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montbeliarde heifer calves

  • 19-05-2010 12:02am
    #1
    red bull
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    I have 10 montbeliardex heifer calves to sell, herd avg 1100gals good solids. What price should I be looking for ? all over 3 weeks


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  • #2
    irishh_bob
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    red bull wrote: »
    I have 10 montbeliardex heifer calves to sell, herd avg 1100gals good solids. What price should I be looking for ? all over 3 weeks

    are they out of a stock bull or A.I bred ?????


  • #3
    red bull
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    stock bull


  • #4
    poor farmer
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    300 each


  • #5
    irishh_bob
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    poor farmer wrote: »
    300 each


    would be a very good price , montys dont have the same appeal they once had


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    whelan1
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    ye there was a farm walk today on a farm that has a pedigree herd of montys and he is considering moving away from them


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  • #7
    mossfort
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    they dont seem to be as good for milk yields as british friesan cows .
    300 would be a bit high for the heifer calfs as there are good quality belgian blue cross bull calves being sold for 300 euros.


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    red bull
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    ye there was a farm walk today on a farm that has a pedigree herd of montys and he is considering moving away from them

    Why is he considering doing that ?


  • #9
    red bull
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    mossfort wrote: »
    they dont seem to be as good for milk yields as british friesan cows .
    300 would be a bit high for the heifer calfs as there are good quality belgian blue cross bull calves being sold for 300 euros.
    But thats another game, dairy heifers are scarce, imo montys are a better choice in a a+b-c era. montys great for solids protein is what pays the bills:D


  • #10
    irishh_bob
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    red bull wrote: »
    But thats another game, dairy heifers are scarce, imo montys are a better choice in a a+b-c era. montys great for solids protein is what pays the bills:D

    the top black and whites with good solids are better than montbelierde for protein and fat , they are also more efficent at turning food into milk , oh and they have much better temprements than the pig ignorant montys


  • #11
    whelan1
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    red bull wrote: »
    Why is he considering doing that ?
    he didnt actually give 1 particular reason but heavy cows and i just think he wants to go back to fr


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  • #12
    red bull
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    irishh_bob wrote: »
    the top black and whites with good solids are better than montbelierde for protein and fat , they are also more efficent at turning food into milk , oh and they have much better temprements than the pig ignorant montys

    exactly, the top black and whites,???
    I wonder why some montys are pig ignorant :eek: :eek:


  • #13
    snowman707
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    irishh_bob wrote: »
    oh and they have much better temprements than the pig ignorant montys

    why then have I customers coming 100 miles to buy mo X lm heifers for suckling?,


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    Bodacious
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    snowman707 wrote: »
    why then have I customers coming 100 miles to buy mo X lm heifers for suckling?,



    I bought a orange with white face CH heifer calf out of a Montebeliarde cow .. no experience of this breed .. any suckler men have experience of this cross?


  • #15
    Farrell
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    I bought a orange with white face CH heifer calf out of a Montebeliarde cow .. no experience of this breed .. any suckler men have experience of this cross?
    Had them years ago, very good cows as they have good traits from the CH, & good milk ability from the MO.
    Know a guy who uses these cows in organic farming crossed with the AA, calves have good weights & growth


  • #16
    Bodacious
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    I didn't think that there was many dairy lads that would put a char on a Freisan cow as kinda risky calving etc

    We had a Ch x Fr here and was a great cow .. Put height into them and had milk .. Great x back to char or limo


  • #17
    Farrell
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    I didn't think that there was many dairy lads that would put a char on a Freisan cow as kinda risky calving etc

    We had a Ch x Fr here and was a great cow .. Put height into them and had milk .. Great x back to char or limo
    Yea probably not many in recent years.
    I remember uncles who were Dairy farming borrowing the CH to mop up the last few cows (mid 90's), doubt many current dairy guys would borrow the LM now


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