Some yearling bulls being used on our ranch, July 7, 2008

[Soapweed]

A whole family--father, mother, and three kids. :wink:

The last two are light birthweight bulls being used on yearling heifers.

 

[TXSimmies]

All around good looking bulls.......does the first bull's topline look horrible to anyone else?

 

[Soapweed]

All around good looking bulls.......does the first bull's topline look horrible to anyone else?

It does to me, too, but he looks so "fatherly" and family oriented.

 

[efb]

I doubt he stands that way all the time.

Soapweed, I notice the flys. Are they a little worse than normal ?
Fighting insects in our country is a normal task. The british breeds have more of a problem than the eared cattle. I used Avenger fly tags this year and to date my angus cows don't have fly one on them. It's the best control I have seen. They are $2 per tag and I put one in each ear, so it would add up for an operation like yours.

Thanks again for all the pictures. I must force myself to learn how to post pictures.

efb

 

[sic 'em reds]

The heifer bulls you bought were Net Present Values, correct? How do you feel they are holding up? I have a few calves by him this year that look really good and used him again on some heifers and registered cows.

Also noticed that the #37 bull is possibly a 2V1 by an In Focus? He looks like a pretty good bull. Is he with cows or heifers?

Good looking bulls all around.

 

[coyote]

Is the #19 bull Angus, because he looks like he has scurrs`.

 

[Soapweed]

I doubt he stands that way all the time.

Soapweed, I notice the flys. Are they a little worse than normal ?
Fighting insects in our country is a normal task. The british breeds have more of a problem than the eared cattle. I used Avenger fly tags this year and to date my angus cows don't have fly one on them. It's the best control I have seen. They are $2 per tag and I put one in each ear, so it would add up for an operation like yours.

Thanks again for all the pictures. I must force myself to learn how to post pictures.

efb

The flies are a continual problem. The only control that ever worked very well was back when we mixed DDT and diesel, and applied it to burlap sacks wrapped onto chains for the cattle to use for rubbing. After DDT was taken off the market, we tried many forms of control which included other insecticides mixed with diesel on gunny sacks, and dust bags. Nothing else seemed to work for very long. The fly tags were successful when they were first on the market, but the flies developed immunity to the products. We finally just quit wasting our money on fly control that didn't work. Weaning weights haven't seemed to suffer from using no fly control.

The heifer bulls you bought were Net Present Values, correct? Yes. How do you feel they are holding up? Fine. They seem to be growing, even as they do their summer work. I have a few calves by him this year that look really good and used him again on some heifers and registered cows.

Also noticed that the #37 bull is possibly a 2V1 by an In Focus? Probably. A friend had seven nice yearling bulls for sale. They looked good to me, and the price was right. I didn't ask too many questions about the breeding. :wink: He looks like a pretty good bull. Is he with cows or heifers? He is with cows.

Good looking bulls all around.

Thanks

Is the #19 bull Angus, because he looks like he has scurrs`.

He is "mostly Angus." The herd where these bulls came from goes back to just a good commercial herd of ranch cows. There could be a little bit of either Gelbvieh or Simmental way back. :wink: