A commercial black cow with a Romagnola sired bull calf- 1 day old named Cobalt. Weight 76 lbs. Visit us again in ninety days (7/08) for updated pictures and info on Cobalt and mom Pricilla. (We apologize for the mud, but Cobalt came during a 3" rain)
This page is dedicated to Cobalt, a Romangus (Romagnola / Angus cross) bull calf born April 1, 2008. Due to several inquiries via e-mail / phone and many visitors asking what the crosses looked like, we decided to buy a commercial black cow and breed her to one of our herd sires to have something to show and to document the progress online to let perspective buyers see what a Romagnola bull can do for them. In answer to several inquiries, when Romagnola bulls are crossed with a strong black genetic based cow, the results will be a black calf. Whereas if there are recessive red genes in the dam, sometimes it will throw a red calf or a red-tinted calf, which a lot of feeder buyers consider the "right kind of red" . Either way, the advantage of using a Romagnola bull on any breed will result in a hybrid cross with a greater weaning weight ranging from 30 to 100 pounds which at today's prices will more than offset a $4 per cwt premium for being black and weighing 30 to 100 pounds less by using a bull of the same breed. Also a hybrid will be more athletic at birth and be able to get up and nurse quickly, also will be more resistant to disease and stress. Every few months we will post a new picture of Cobalt so you can see the progress of his weight and development. This will give you a better idea of what you can expect when using a Romagnola Bull with your herd.	Mike weighing Cobalt at less than 24 hours old by using a weight tape.	Cobalt less than 24 hours old.
90 days old- Weight gain- 2.9 pounds per day! As you can see Colbalt has retained his black coloring and has gained substantial muscling.
	On Nov. 1, 2008 we sold Cobalt to Sydnie (shown here with her grandfather Mike), an avid 4-H'r who has raised and shown several calves. We are excited to see what Cobalt will do in the show ring and how well Sydnie will do in training him.  Weigh in for eligability will be in a few months. During that time we will see what Cobalt weighs, and we will continue to chart his progress! We wish Sydnie all the best and are pulling for her to win a lot of blue ribbons!	Cobalt's weaning weight was 635 pounds @ 205 days old. On January 5th after fasting for 30 hours he weighed in at Dickson, Tn. at the Medecine Man Animal Clinic. He weighed in at 690 pounds. Now Cobalt is on full feed for 140 days and will continue to be until shown and sold at The Dickson Livestock Market June 5th.   Check back later for more updates!
Weigh in date! We were impressed with how much Cobalt had grown! He acted so docile when they led him out of the trailer into the shoot, and we were really excited to see that he walked himself calmly back into the trailer and waited for the handler to finish tying the calf before him. The handler was just as surprised to see Cobalt behind him- just waiting patiently! He has retained his coloring and fine muscling! Sydnie should do very good with Cobalt!