One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Baymule]

I have a ewe lamb that is half black, half white, but has a black spot on her back. I named her Moon Pie. Yeah, I like moon spots!

 

[OneFineAcre]

One Fine Acre Gallant left this morning for his new home and future roll as a herd sire
Congrats to End Of The Line Farm
He's about an hour away now
I'm always nervous when my goats are traveling

 

[OneFineAcre]

This is a test
To see how many BYC folks tell me if this cow is black

 

[Goat Whisperer]

LOL

Did you see the pics of my babies?

 

[farmerjan]

Sorry I didn't get to answer your inquiry on the steers, have not had internet for over a week, finally got the phone co out today and it was in their line so THEIR problem.
Steer # 1 I would say in the 1050 range, steer #2 about 800 maybe. Difference could be the cows and the age. If they were born within a month of each other I would definitely say the cow...especially if she was old(er) and didn't milk as good...but could be whatever her parentage....some crosses just don't do as good as others and if I remember rightly there was some shorthorn and some other breed in the mix with your dad's angus. If they were more than a month apart, then it just might be as much the age difference and the background genetics.

Also, the picture is deceiving with the sun not reaching them but I would definitely say he has a reddish tint/overlay to his coloring. We get some of our Red Poll /Angus crosses that will look reddish in certain light and black the rest of the time. PS the animal in question is a steer/male not a cow....

 

[greybeard]

red tint can also be caused by higher copper trace mineral content in soil or feed. Usually shows up tho, along top line and shoulders.

Not unusual at all for cattle to change colors as they get a year or 2 age on them, and even change color shades with changing of the season.

 

[Bunnylady]

I think somebody is trying to steer somebody wrong.

 

[Southern by choice]

 

[OneFineAcre]

Sorry I didn't get to answer your inquiry on the steers, have not had internet for over a week, finally got the phone co out today and it was in their line so THEIR problem.
Steer # 1 I would say in the 1050 range, steer #2 about 800 maybe. Difference could be the cows and the age. If they were born within a month of each other I would definitely say the cow...especially if she was old(er) and didn't milk as good...but could be whatever her parentage....some crosses just don't do as good as others and if I remember rightly there was some shorthorn and some other breed in the mix with your dad's angus. If they were more than a month apart, then it just might be as much the age difference and the background genetics.

Also, the picture is deceiving with the sun not reaching them but I would definitely say he has a reddish tint/overlay to his coloring. We get some of our Red Poll /Angus crosses that will look reddish in certain light and black the rest of the time. PS the animal in question is a steer/male not a cow....

@farmerjan
I used "cow" so as not to confuse all of the people visiting from Backyard Chickens (BYC).
Most wouldn't know what a steer is

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think the red tint is the winter coat they are shedding out.