Picture by request...

[milesvb]

... for those who asked about the bull in my avatar:

Would anyone like to estimate his weight? We haven't weighed him. He's standing in front of 4WD Toyota T-100.

Comments on the bull are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[SPRINGER FARMS MURRAY GRE]

Looks like a mean SOB with an attitude! :shock:

 

[milesvb]

Age 5 years.

He will eat rage cubes out of your hand.

Notice I said YOUR hands? Honestly he is a very gentle bull but I try not to encourage him. I'm afraid treats will only make him more persistant in approaching people. He only gets cubes when the herd gets them and then we try to be discreet and get them on the ground BEFORE the the cows arrive.

 

[bigbull338]

i bet that bull could be rough in the pens.ive worked 2 brimmer bulls in my time.an they would try to run over you everytime.but honestly that is 1 heck of a bull. i bet he go 2000lbs.scott

 

[milesvb]

Looks like a mean SOB with an attitude! :shock:

When I was but a wee lad we used to name our Hudgin's bulls after Roman emperors. I've nicknamed this o'l boy "Lucifer" to impress friends and neighbors :lol: ... or Lucky for short.

 

[mtnman]

Springer:

You're kidding, right?

He is standing on the opposite side of the bull tha tthe truck is and he's only 10 feet from him.

mtnman

 

[CopeMan]

He looks gentle in my book, noitce how his eyes are closed when the picture was taken, he was either so relaxed or the flash got him...lol Good looking bull!! What is a Gyr type Brahman?

 

[kaneranch]

Does he have any thing else in him other than Brahman. Good looking bull. Thanks Kaneranch

 

[R ^ 5]

I guess 2,175 lbs,Nice Brahman Bull

 

[flaboy]

I'm guessing he won't go 2K. My experience with brammers is they don't carry the mass of other beef breeds. I have seen some huge ones though that would go over 2K. Kind of hard to tell from the picture but I'm thinking around 1800-1900 pounds. Now go get him weighed. :lol:

 

[Australian Cattleman]

He looks to me like he is an Indu type bull. He's not unlike some bulls you see in Australia.
Colin

 

[flaboy]

He looks to me like he is an Indu type bull. He's not unlike some bulls you see in Australia.
Colin

Good call Colin. I think there is something else in there other than just brammer.

 

[dun]

He looks to me like he is an Indu type bull. He's not unlike some bulls you see in Australia.
Colin

Good call Colin. I think there is something else in there other than just brammer.

Other then the horns he looks like a Gyr(Gir) to me. But I don;t mess with indicus influenced cattle anymore either

dun

 

[Tod Dague]

Looks like a mean SOB with an attitude! :shock:

I've met him, and he is as gentle as they come. Miles has a good herd of cattle.

 

[Arnold Ziffle]

Is he a McKenney Farms bull?

 

[mtnman]

Remember that Brahman is a composite, built up partly by the breeds that you are guessing this bull is, so yes, he does have Gyr influence,a nd yes he does have other Inducus influence, too.

mtnman

 

[Rustler9]

Great looking bull-looks gentle to me. I'd say he weighs around 1800 lbs.

 

[milesvb]

The third dimension:

 

[milesvb]

Looks like a mean SOB with an attitude! :shock:

I've met him, and he is as gentle as they come. Miles has a good herd of cattle.

Thanks Tod.

Tod was able to see this bull at his gentlest, while having a bout of narcolepsy (the bull, not Tod).

My father gets a lot of the credit for this herd and he's the one who found this bull. I guess we'll share the credit since his heifers go into my herd and vice versa.

 

[milesvb]

Is he a McKenney Farms bull?

I would have to inquire about his true background. I'm told both parents were registered.