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Faster horses

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Remember the Lund bull I showed you last spring as a 2-year old
and we all agreed he didn't look all that great? Well, here he is as a 3-year old, wintered on hay and mineral. He is really gentle; excellent
disposition. He's an I87 son.

(Once again, how do I make these pictures smaller?)



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Don't mind the dirt pile. We keep it so the calves can climb on it when
during cold weather. They love it, it doesn't cost anything. They also
can lay down on whatever side is against the wind. Looks bad, works good!!

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HAY MAKER

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I dont remember seeing him as a 2 year old,but there sure as hell aint nuthin wrong with him as a 3 year old,kinda bull Im gonna be lookin for if the drought breaks this year and we make a hay crop...............good luck
 
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Anonymous

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Well, here he is as a 3-year old, wintered on hay and mineral. He is really gentle; excellent
disposition. He's an I87 son.

Must be the mineral- eh :wink: :???: :p

He looks good...

And I started making "dirt" piles in my corral when I clean them just because it gives the cows and calves more windbreak then just the wood ones too...
 

PureCountry

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I know I'm splittin' hairs now, but he's pretty shy on heel, and I'm not crazy about his head. Other than that, he's a good one. I like him. Lots of stretch and rib, which isn't a common combination.
 

leanin' H

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I also like his length and girth and wonder about his light boned legs! :wink: He has a nice topline too. Who cares what he looks like if his calves are what buyers want! :D
 

Faster horses

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Heel? Heel I never even thought about his heel. :shock: :???:
I just like his feet. Now his head, I'll agree that his ears set too
low, but it hasn't shown up in his calves that I know of. But it
could skip a generation too--after all those low set ears came
from somewhere.

As for him being light-boned, an old cowboy that I knew didn't like the old red-yellow and white Simmentals. He used to say, "when soup bone is a dollar a pound, those
Si-MONTELL SOB's will be worth something." :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

sic 'em reds

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Looks good for what I would use. Long for sure! Perfect head IMHO, what do you want a block or long faced bull for? That's a problem free, calving ease bull to me.

His legs could use some more substance to them, but I'll guarantee that anybody that runs in hills doesn't want a big boned bull. They'll blow their stifle out faster than a light boned bull will. IMO a light boned bull is more agile and can breed better on a hill. A big structured bull would just as soon sit in the bottom and wait for a cow to come to water. Just remember one of the things that brought Angus to the country in the first place. Good maternal traits that could run in the hills. Look at the bulls GENEX is promoting the crap out of. Those Dunloise bulls are beefy, but very little bone. Herefords, Simmentals, Charolais were big boned to begin with, have you seen them lately? They finally framed them down, and with that is smaller leg and skeletal bone.

I have nothing against Herefords or Charolais, we use them and Angus bulls, but to really criticize this bull is bold. He's good. For a three year old he is in good shape and has everything put together to go out and cover cows or heifers and get the job done.
 

kolanuraven

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Faster horses said:
Heel? Heel I never even thought about his heel. :shock: :???:
I just like his feet. Now his head, I'll agree that his ears set too
low, but it hasn't shown up in his calves that I know of. But it
could skip a generation too--after all those low set ears came
from somewhere.

As for him being light-boned, an old cowboy that I knew didn't like the old red-yellow and white Simmentals. He used to say, "when soup bone is a dollar a pound, those
Si-MONTELL SOB's will be worth something." :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


FH, lots of people here have their ' ears set low' also!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

Justin

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i don't remeber him as a 2, but i'd say he looks pretty good now. i don't mind your "dirt"pile, i got a couple myself. they are easy to build and easier to re-build, and cheaper than rr ties and super steel :wink:
 

HAY MAKER

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kolanuraven said:
Faster horses said:
Heel? Heel I never even thought about his heel. :shock: :???:
I just like his feet. Now his head, I'll agree that his ears set too
low, but it hasn't shown up in his calves that I know of. But it
could skip a generation too--after all those low set ears came
from somewhere.

As for him being light-boned, an old cowboy that I knew didn't like the old red-yellow and white Simmentals. He used to say, "when soup bone is a dollar a pound, those
Si-MONTELL SOB's will be worth something." :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


FH,
lots of people here have their ' ears set low'
also!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's a pure dee ole fact,check out the pictures of big dummie from big beaver,kinda looks like mule ears :D :D
good luck
 

kolanuraven

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HAY MAKER said:
kolanuraven said:
Faster horses said:
Heel? Heel I never even thought about his heel. :shock: :???:
I just like his feet. Now his head, I'll agree that his ears set too
low, but it hasn't shown up in his calves that I know of. But it
could skip a generation too--after all those low set ears came
from somewhere.

As for him being light-boned, an old cowboy that I knew didn't like the old red-yellow and white Simmentals. He used to say, "when soup bone is a dollar a pound, those
Si-MONTELL SOB's will be worth something." :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


FH,
lots of people here have their ' ears set low'
also!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's a pure dee ole fact,check out the pictures of big dummie from big beaver,kinda looks like mule ears :D :D
good luck

:lol: :lol:
 

Faster horses

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per, about that hole in his ear you noticed.

We have these burrowing ear bugs here that cause that.
You have to get them in and apply an iodine-peroxide-Avon skin
so-soft mixture or the bugs will eventually eat the whole ear.
Nothing looks worse than a bull with one ear.
 

gcreekrch

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Faster horses said:
per, about that hole in his ear you noticed.

We have these burrowing ear bugs here that cause that.
You have to get them in and apply an iodine-peroxide-Avon skin
so-soft mixture or the bugs will eventually eat the whole ear.
Nothing looks worse than a bull with one ear.


I thought he had eaten too much mineral and that was what burned the hole in his ear. :p :D
 

Faster horses

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Oh no. Certainly not.

The bulls that aren't on mineral get in
very bad shape. The mineral confines the bugs to the ear.
Without the mineral, there would be holes all over the bulls.
 
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Anonymous

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Faster horses said:
Oh no. Certainly not.

The bulls that aren't on mineral get in
very bad shape. The mineral confines the bugs to the ear.
Without the mineral, there would be holes all over the bulls.

Getting to be a lot of BULL around here :wink: :p
 

per

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Faster horses said:
Oh no. Certainly not.

The bulls that aren't on mineral get in
very bad shape. The mineral confines the bugs to the ear.
Without the mineral, there would be holes all over the bulls.

Oh :shock: I was a little worried that the bull was some kind of bovine priest being holy and all. If he was, there was a concern of celibisy. Do you use any other Avon products on your bovines or have you tried Mary K?
 
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