 85 momma cows and run up to 300 calves at a time. Done it all on my own by working hard and borrowing money. Hope your herd grows and does well.

 

[j&lfarms]

Thanks. I'm starting to expand. Hopefully I can keep growing.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

With land and cattle prices like they are it's not easy to grow, but it does work. For me all i have thought and cared about since i was 12 years old was being able to make a living with nothing but cattle and with the help of god i am about there.

 

[greybeard]

btw the hereford bull is only about 8 months and the heifers are around 15 or 16 months. The pictures kind of distort the way they actually look, but oh well.

Your heifers are bred to an 8 month old bull?
Puberty for a hereford is around 1 year if I remember my school daze--are you sure the heifers are pregnant--or were they only known to have been mounted by the youngster?

 

[j&lfarms]

No the heifers are bred to the bull in the second picture. The one with the caption that says "the bull they are bred to". I bought the hereford bull to sale in the fall to make some extra money to buy an angus bull in the spring of next year.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

They are bred to the Angus bull then?

 

[3waycross]

They are bred to the Angus bull then?

A Limo bull maybe?

 

[denvermartinfarms]

They are bred to the Angus bull then?

A Limo bull maybe?

That was my guess, but I can't tell.

 

[greybeard]

No the heifers are bred to the bull in the second picture. The one with the caption that says "the bull they are bred to". I bought the hereford bull to sale in the fall to make some extra money to buy an angus bull in the spring of next year.

Ok, I see. The captions are Under the pictures, not on top.

 

[j&lfarms]

They are bred to a salers bull. One of my teachers let me borrow him. And yeah the captions are kind of backwards. Lol

 

[3waycross]

They are bred to a salers bull. One of my teachers let me borrow him. And yeah the captions are kind of backwards. Lol

Well i knew he wasn't an Angus, and i couldn't see that horse tail dragging the ground so i couldn't tell if he was Limo or Saler. Good choice on the Saler BTW for calving ease!

 

[j&lfarms]

I've got some better pics of him I may add. I took them with my phone so they don't really show his size very well. He was like a 1200 pound ball of muscle and hair. I liked the way his calves looked and grew so I thought it was a good choice. He throws calves in the 65 to 80 pound range usually.

 

[3waycross]

I've got some better pics of him I may add. I took them with my phone so they don't really show his size very well. He was like a 1200 pound ball of muscle and hair. I liked the way his calves looked and grew so I thought it was a good choice. He throws calves in the 65 to 80 pound range usually.

Actually now that i looked closer i can see his tail dragging the ground.

 

[salebarn junkie]

Is the Hereford a bull or a steer

 

[j&lfarms]

He's a bull.

 

[chippie]

cut the hereford and raise him for locker beef.

 

[Taurus]

cut the hereford and raise him for locker beef.

:nod:

 

[denvermartinfarms]

cut the hereford and raise him for locker beef.

Or cut him let him grow and make some money.