In last week’s PCC Update, I confessed to peeking in on a couple of internet discussion sites just to see what the status quo whiz kids are saying and thinking. They’re at it again – and I just couldn’t walk away.
One forum member asked the others how they select bulls for calving-ease. Since Pharo Cattle Company™ has more bulls with extreme calving ease than anyone else, I thought I had better see how this question was being answered. The discussion went along pretty much as I expected until someone asked, “Does the head of the bull factor in your decision making?”
Another forum member replied by saying, “The more bulls you look at the better you will be at seeing the ‘Calving Ease Look.’ They have a long, triangular shaped head. They are narrow through the shoulders. They look feminine or frail compared to the block-headed, big-shouldered, meat-wagon bulls.”
That’s total garbage – and I call BS! Below are a couple of PCC™ bulls that are the total opposite of what the Whiz Kids think a calving ease bull should look like. They have very thick necks that are wider than their blocky heads. They have extremely thick and heavy-muscled shoulders. There is absolutely nothing feminine or frail about these bulls! They are very masculine, meat-wagon bulls!
Both of these bulls, however, have tremendous calving ease! How can that be? These bulls DID NOT look like this the day they were born! Their masculinity is the result of testosterone – after they were born. At birth, they looked just like the newborn bull calf pictured below.
A bull should look like a bull! We DO NOT want bulls with long, skinny cow heads! Early maturity and masculinity are of utmost importance in a maternal cowherd. Masculine bulls will produce feminine cows – and vice versa. The red bull calf pictured above will probably look more masculine at 18 months of age than most status quo, sissy bulls will ever look – no matter how old they get. By the way, this young bull will sell in our 2025 Colorado Fall Sale.
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
“If you hang out with trash, you will start smelling like garbage.” ~ Caroline Manzo