YY earl of dover

I didn't want to hijack red bulls leader post. So I am hoping he will post info and pics about this bull on here. Anybody else with any insight is welcome too.

kiblercattle said:

I didn't want to hijack red bulls leader post. So I am hoping he will post info and pics about this bull on here. Anybody else with any insight is welcome too.

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Kibler, I have a few pictures on this computer that I can share of "YY The Earl of Dover 118U". I have several of his daughters now in production and I am well pleased. I will have to get to another photo file at home to access some of their pictures. Not everyone will appreciate "Earls" phenotype. He is what I consider a "real maternal bull". A lot of people will likely find him to be lacking in his rear quarter for their ideal. In my mind, he was what I look for in a bull to produce outstanding daughters. I only have a limited amount of semen on him. It was collected for personal on farm use only. I used a son of his out of a DRC female this year on the "Easy" daughters. I am looking forward to seeing the results. Earls calves have all been moderate BW and have been unnassisted. His calves have all had exceptional vigor at birth. I have to calve on pasture starting in late January. Even from the heifers, his calves would be up nursing within15-20 minutes after birth. Here are pictures of his dam and sire.
DRC 101VM (Dover)
 

A July 2012 picture of his dam from my phone at 13 years



Earl as a calf


As a Weanling


At 2-1/2



At 3- keep in mind that the herd bulls are maintained over the winter on grass hay only



November 2011- A picture of masculiniity

Here are the only pictures of his offspring I have on this computer.

YY Baroness 157X and new heifer calf Jan. 2012



Same female as above as a calf



Another daughter as a calf



A 2012 son out of a DRC cow



YY The Duke of Earl 186Y that I used on the Easy daughters. He is also out of a DRC cow.

Thanks for the info and pics. To have shorthorns as good as yours is my ultimate goal I constantly am looking at you r web site always hoping for new pics.