This little guy surprised me!

[Crazy Farmgirl]

the other morning I was surprised to find momma and this little guy in the pasture. Not only was momma not due for a few more weeks but he appears to be the mailmans...both dam and sire are supposedly fullblood herefords. Now I am no expert but I've never seen a hereford with this color pattern..is it possible for hereford to throw such color?? My thoughts are that one of the parents is NOT full hereford as I was told (they are not registered)

Have a neighbor who runs some holstein in his dairy herd been teasing him about sneaking over to knock up my cows or that maybe he botched the banding of the one holstein steer I have from him! :shock:

Good news is he was healthy even though he was early, dam's milk had not come in when he hit the ground but it did come on strong the next day. Dam is 11 yrs old and this is the first bull calf she's ever had (he's a steer now). She is starting to show her age in having to work a little harder to keep condition but is an excellent mother and has great calves so we'll see how she does raising this one and keeping up through the winter...may be her last one.

 

[alisonb]

I would bet my bottom dollar that that little guy has Holstein in his make up, you better check your 'steer' or the fence ;-) .

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

He may not be what you were expecting, but he's pretty darn cute!

 

[ALACOWMAN]

the only down side is > $ < that neighbors bull just cost you.. and one less hereford calf, on the tail end of her productive life....

 

[Crazy Farmgirl]

I would bet my bottom dollar that that little guy has Holstein in his make up, you better check your 'steer' or the fence ;-) .

The steer is definately a steer, already checked, also he would have been only 6 wks old when this cow got bred and never had access to her. No bulls around for miles except the ones here and the ones in a "can" up the road so the fence isn't a problem. I think it must be somwhere in the sire/dam's breeding.

 

[chippie]

his coloring reminds me of a Simmental. Years ago some Hereford breeders snuck Simmental into their bloodlines to increase the size.
He is cute.

 

[Galloways1]

his coloring reminds me of a Simmental. Years ago Simmental some Hereford breeders snuck Simmental into their bloodlines to increase the size.
He is cute.

X2

I grew up raising herefords. There is Simmental back there in both pedigrees.

 

[Beefy]

simmental.

 

[alisonb]

So I just reset the brightness on my monitor, turns out the calf is not black and white as it first seemed before adjustment but red + white

 

[Crazy Farmgirl]

Spoke to the man I purchased the dam from and he confirmed that his dad had used some simmetal bulls in the past, so I'm guessing that's where it came from. Told him I was disappointed that he had not disclosed that before. Either way he's healthy and eventually he will look good on a plate!

Yes Alison he is RED AND WHITE :lol:

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

Those sneaky little recessive genes . . . .

 

[chippie]

Those sneaky little recessive genes . . . .

No. It is those sneaky unethical breeders. : (

 

[Limomike]

Well.. at least it was a bull calf...

 

[Taurus]

I've seen few simmentals that looks like a hereford before...so you might have a simmental in the woodpile!

 

[Jake]

simmental.

looks just like some of the old "flowered" simmies we had back in the old days.

 

[ANAZAZI]

his coloring reminds me of a Simmental. :nod:
Years ago some Hereford breeders snuck Simmental into their bloodlines to increase the size. :nod: These are not even registered, so this seems likely.
He is cute. :nod:

 

[Dave]

Last year I had a heifer marked like that except she is black and white. Both the cow and bull were solid black but there was a touch of simmie in the background. Her hide looks holstein but her body is all beef. I made the mistake of giving her to a daughter in law. So now I have a holstein marked bred heifer in my cow herd.

 

[Kingfisher]

Some folks breed Balancers some folks make reversers!

 

[denvermartinfarms]

too bad he wasn't a heifer

 

[snake67]

the other morning I was surprised to find momma and this little guy in the pasture. Not only was momma not due for a few more weeks but he appears to be the mailmans...both dam and sire are supposedly fullblood herefords. Now I am no expert but I've never seen a hereford with this color pattern..is it possible for hereford to throw such color?? My thoughts are that one of the parents is NOT full hereford as I was told (they are not registered)

Have a neighbor who runs some holstein in his dairy herd been teasing him about sneaking over to knock up my cows or that maybe he botched the banding of the one holstein steer I have from him! :shock:

Good news is he was healthy even though he was early, dam's milk had not come in when he hit the ground but it did come on strong the next day. Dam is 11 yrs old and this is the first bull calf she's ever had (he's a steer now). She is starting to show her age in having to work a little harder to keep condition but is an excellent mother and has great calves so we'll see how she does raising this one and keeping up through the winter...may be her last one.

If she is 11 now and doing this well she will likely go to 15 - 18 and not give you any probs - keep her

I have had many cows over 15 give me good calves

Keep the heifers from her

Longevity and productivity when combined are a good thing

You need those push button cows to make a dollar

And I am in agreement - looks like a dairy pattern to me - but it bothers me that he is not black and white - any other possibilities for a daddy in the area? There are Holsteins that run with a red colour - what colour is this bull with loose morals?

Best to all

Bez