BuckBenham
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Our young Simbra looks like a Panda bear.
Young Simbra Bull
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Texan
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That ain't all he looks like. Did you lose your knife?BuckBenham":hypfvbnr said:
Campground Cattle
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That one should get your calf crop docked at the salebarn.
BuckBenham
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Be kind now Guru. No I didn't lose the knife. I've learned that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. LOL. No he's not great, but I got what I wanted, I stirred up conversation. LOL. We've got him with about 17 cows now and we'll see what the calves look like this next winter and spring. They may be great, or they may not be so great.
Thanks for the response,
Buck
Thanks for the response,
Buck
I think a lot of the concern is that given those colors his calves "MAY" look Holstein influenced. IF people think they see ear and Holstein in the same crossbred calf the docks at some sale barns could be the stuff of legend.
BuckBenham
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Yes, I agree the color is kind of strange. Supposed to be half semital and half brahman, anyway I'm not sure. When you look at him in life he doesn't look like a milk cow. The color isn't what I'd have liked it to be. LOL. We got 10 cows and the bull in trade for dozer work, LOL. Was a good deal for us. That was before diesel got so expensive. Anyway we'll see what the calves look like. I'll try to keep in touch and show them when they start to come along. Enjoy the responses and advise. Keep in touch,
Buck
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Caustic Burno
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Holy crap that is one ugly hatchet assed bull, are raising beef or for Barnum and Bailey?
Texan
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Being 'kind' is for babysitters and kindergarten teachers. Doesn't always suit me. Junky cattle go into the beef supply, too. The negative impact that junk has on demand doesn't leave me in the mood to be kind.BuckBenham":2e42mmxe said:
As far as the discounts go, if you don't care about quality any more than that, you deserve 'em. I just hope they're deep enough to get your attention. I know that's not very kind, but it's a rough old world. I would tell you better luck next time. But if you've got that little cutting bull running with cows now, you're a long way off from having any better luck. At least worm him and give him something a little extra to eat. Hard to grow a bull on mesquite beans.
That damn runt shoulda been cut the day he was born. IMO anyone using him on a herd of cows should not have any cows. A few like him will bring a calf crop's quality way down, no matter how sorry the mamas are.
It's been pretty well summed up already, but that bull wouldn't have been a good deal to use if you had taken him in off the side of the road for free. The difference in his calves against a decent commercial bull and what he would bring for slaughter would have paid for the new bull. Quickly.BuckBenham":2bxwcpil said:
