Pre-weaning pics

[showing71]

We weaned calves this past weekend, about a month earlier than normal. I snapped a couple of pictures before calves came out of the pasture.

One last drink

Two bred heifers that happened to be standing decent when checking

 

[gizmom]

Really nice looking cattle I especially like the look og the bull calf he already looks like a bull. Why are you weaning early is it due to drought?

 

[fitz]

Real nice looking stock. You should be proud. Good luck on the weaning.

fitz

 

[BRG]

Whats the bull calf?

 

[Santas and Duhram Reds]

I am thinking about weaning early due to the drought.

 

[HOSS]

REALLY nice stock. Those are the kind I like. Great job!

 

[ousoonerfan22]

They look good!
I need to wean some calves but I think I'll wate until it cools off a little.

 

[cow pollinater]

Good looking cattle.
Whats the breeding on that bottom heifer? Tarentaise? I don't see many like that here.

 

[showing71]

Thanks for the comments! Here's a couple more...

We weaned early due to the drought. The pastures dried out quick, and we had to start feeding hay over a month ago. But, even though we weaned a month earlier, our weight averages were only 20 lbs less than last year. This way, we figure we'll take some of the bottom end cows to the sale barn to make the hay and pasture last a little longer. If we'd get some rain, I think our warm season grasses would come back.

CP- Yes, that heifer is a pb Tarentaise.

BRG- That bull calf is out of a Norseman King grand daughter (she's out of a lesser known 5L bull a friend bought a while back) and our heifer bull (Nebula son), who I was also able to get a decent picture of.

 

[Kingfisher]

Nice work. Where are you located? Thanks in advance.

 

[Kingfisher]

I say a little photo shop might be going on here.............just saying..............how do you get em that
good on that kind of ground........?

 

[showing71]

I say a little photo shop might be going on here.............just saying..............how do you get em that
good on that kind of ground........?

I'm not that good at doing any kind of photo work to make them look different than what they are. All I know how to do is fix the coloring/exposure on the picture, and I don't have photoshop. You have to keep in mind too, to get these pictures, I take 20-30 of each animal and select the best one.

Nebraska (where the cows are at currently) didn't really begin to suffer from the drought until June, the grass was sub par, but not dead like it is currently. We began feeding hay in July. The cows and calves didn't have to suffer through searching for food long, and the cows did a tremendous job of putting everything they had into their calves. Selecting for low maintenance animals also really helped in this drought to keep them in better condition.

 

[Baldie Maker]

Is he an m045 son?

 

[showing71]

Is he an m045 son?

He's sired by Beckton Nebula L P093, who is a M045 son. His MGS is Brown Vacation.

 

[Baldie Maker]

Best P093 ive seen. The ones ive seen were alittle finer boned than id like and lacked eye appeal.

 

[MO_cows]

They look outstanding considering the drought. Really like that cow in the first pic but the size of her calf isn't impressive like the Tar mama with off color bull calf in the 2nd set of pics. I assume the calves are pretty close in age?

I am impressed with how consistent your phenotype is across all 3 breeds!

 

[showing71]

Best P093 ive seen. The ones ive seen were alittle finer boned than id like and lacked eye appeal.

I think he got the better genes from his mom, she's a soggy cow with a lot of bone for a RA.

 

[showing71]

They look outstanding considering the drought. Really like that cow in the first pic but the size of her calf isn't impressive like the Tar mama with off color bull calf in the 2nd set of pics. I assume the calves are pretty close in age?

I am impressed with how consistent your phenotype is across all 3 breeds!

That first heifer calf is right at 2 months younger than the bull calf.