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TimH

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Here is a pic of a Char bull I was thinking of buying(I bought him today).
I am inviting comments,good or bad. I have thick skin so be honest! :D
This is not a real good picture. He is not as really as front heavy as he may look in the pic.(wife took the picture :roll: :roll: ) :wink:

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How old is he?

I shouldn't critique Charolais bulls, because I really don't know much about them. However, our neighbor uses them so I see his. His have more muscle expression...and look different through the girth or maybe it is the gut. This one is small headed and that is probable a desirable trait in a Charolais.

But I don't know if yours is better or his is; they just look different than this picture.

What did you like about him so that you purchased him?
 
I like the looks of this bull. Strong live calves on the ground is the first trait we all look for, and this bull looks smooth to me through the shoulders, and it carries through the rest of his body. That means easy calving to me. He looks like he also has enough muscle to sire good calves too.

Like you said, pictures can be deceiving, but he looks good to me.

He doesn't look real leggy either, but standing in the muck it is hard to tell.
:lol:
 
Sorry if I am off topic, but these pictures of other areas are so interesting to me. Just looking at your ground in your corral shows me what different country we live in. We don't have crops for straw for one thing, but we don't ever see terribly bad corral conditions for long here. No one would consider having to bed their corral like that in our neighborhood. Maybe that is one benefit of calving on grass. :wink: Not saying either way is right, but just different.

Diversity is what makes this site great. It would be boring if we were all the same.

And the bull looks like a keeper to me. :wink:
 
Tap said:
Sorry if I am off topic, but these pictures of other areas are so interesting to me. Just looking at your ground in your corral shows me what different country we live in. We don't have crops for straw for one thing, but we don't ever see terribly bad corral conditions for long here. No one would consider having to bed their corral like that in our neighborhood. Maybe that is one benefit of calving on grass. :wink: Not saying either way is right, but just different.

Diversity is what makes this site great. It would be boring if we were all the same.

And the bull looks like a keeper to me. :wink:
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Tap, That pic was taken at my neighbor/Char breeder's place, but I bed my bull pen the same way.....deep with the straw. The temp ,in winter can drop to -45 pretty quick and bulls can literally "freeze their balls off" if they don't have enough bedding!!!!!!
There are enough grain farmers close by that getting straw is usually not a problem. :)
 
Faster horses said:
How old is he?

I shouldn't critique Charolais bulls, because I really don't know much about them. However, our neighbor uses them so I see his. His have more muscle expression...and look different through the girth or maybe it is the gut. This one is small headed and that is probable a desirable trait in a Charolais.

But I don't know if yours is better or his is; they just look different than this picture.

What did you like about him so that you purchased him?
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FH, He is about 14 months old. As you mentioned,I liked the small head. His frame is a little more "moderate" than some of the Chars I have been using. He is also longer bodied than he appears to be in the picture and pretty good width in the loin and across the back.Gut capacity, good feet and hair coat are also things I look for in a bull. :)
 
I dont see nothing wrong with this bull,looks like a good straight backed bull with heavy hind quarters bout the right frame,believe I would use that bull on a few of these ole brangus mama's see what I get :wink: ...............good luck
 
Tim,

I think you bought yourself a pretty darn nice bull there. One thing I would suggest is you get yourself a can of black paint and give him a couple of good coats, make sure it doesnt wash off in the rain and he'll be darn near perfect :wink:

Did you get a good rain last nite down there? We got close to an inch here. :D
 
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Tim,

I think you bought yourself a pretty darn nice bull there. One thing I would suggest is you get yourself a can of black paint and give him a couple of good coats, make sure it doesnt wash off in the rain and he'll be darn near perfect :wink:

Did you get a good rain last nite down there? We got close to an inch here. :D
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I'll think I'll pass on the black paint idea. :roll: But if it makes you feel better,one of my PB Maine bulls(solid red) was sired by a BLACK bull. :)

We got a little shower through the night sometime but nowhere near an inch. Still good though. :-) :-)
 
He looks just fine. Lot's of gut with plenty of heart girth and muscle.

I wouldn't want his rear legs any straighter though.

Did he come from Golden Meadows?
 
Our son, Al, has a Char cow that is his foundation cow for his 4-H cattle breeding program. Her first calf, a heifer, looked so much like your bull, color and everything. Her daddy was a black brahmer cross. If I can do it here, I'll post some pics of them.

Here they were last May, Blondie was just over 2 years old and Tillie was about 2 months old

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And here is Tillie at 1 year old

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Blondie is due to calve with #2 any time now, the daddy this time was a huge Hereford bull......not exactly my choice, but that's the bull we had available at the time.

I personally like your bull........... :D I wish you the very best of luck with him, will be anxiously awaiting pics of his progeny.

 
Mike said:
He looks just fine. Lot's of gut with plenty of heart girth and muscle.

I wouldn't want his rear legs any straighter though.

Did he come from Golden Meadows?
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Nope. Not from Golden Meadows.
The guy I bought him from said basicly the same thing as you about his hind legs.......and both of you are probably right!!!
I'l let you know, in 2 or 3 years time, how well I really like him. :)
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
Hey Tim was his daddy a black brahmer cross like Ranchy's?
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I certainly hope not!!! :shock: :shock: :D :D

Way too &^%$#@* HOT here today, BMR.... 28C or 82F!!!!!
Poor old cows are still sporting some winter hair and they are suffering BIGTIME in this heat!!!!
I wanted to run them through the chute and power-wash them to get rid of the winter hair but Mrs.H won't let me!!!! :( :( :wink:
Of course I've been in the shop welding all day(just came in for a beverage) and Mrs.H has a #$%^&*&^%$ turkey in the oven in here!!!! :shock: :shock:
It is cooler in the shop so I'm outa here!!! :D :D
 
Tim,

I really like him more than most Charlais Bulls I have seen. Here's why. First thing I noticed was this guys Round. It says he will yeild well. He also has more depth than most of the breed from what I have seen.

I have had great luck buyiong Charlais Calves. 900 pod carcass that Grade Choice 1 and 2 always works....So this added depth and Yeild I mentioned above would be a really good deal.

What kinda cows will you breed him to?


PPRM
 
PPRM said:
Tim,

I really like him more than most Charlais Bulls I have seen. Here's why. First thing I noticed was this guys Round. It says he will yeild well. He also has more depth than most of the breed from what I have seen.

I have had great luck buyiong Charlais Calves. 900 pod carcass that Grade Choice 1 and 2 always works....So this added depth and Yeild I mentioned above would be a really good deal.

What kinda cows will you breed him to?


PPRM
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We'll use him on MaineXChar cows. I have been just backgrounding most of my calves but I'm thinking about feeding them all to finish from now on. Hopefully his calves will perform on feed. :)
 

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