Yearling bull pics
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fitz
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Nice calves.
fitz
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When you say not pushed, what are you talking for feed right now? The calf I just posted on the breeds board is only getting 10lbs a day and a mix of grass and alfalfa.
He sure doesn't look like these fellas. Of course he is under 11 months old right now too.
He sure doesn't look like these fellas. Of course he is under 11 months old right now too.
MistyMorning
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Why didn't you creep feed them?
P.S. I like the looks of 1st and 3rd ones best, (please remember I am a relative newcomer to this bull stuff) would be nice to see more pics of the 1st.
P.S. I like the looks of 1st and 3rd ones best, (please remember I am a relative newcomer to this bull stuff) would be nice to see more pics of the 1st.
3way - They're getting ~12 lbs of a high protein mix our nutritionist wanted us to try and some decent grass hay. These guys are actually just beginning to fill out. We had an oops on a batch of feed and they were only getting 1/2 of their protein requirements, so they're about 30 days behind last year's set of bulls. We're careful about the amount of grain they get, we don't wanna get on any of our customer's bad side if the bulls "melt" when they get out to the pasture.3waycross":y0qghxjv said:
MistyMorning":y0qghxjv said:
Misty - We don't creep because we feel that if the mom can't feed the calf herself, then she shouldn't stick around. We didn't have as rough of a summer as some parts of the country, and a drought would be the only reason we would ever consider creep feeding. Here's the profile of the 1st bull. He's longer than he looks, but he's got so much muscle packed into his frame that he seems shorter bodied than he actually is.
:lol2: That guy was the first calf born last January. We thought we had the propane hooked up to the heater in our warming pen. :oops: Turns out the tank was empty, and by the time we figured that out, a good chunk of his ears were already froze.3waycross":2ophidn1 said:
Old_man_emu
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I was about to ask about the black points on the 3rd bull but you have answered the question for me!showing71":1k6ucg90 said:He's out of our Tarentaise herd bull, Powerhouse.double v":1k6ucg90 said:
Nice calves by the way ;)
MistyMorning
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showing71":3je4k45x said:MistyMorning":3je4k45x said:
Misty - We don't creep because we feel that if the mom can't feed the calf herself, then she shouldn't stick around. We didn't have as rough of a summer as some parts of the country, and a drought would be the only reason we would ever consider creep feeding. Here's the profile of the 1st bull. He's longer than he looks, but he's got so much muscle packed into his frame that he seems shorter bodied than he actually is.
Thanks for the explanation, I'm on the low end of this learning curve. And thanks for the additional photo, he is a great looking bull, hopefully the ladies won't care about those ears!
MO_cows
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I like the Tar bull the best (of course), followed by the 2nd Red Angus. I watched part of a Balancer and black Angus bull sale on RFDTV yesterday, the ones I saw sell were $3500 to $7500. Are these going into a sale?
Baldie Maker
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How many bulls are going to be in the sale this year? jw
KNERSIE":29cwh98l said:
I agree (I think). They're certainly thicker than mine at the moment, but 12 lbs/day of high protein mix is 12 lbs/day more than mine are getting - not that that's bad or wrong - but it certainly makes a difference (as does good breeding and everything else).
Kathie in Thorp
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I don't know enough to critique. But in looking at this photo, this bull, right front foot -- is he set-back/short in the rear of his right front foot, and long in the front? Or just the angle of the dangle on the photo?MistyMorning":u415y77c said:showing71":u415y77c said:MistyMorning":u415y77c said:
Misty - We don't creep because we feel that if the mom can't feed the calf herself, then she shouldn't stick around. We didn't have as rough of a summer as some parts of the country, and a drought would be the only reason we would ever consider creep feeding. Here's the profile of the 1st bull. He's longer than he looks, but he's got so much muscle packed into his frame that he seems shorter bodied than he actually is.
Thanks for the explanation, I'm on the low end of this learning curve. And thanks for the additional photo, he is a great looking bull, hopefully the ladies won't care about those ears!
AussieLim
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I like the Tarentaise calf also. I'm not very familiar with this breed and not even sure if there is any here is Australia, however being a black Limousin breeder you would understand that i appreciate his muscle
