Thoughts on this bull

[certherfbeef]

I know this isn't the best picture for evaluation but it's all I have. The big fool ran me out of the field before I got too many taken.

 

[Mahoney Pursley Ranch]

Looks good to me. Nice topline, good frame. Ugly as sin. :lol: No wonder he ran ya out of the field!

 

[DOC HARRIS]

Good Simmental Bull! Looks like the "Phantom of the Opera"! Just don't let him drop the Chandelier on yu'!

DOC HARRIS

Upon 2nd and 3rd looks - Pretty darned good lookin' Bull! How are his "docility" EPDs???? :shock: ;-)

DOC

 

[msscamp]

How are his "docility" EPDs???? :shock: ;-)

DOC

Just a guess but, considering he ran her out of the field, not too good? LOL Sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

[certherfbeef]

He is pushing 8 years old. Starting to show in his temperment now.
Here are some of this years calves out of him. I kinda fancy them pretty good. Make good cows with lots of milk. Calves can get a bit short necked, but sound in general.

 

[msscamp]

Those are some nice calves, Certs!

 

[frenchie]

That one in the last pics looks like she is ready to Charge :lol:

Something about her eyes.

 

[la4angus]

Middle hfr and last hfr look like some pretty nice hfrs. The 2 on top are what, 2 or 3 yr.

 

[DOC HARRIS]

He is pushing 8 years old. Starting to show in his temperment now.
Here are some of this years calves out of him. I kinda fancy them pretty good. Make good cows with lots of milk. Calves can get a bit short necked, but sound in general.

The white marking on the face of the last heifer looks like "Huckelberry Hound"! Remember him? You gotta' sorta' use your imagination. Wife Ruthie says, "You're weird"! Must be real love!

DOC HARRIS

 

[dj]

Nice bull and offspring. Too bad he's getting testy in his old age.

 

[Beefy]

Certs...
always enjoy the pics. i have to tell you though, i dont particularly like any of these animals. the best looking ones to me are the last two pictures, i like the middle heifer the best (she reminds me of 47 which i find amusing). are you planning on keeping them? i really dont like the first heifers, especially the one i can see well. but who cares.
as for the bull, youre right, its not a good picture. he looks dumpy and squatty to be all grown up and doesnt seem to have a very good butt which i find to be the major flaw with most simmental bulls. i like the simmental breed a lot though. would love to see a better pic of him that proves me wrong. especially a butt shot. he does however seem to have a good topline and good depth. is that what you call a black hereford? (lol)

 

[shorty]

Just a coincidence but I have bull that looks similar to him and one of his heifer calves that looks like the one in the last picture

 

[certherfbeef]

The heifers in the top picture are the oldest of this years calf crop. I'm on a knoll shooting down on them, distorts the pictures a little I guess.
The bottom 2 calves are may babies and will be retained. Heifers don't seem to inherite the sire's attitude. He will probably move on after next year. He is a Meyer 734 out of a chifer cow. 8 years ago the 734 semen was still somewhat affordable.
Here is another picture of him, it was getting dark and I'd been run out of the pasture so he is a bit far away. Thanks for all the opinions.

 

[B WEIR]

If you can smuggle him across the border i'll take him of your hands,kinda bull im lookin for. and load that last calf up with him.

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

Cert, that is a good looking bull. Do oyu have any updated pictures of your Horned Hereford bull? :cboy:

 

[JHH]

Good looking bull and calves. Are you going to breed the heifers to your H.H. bull? would like to see a better pic of him ( H.H. bull) Is he from that place you told me about?JHH

 

[Chuckie]

I like the way he is marked up. The second picture of the bull looks mo' betta. He looks like a big one.

 

[certherfbeef]

Matt, sorry no updated pictures of the HH bull yet. I guess I need to get that done. Sold some semen to some local commercial breeders yesterday. SHOCKED me to death. Never expected that. Most folk aren't wanting the horns.

JHH, Those black heifers will most likely be bred to the HH bull. Just cause I know I will get a small calf, even with the hybred vigor. I havn't found a "calving ease" clubby bull yet. Don't think I will either. Those black heifers aren't as wide hipped as I'd like.
Yep, the HH bull is from the place I told you about. Great folk out there.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Cert, nice looking calves. Like the last two heifers best. Good looking bull, I like the looks of that horned bull you have.

Katherine

 

[SPRINGER FARMS MURRAY GRE]

Nice looking calves. My advice....sell the bull and get a Murray Grey! Disposition means a lot. ;-) :cboy: