Texan
Well-known member
I tend to agree with ALACOWMAN about the "polished turds" that he talks about in his BULL PHOTOS thread. Feed and the resulting fat can hide a lot of faults. Of course, we all want big performance numbers and almost all of us will buy the fattest bulls out of a bunch, so what do we expect breeders to do but pour the feed to them?
I realize that bulls need some extra condition going into breeding season to make up for the energy losses that comes with their job. But I also know that I hate trying to look through fat to see the real bull underneath and I really hate it when new bulls melt as soon as they see my pasture. I like looking at bulls in using condition and I sure don't ever get them too fat while I've got 'em. LOL
I had trouble deciding on which bull I like best out of the ones I'm using now. I finally narrowed it down to two, though. Both of these bulls are three year olds and they came off grass as yearlings. They were cheap enough and they didn't come with a feed trough habit that many young bulls have. Yes, they have plenty of faults. Probably not enough hindquarter for some of you and maybe not enough rib. Granted, the bottom bull is a little feminine headed. In fact, I almost didn't buy him just for that reason, but the older he gets, the better I like him.
I like these little terminal bulls because they're really long-bodied, they're straight enough, they've got just the right amount of bone and they've also got plenty of muscle for three year old bulls that don't stand at the feeder all the time. They give me long-bodied calves that practically fall out of a cow at around 80 to 85 pounds. Their calves hit the ground looking for something to suck, they grow faster than any calves I can remember, and most of them are polled.
As with all bulls, the proof is in the calf crop and the pics that follow the bulls should really tell you why I like 'em. These calves are two and three months old and primarily out of Beefmaster cows and a few Sim cross cows. So tear these bulls up and tear 'em down, judge them any way you want to, but they've got a home here for a long time.
I realize that bulls need some extra condition going into breeding season to make up for the energy losses that comes with their job. But I also know that I hate trying to look through fat to see the real bull underneath and I really hate it when new bulls melt as soon as they see my pasture. I like looking at bulls in using condition and I sure don't ever get them too fat while I've got 'em. LOL
I had trouble deciding on which bull I like best out of the ones I'm using now. I finally narrowed it down to two, though. Both of these bulls are three year olds and they came off grass as yearlings. They were cheap enough and they didn't come with a feed trough habit that many young bulls have. Yes, they have plenty of faults. Probably not enough hindquarter for some of you and maybe not enough rib. Granted, the bottom bull is a little feminine headed. In fact, I almost didn't buy him just for that reason, but the older he gets, the better I like him.
I like these little terminal bulls because they're really long-bodied, they're straight enough, they've got just the right amount of bone and they've also got plenty of muscle for three year old bulls that don't stand at the feeder all the time. They give me long-bodied calves that practically fall out of a cow at around 80 to 85 pounds. Their calves hit the ground looking for something to suck, they grow faster than any calves I can remember, and most of them are polled.
As with all bulls, the proof is in the calf crop and the pics that follow the bulls should really tell you why I like 'em. These calves are two and three months old and primarily out of Beefmaster cows and a few Sim cross cows. So tear these bulls up and tear 'em down, judge them any way you want to, but they've got a home here for a long time.
