Late this afternoon I gave the yearlings a bucket of sweet feed as a gentling tool. Snapped a picture as they were cleaning the bunk. On the right is my homegrown retained yearling bull #28. I am liking the way he is filling out! He seems to have bred the heifers with him on the first cycle. No signs of heat in that group.

Then walked through the cows as they came to their waterer for the late afternoon drink.  Overall I think they are looking pretty good.  There is quite a contrast from a couple of my larger cows, #7 & #10 for example, and my target raised smaller 1100-1200 lb range cows #15 & #16 for example.

Cow #24 was getting a drink of water while her bull calf was trying to get a drink of milk - and dripping a lot of it!

Here are some pics from earlier this evening.

Jim

(IMG011 Retained bull 28 on the right and some yearling heifers get a treat 091714.jpg)

(IMG024 Cow 7 091714.jpg)

(IMG025 Cow 10 091714.jpg)

(IMG031 Smaller cow 16 091714.jpg)

(IMG032 Smaller cow 15 and Huth Bull Z072 091714.jpg)

(IMG036 Bull calf 24B trying to catch a snack from dam cow 24 at the waterer 091714.jpg)

IMG011 Retained bull 28 on the right and some yearling heifers get a treat 091714.jpg (114KB - 707 downloads)

IMG024 Cow 7 091714.jpg (159KB - 729 downloads)

IMG025 Cow 10 091714.jpg (172KB - 739 downloads)

IMG031 Smaller cow 16 091714.jpg (144KB - 741 downloads)

IMG032 Smaller cow 15 and Huth Bull Z072 091714.jpg (116KB - 728 downloads)

IMG036 Bull calf 24B trying to catch a snack from dam cow 24 at the waterer 091714.jpg (96KB - 701 downloads)