greybeard
Herd Master
That is possible, especially if your photo software compresses the file when it resizes the image to get it to fit. But the thing that sticks out, is the length of the neck and head in comparison to the rest of the body, (from shoulder back) and the forearm/elbow just looks strange as heck--might be how he's standing, but the angles of his front legs are not impressive.
Now, I've seen more arguments and hurt feelings over interent bull critiques than any other livestock subject, and I sometimes forget where I am when I come to BYH. BYH is more about "Oh how cute--he's so pretty--What's his name" than it is about honest critiques.. For my cattle, if someone sees something wrong with one of them that I don't, I WANT to know--especially with bulls. I really don't care how cute one is--I want to know if it can do it's job--put $$ in my pocket.
When I take or look at photos of a bull, I look for or try to get a front qtr shot and a rear qtr shot as well as a full side view. WRB mentioned "guts, nuts, and butt" It's what we all look at for an indication of how well he can do in breeding season. A large gut means he can hold lots of forage instead of having to constantly eat--this allows him to spend more time checking out the girls and get his doin done. Big butt indicates good muscling, and not a "hatchet a**". That term means, from a side view, it looks like someone took a giant hatchet and just cleaved off his butt straight down even with his rear legs. I want to see some roundness back there--some big rump booty to put that kardassian woman to shame.. "Nuts" is self explanatory--want plenty big ones, and it's measured in circumference in centimeters. Can't see them in your picture, but they would in a shot taken from front qtr or rear. In Angus, minimum acceptable size at 365 days is 30 cm, but 32-35 cm may be a more comfortable minimum.
http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_size_matter
Just for illustration, here's one from my place, a simmental/Charolais cross about 8-9 months, maybe younger, that we sent to salebarn last year. I really liked his rump, his crest is visible only slightly because of his ear, but it's there, and he has good muscling in the chuck area--BUT, he's a little shorter in length than what I really wanted to see, has a small heart girth compared to other bull calves I've had from the same bull, and I REALLY didn't like his front legs or his belly line. He seemed to be short strided--his rear hooves should pretty much fall in the hoof print left by his front hooves--an indication he can do plenty of traveling while checking out the girls every day. Just not herdsire material for cow/calf production for me, but a pretty good commercial yearling for freezer beef or feedlot. (I drew a white line down his butt to show what a hatchet a** would look like)
IOW, this is a cull. Feel free to critique this one or any others I might post--ain't gonna hurt my feelings in the least.
Here's another one about 2 yrs old that I wish I had not kept. Not much rump, short for a Beefmaster and sterile to boot.
Now, I've seen more arguments and hurt feelings over interent bull critiques than any other livestock subject, and I sometimes forget where I am when I come to BYH. BYH is more about "Oh how cute--he's so pretty--What's his name" than it is about honest critiques.. For my cattle, if someone sees something wrong with one of them that I don't, I WANT to know--especially with bulls. I really don't care how cute one is--I want to know if it can do it's job--put $$ in my pocket.
When I take or look at photos of a bull, I look for or try to get a front qtr shot and a rear qtr shot as well as a full side view. WRB mentioned "guts, nuts, and butt" It's what we all look at for an indication of how well he can do in breeding season. A large gut means he can hold lots of forage instead of having to constantly eat--this allows him to spend more time checking out the girls and get his doin done. Big butt indicates good muscling, and not a "hatchet a**". That term means, from a side view, it looks like someone took a giant hatchet and just cleaved off his butt straight down even with his rear legs. I want to see some roundness back there--some big rump booty to put that kardassian woman to shame.. "Nuts" is self explanatory--want plenty big ones, and it's measured in circumference in centimeters. Can't see them in your picture, but they would in a shot taken from front qtr or rear. In Angus, minimum acceptable size at 365 days is 30 cm, but 32-35 cm may be a more comfortable minimum.
http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_size_matter
Just for illustration, here's one from my place, a simmental/Charolais cross about 8-9 months, maybe younger, that we sent to salebarn last year. I really liked his rump, his crest is visible only slightly because of his ear, but it's there, and he has good muscling in the chuck area--BUT, he's a little shorter in length than what I really wanted to see, has a small heart girth compared to other bull calves I've had from the same bull, and I REALLY didn't like his front legs or his belly line. He seemed to be short strided--his rear hooves should pretty much fall in the hoof print left by his front hooves--an indication he can do plenty of traveling while checking out the girls every day. Just not herdsire material for cow/calf production for me, but a pretty good commercial yearling for freezer beef or feedlot. (I drew a white line down his butt to show what a hatchet a** would look like)
IOW, this is a cull. Feel free to critique this one or any others I might post--ain't gonna hurt my feelings in the least.
Here's another one about 2 yrs old that I wish I had not kept. Not much rump, short for a Beefmaster and sterile to boot.
