blackdiamond
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Olson Family Shorthorns said:He seems to lack true shape, in both muscle and rib. Fairly androgynous head. Can't really see his testicles (I assume it's quite cold out, so free pass there). I do like his extension and from what I can see he has some base width and probably tracks fairly true. Certainly better than the calf you took to Missouri.
That kind of sums up my thoughts. If he were mine he would get cut and try to sell as a show steer and go to freezer beef if not.OH Breeder said:To be honest, when i glimpsed at first I thought it was a heifer. Great lines ,clean upfront and through his neck, some extension up front. From coloring thought might be a plus calf. For breeding purposes I guess I would like to see more masculinity at this age. Might be a tick feminine for my taste.
blackdiamond said:Yes Doc, those are scurs, not attached to anything. Didn't even know they were there before we started knocking hair off. I could be like everyone else, and knock them off for the sale, but won't.
Olson Family Shorthorns said:I actually have a problem with calling scurred calves "horned". They're not, as the horned gene and the scurred gene are different. It is akin to registering a calf with one white hair on it as red, when it is most likely technically roan.
Olson Family Shorthorns said:Well that is true. But what if you register your bull with a few white hairs as "red", and someone breeds a lot of black cows to him, and out come a pile of blue roans? That could seriously impact somebodies calf crop in what could be perceived as a very negative way.
JTM said:I was under the strong assumption that in the Shorthorn Association you are supposed to register scurred as polled. I don't know why there isn't an option for scurred but I would sure like to see the rule that says they must be registered as horned.
JTM said:Oh, that must be new. Do you know when they implemented that?
blackdiamond said:Been thinking about his masculinity problem- and I attribute that to the hair on the back of his neck being rubbed off from the bale ring... therefore, we've basically clipped his little baby crest out.