Bulls
 • Birth to Weaning
All of our calves are identified, tagged and weighed within
24 hours of birth. From birth to weaning the calves must
rely on their dam and the natural pasture for nutrition. Our
philosophy has been to supplement the cow in terms of forage
and protein so that she may produce enough milk to wean a
600# plus calf and maintain enough body condition to breed
back within our condensed calving season of approximately 90
days. The weaning weights recorded are truly ON DAM WITHOUT
THE USE OF CREEP FEED. These calves are weaned at 190 to
205days of age. We weigh calves every two weeks with each
contemporary group consisting of approximately 40 calves at
weaning. At this time, all necessary vaccinations are
administered. Calves are weighed, culled and branded with
permanent herd identification.
 • Weaning to Yearling
From this point on the bulls are hand fed everyday while
they graze on coastal Bermuda pastures. We feed a ration
that will allow a daily gain of 2.5 lbs to 3 lbs per day.
These animals are not put on full feed and have not been
“gain tested” on full feed self feeders. With that said, our
goal is for each bull to reach approximately 1000 lbs
yearling weight. We know by changing the feeding program and
philosophy, our yearling weights could be increased
significantly. We however feel that it is in the long term
interest of the animal and the customer to develop these
calves slowly believing they will be better equipped to
maintain their body composition when placed in the day to
day working conditions of traveling and breeding cattle. At
12 months of age, the bulls are weighed, de-wormed and
re-evaluated.
• Yearling to Sale
From 12 months to sale date, the bulls are basically treated
identically as they have been shortly after weaning, hand
fed, with adequate pasture for grazing for steady
development. We do not offer any bulls for sale prior to the
animal reaching 16 months of age. This is done so that we
may offer a Breeding Soundness Guarantee and have confidence
that the calf has matured to an age that we feel he will be
able to work moderately, and still maintain fleshing without
having to be pampered.
 • Sale experience
80% of our bulls are sold private treaty at the ranch. We
invite you to come and experience our relaxed approach to
purchasing cattle private treaty. With advance notice of
your arrival, we will have the entire potential sale
candidates penned and grouped for your evaluation. At this
time we will provide you with performance data, pedigree and
general back ground of each animal. When possible, we will
offer you the opportunity to see and evaluate the bull’s dam
and sire. We do consign to association sales which currently
include the Oklahoma Brangus Association, Hill Country
Brangus Breeders and the Texas Brangus Breeders Association.
We encourage you to contact us for these sale dates and look
forward to visiting with you at theses events.
 • Guarantee
The bulls sold are guaranteed to pass a Breeding Soundness
Exam. Due to the nature of private treaty sales, we offer
you the opportunity to have the bull evaluated by the
veterinarian of your choice. This is done so that you have
the most current evaluation possible, performed by an
individual with whom you have a relationship and confidence.
Anytime a bull has been tested and found to be unfit for
breeding, we will reimburse you for the veterinarian expense,
refund your money and/or replace the animal in question with
another bull of your choice.
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