What good does it do to have a nice herd of miniature cattle if you don't have a great bull.  We are always on the lookout for a small bull.  While size is important, we also would like to have conformation and disposition in there too.  Splash on some color and you have it made. 

Simple and easy....RIGHT!?  Not hardly.  It seems like it is getting harder to find bulls we like better than the ones we already have. I know they are out there, everyone just hangs on to the good bulls.

2020 Breeding Bulls

Since we are trying to raise the smallest and healthiest miniature cattle, we are always looking for small bulls.  If we can't find them, we raise them.  These home-grown bulls will each get a nice group of cows for the 2020 breeding season. We can hardly wait to see what happens. These guys are going to have great calves starting in April 2021!

Podunk is a 3 year old we are really happy with. He got the largest group and the best group of cows in 2019 and now in 2020.  He is a Ted son and a great grandson of Sugar Cain out of a cow from the Travis Nelson herd near Indianapolis. We have liked this guy since the day he was born.  He measured 32 inches and 218 lbs at 21 months old.  He was 34 inches and 280 lbs at 34 months. His first calf crop is amazing AND we now have a full sister to him.  BONUS! 

Introducing Red Rum, all together now.......AWESOME.  At least thats what we think.  He is a 2019 model that we were not planning on using.  He jumped in the trailer when we took some bulls in to get tested and he tested good.  We put him on some of our smallest cows and best cows.  We are expecting 4-6 calves from him.  I am so excited.  He is out of Shelby by Bullfrog, he was 21 inches and 29 lb, a rock. At 14 months he was 32 inches and 200lbs. We hope he adds a little mass without adding height.

Rock Bottom is another Ted son out of Bottoms Up.  The maternal line is one of my best.  This guy has the correct size, conformation and personality we like AND he is colored up six ways to Sunday.  We put him with 7 cows for his first time.  I think they are going to be some real good calves.  He is 2 yrs old in these pictures at the end of breeding season. He was born July 1, 19.5 inches/24 lbs. He was 35 inches and 360lbs at two years old.

4 year old picture above. 

Ted is a 2013 bull. We have high hopes for his calves.  We have sons and daughters in the herd.  His grand-babies are awesome too.  He was out on breeder loan this summer so he had a fresh group of girls so it will be fun to see what they get.  Hopeing for more great ones out of this guy. I think we should use him more but so far his sons are even better, Podunk and Rock Bottom.

Chip is a colorful brindle white face. He is a 3 yr old Bullfrog son out of a Frostie daughter.  Ted and Chip have mothers that are sisters. Anixous to see what he can do.  As he matures and fills out he is going to be and impressive bull.  He is going to throw some flashy calves no doubt. He was 35 inches and 360 lbs at 34 months. Should mature under 36 inches tall. I am a little embarrassed I haven't put him on cows yet. He is a good one.

Maximus is a 2017 model. He was 18 inches and 18lbs when born.  He is in with another  select group for 2020. He had a great bull calf out of Salt Roxie in 2020 we probably should have kept. We will see what we get in 2021. Picture above is as a yearling. Picture below is a 3 yr old. 33 inches tall and a great personality.  His half brother, Gin Rickey, is one to keep an eye out for.  Maximus may get bumped out of the line up by his brother.

Herd sire prospects, we have lots of them.  I am a bull hoarder.  I really like the bulls and love to watch them grow out.  We have 10-12 bulls on our place all year long.  Calves to senior herd sires.  If I didn't have so many it wouldn't be so hard to decide who gets girls.  Lots more boys to come.......and I think they only get better. Tri-colors, roans, brindles, line backs, spots, speckles, white-faced and white eye lashes!