What do ya'll think of this bull?

[Cowgirl10_2]

He's 15 months old and a bottle baby.

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

I think that he isn't to bad looking for a bottle fed bull calf. Are you going to use him in the future? :cboy:

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

More pictures of him.
The other side:

Face:

Rear view:

 

[purecountry]

Mighty fine scenery....the bull, grass, trees and hills look OK too. ;-)

 

[Ryan]

Looks like he is put together pretty decent enough. Although I would say that he looks rather small for being 15months old. I dont know if being bottle calf means a lot in regards to their mature size, but i thought pinz were bigger than that.

 

[Beefy]

he looks ok to me. the size of his head concerns me a little. looks pretty big in that first picture. also, what is that in the background of the first picture?

 

[pinzgauer1]

I'm not trying to be mean here but i don't like him. He's to narrow in the rear and at 15 mo's he should be alot bigger all over. I guess this could be attributed to his being bottle fed.
On a positive note i do like his coloration and disposition. Who was his sire?

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

Sire is Diamond T Ralph.

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

He is to fine bone for my liking. I like bigger boned cattle with a lot more frame than what this bull has. I would say that his structure isn't to bad, but he should weigh about 1600 lbs or more at 15 months. I would also be very concerned about his head. This bull looks to have a block head, possibly may result in calving ease problems. Anyhow, I really do like his pattern and disposition. :cboy:

 

[jnowack]

He is to fine bone for my liking. I like bigger boned cattle with a lot more frame than what this bull has. I would say that his structure isn't to bad, but he should weigh about 1600 lbs or more at 15 months. I would also be very concerned about his head. This bull looks to have a block head, possibly may result in calving ease problems. Anyhow, I really do like his pattern and disposition. :cboy:

Is there any published data about calving ease and shape of the head? I have not seen or heard of it.

 

[jaydill]

I think he's alright.. though I think he might make a better steer than bull. I agree with others on the size of his head and he's a little too short/small for his age for my likings.

 

[cowgirl13]

i love hes color whats the breed?

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

Pinzgauer

 

[warpaint]

He is to fine bone for my liking. I like bigger boned cattle with a lot more frame than what this bull has. I would say that his structure isn't to bad, but he should weigh about 1600 lbs or more at 15 months. I would also be very concerned about his head. This bull looks to have a block head, possibly may result in calving ease problems. Anyhow, I really do like his pattern and disposition. :cboy:

I would have to agree. Even bottle raised, he is kinda small.
I also would like to know what that is loading on the trailer in the background of the first pic?

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

Loading onto the trailer was the 4 year old Pinz bull

 

[Chris H]

Are you sure he's not closer to 10 months? He's not showing very much maturity for a 15 month old bull. If you said he was 8-10 months I'd say he was decent, but for 15 months I wouldn't keep him to breed with.

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

Take into mind, he was born 17 days early, as to the fact that mom wouldn't eat and was down. And also had a rough time all last year and through the winter.

 

[MikeC]

Are you sure he's not closer to 10 months? He's not showing very much maturity for a 15 month old bull. If you said he was 8-10 months I'd say he was decent, but for 15 months I wouldn't keep him to breed with.

He's a bottle calf.

 

[Chris H]

Are you sure he's not closer to 10 months? He's not showing very much maturity for a 15 month old bull. If you said he was 8-10 months I'd say he was decent, but for 15 months I wouldn't keep him to breed with.

He's a bottle calf.

By 15 months I would expect a bottle calf to be caught up. We pulled some babies off a few old cows last year, cows went for kill, calves sold to a friend who bottle fed them. At 12 months you can't tell the difference between them and calves raised by the cow.

 

[Cowgirl10_2]

You'd expect a calf born early, being bottle fed, never seeing his mom, to be as big as most animals his age?