Bodacious bull calf

[farmboy]

this is a Bodacious out of a pale face/angus/simmi cow
pics are at approx 10 hours old. Let us know what you think
Yes he was pretty big but all of our cows can calve whales. He's also the biggest boned newborn i've ever had.

Bonus Calf, Heatseeker x shorthorn heifer

 

[farmboy]

maternal brother from last year. he's a naughty pine

 

[shortdawg]

stout !

 

[KSanburg]

Looks like a very nice calf. Any other reports out there, I did not get to see him in Denver in 2011 but heard great things about him.

 

[farmboy]

there are several more on Matts blog

 

[Gargan]

wow, huge bone on a baby!! if he stays sound up front, cha ching!!!

 

[flcc]

we had a bodacious bull two days ago that tipped the scales at 131. biggest calf on our farm ever. I have saw three bodacious calves this year and they are all good!!!

 

[kfacres]

we had a bodacious bull two days ago that tipped the scales at 131. biggest calf on our farm ever. I have saw three bodacious calves this year and they are all good!!!

just a fluke... keep using him.

 

[farmboy]

131lbs doesn't scare me anymore. If i had to guess this one was around 100

 

[nck21]

Our Bodacious only weighed 75-80. She gets better every day.

 

[PDJ]

131lbs doesn't scare me anymore. If i had to guess this one was around 100

??? ??? ??? Wow, we have big (too big?) shorthorn cows, and I would expect anything second calf on up to be able to handle a 100 pound calf.  BUT, 130+ pound calf still scares the hell out of me!

 

[MOClubbyGuy]

I had a 80 lb Bodacious heifer out of a pb angus cow. This calf is getting better and better.

 

[wyatt]

i have seen old maine angus cows calve out 125 lb calves like nothin... with todays clubby genetics the calving part gets harder tho

 

[farmboy]

131lbs doesn't scare me anymore. If i had to guess this one was around 100

??? ??? ??? Wow, we have big (too big?) shorthorn cows, and I would expect anything second calf on up to be able to handle a 100 pound calf.  BUT, 130+ pound calf still scares the hell out of me!

theres not that much difference in 30 lbs. ever held a 30lb dumbbell? Big ass blocky shoulders are the worst.

 

[kfacres]

131lbs doesn't scare me anymore. If i had to guess this one was around 100

??? ??? ??? Wow, we have big (too big?) shorthorn cows, and I would expect anything second calf on up to be able to handle a 100 pound calf.  BUT, 130+ pound calf still scares the hell out of me!

theres not that much difference in 30 lbs. ever held a 30lb dumbbell? Big ass blocky shoulders are the worst.

isn't that part of what's desired:  big blocky shouldlers- big fat head, and moster bone??

 

[Boot Jack Bulls]

Not for this girl! On Friday had an Angus cow (fs 4.5) pop out a 92 pound (scale weight) bull calf. More than enough bone in his legs, but shaped like a bullet coming out. I think the ones that have wide, flat cannons and more moderate shoulders and hips  are better off. The huge shoulders and knobby knees cause more trouble. Its early, but I'm pretty sure he's a bull prospect and looks like a good one.

 

[kfacres]

Its early, but I'm pretty sure he's a bull prospect and looks like a good one.

Pretty well sums up why this trend began, will continue, and will never cease to exist...

Keep making them blocky is all I can say...  The harder a cow has to work- the harder the pull-- the better the calf. 

 

[lowann]

Nice calf Zach!!

 

[farmboy]

last i checked big blocky shoulders aren't desired.

 

[ROMAX]

Hey Zach did u get a deal on the semen?pretty sure you helped name that bull eh!