Pictures from yesterday-moving cattle and putting out bulls

[Soapweed]

Monday of last week, we turned out bulls with yearling heifers and two-year-old heifers. Yesterday (Monday, a week later), we turned bulls out with all the rest of the older cows.

Red cows roamin' and ramblin'

Cows going around the corner

Tilt your head just a tad

A little green grass

Good old Sandhills water

A couple of good cowhands

Bulls will be boys

Ready to hit the dusty trail

Just aching to go to work

The last day of rest

Profile of a black bull

Rattle them hocks

Ready for green grass and girls

Into the corral

Trees are scarce in Nebraska

These trees have been here quite awhile

A bit of green

Bovines around the backfield

Cows a'comin'

Sandhills sundown

 

[Jinglebob]

Good pix Soap.

 

[Faster horses]

Man alive, those red calves look reaaaalllyy good!!!

And so do the bulls. And so does the country!!

YIPPEEE!!!!!

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Lookin good soapweed, cows, grass, kiddo's and bulls. Thanks fer sharin em with us.

 

[Soapweed]

Man alive, those red calves look reaaaalllyy good!!!

And so do the bulls. And so does the country!!

YIPPEEE!!!!!

Thanks, FH. We wintered over a few Red Simmental bulls, and these were turned out with the red cows. One thing about breeding a red cow to a red bull, the offspring always turns out red. When black is used on red, or vice versa, there is a chance to get a grey calf or even a rat-tail.

Here is a genetic question. I have one bull that is a black baldy. He is half Simmental and half Angus. Last year, he was used on both red cows and black cows. I know he sired some grey calves out of the red cows. We also got some grey calves out of Angus cows, but they probably came from a red Simmental bull that was also in the same pasture. My question is, if this black baldy bull is used only on black Angus cows, could a grey calf result? Just curious, and I haven't turned him out yet. So far, he is just a "spare".

 

[Faster horses]

Did the grey calves have a rat tail?

If so, I think you could get that out of Black cows as well, but both have to be a carrier of that gene.

If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me...

 

[Soapweed]

Did the grey calves have a rat tail?

If so, I think you could get that out of Black cows as well, but both have to be a carrier of that gene.

If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me...

Regretfully, some of grey calves did have rat-tails.

 

[kolanuraven]

About the trees....I told a friend of mine yesterday who lives in NE how many trees I had to cut down in my backyard to make room for the addition to my house...... he had a squealing hissy!!


I had to cut 45 trees!!!!

I'd be drawn and quartered in NE for doing that......even IF I could find 45 trees in a bunch!!!!

 

[S.R.R.]

Real nice pictures.

 

[theHiredMansWife]

About the trees....I told a friend of mine yesterday who lives in NE how many trees I had to cut down in my backyard to make room for the addition to my house...... he had a squealing hissy!!


I had to cut 45 trees!!!!

I'd be drawn and quartered in NE for doing that......even IF I could find 45 trees in a bunch!!!!

There's a reason Arbor Day started here. :wink:

 

[Denny]

Things look good.Your country is alot different than here,I am turning out pairs here and the grass is belly deep and thick.I will get some pictures to show tommorrow.Of course we have lots of grass but it's useally pretty washy.