Okay, getting ready to cut one of our little bulls to make him a steer to raise for meat. Now I remember back when Pop used to do it but he never taught me and I don't know what his decision making skills were in terms of which little bull to keep. We kept several bulls because we ran 4 different pieces of property and had enough cows that we would rotate bulls to keep several lines going. Of course when he died my grandmother sold the properties and the majority of the cows...but I digress.
I have 3 little bulls to choose from. (might be 4, there is one bull that I don't recall seeing born but only runs with our herd, not the other herd that shares our property. I'm keeping an eye on him to see who his mama is) One is stocky, solid and gonna be a BIG bull. (I call him ghostface cause of his coloring). I would like to keep him to trade/sell in the future. Then there is the little red bull with the 'v' shape on his forehead and I'll be honest, I like his coloring and his markings are so peculiar I would like to hang on to him for a while. That leaves a nice little red bull who is a little smaller than the others but there's just something about him that doesn't scream 'good breeder'. Not as stocky and his boy parts just look 'smaller' than the other bulls. I believe I will cut him. Now is there some other kind of consideration I need to keep in mind in regards to this decision?
Thanks a bunch!
I have 3 little bulls to choose from. (might be 4, there is one bull that I don't recall seeing born but only runs with our herd, not the other herd that shares our property. I'm keeping an eye on him to see who his mama is) One is stocky, solid and gonna be a BIG bull. (I call him ghostface cause of his coloring). I would like to keep him to trade/sell in the future. Then there is the little red bull with the 'v' shape on his forehead and I'll be honest, I like his coloring and his markings are so peculiar I would like to hang on to him for a while. That leaves a nice little red bull who is a little smaller than the others but there's just something about him that doesn't scream 'good breeder'. Not as stocky and his boy parts just look 'smaller' than the other bulls. I believe I will cut him. Now is there some other kind of consideration I need to keep in mind in regards to this decision?
Thanks a bunch!
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