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Christmas Cracker 2013

  • 27-11-2013 11:55pm
    #1
    TITANIUM.
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    Hower ye lads? Heading to my first Charolais Christmas Cracker next month!
    Hopefully will purchase a good heifer or 2. Any of ye been before? Is it any good?


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  • #2
    reilig
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    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    Hower ye lads? Heading to my first Charolais Christmas Cracker next month!
    Hopefully will purchase a good heifer or 2. Any of ye been before? Is it any good?

    Hoping to buy a bull there myself. Go to it most years. Usually the cream of the crop that's shown there.


  • #3
    TITANIUM.
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    reilig wrote: »
    Hoping to buy a bull there myself. Go to it most years. Usually the cream of the crop that's shown there.

    Yeah there's some cracking looking stuff entered alright. You'll be spoilt for choice.


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    vanderbadger
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    was looking at a few heifers from one of the big breeders on the catalog, surprised to see for example sire as pirate and then on dams side pirate as one of the great grandfathers, i suppose its doesnt make any odds but still


  • #5
    Muckit
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    reilig wrote: »
    Hoping to buy a bull there myself. Go to it most years. Usually the cream of the crop that's shown there.

    A new bull, a diet feeder and a new tractor with loader.... Santa is coming early, well tis either him or the taxman! :D


  • #6
    rancher
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    was looking at a few heifers from one of the big breeders on the catalog, surprised to see for example sire as pirate and then on dams side pirate as one of the great grandfathers, i suppose its doesnt make any odds but still

    If that works its called line breeding, and if it doesn't its called inbreeding


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  • #7
    TITANIUM.
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    rancher wrote: »
    If that works its called line breeding, and if it doesn't its called inbreeding

    Ya tis called line r more commonly Linear breeding. Some lads practice it almost exclusively.
    Saw a very good bull linear bred off jumper up the country last month.
    It works alright. I wouldn't be a fan of it myself.


  • #8
    reilig
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    Muckit wrote: »
    A new bull, a diet feeder and a new tractor with loader.... Santa is coming early, well tis either him or the taxman! :D

    Loader on the tractor? I don't think so!

    We have one of these for the last 10 years in the other side of operations and have use of it on the farm whenever it's needed. Would never put a loader on a tractor!

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  • #9
    FYM
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    Well did anybody else go, taught there was a great supply of quality bulls and the heifers were on fire


  • #10
    reilig
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    FYM wrote: »
    Well did anybody else go, taught there was a great supply of quality bulls and the heifers were on fire

    Some great bulls on show and just prices were achieved.

    Didn't spend too much time with the heifers - thought there weren't too many quality ones. Good prices for a good heifer but ordinary prices for ordinary heifers.


  • #11
    TITANIUM.
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    reilig wrote: »
    Some great bulls on show and just prices were achieved.

    Didn't spend too much time with the heifers - thought there weren't too many quality ones. Good prices for a good heifer but ordinary prices for ordinary heifers.

    Was hoping to go and purchase a real top quality heifer myself. But couldn't attend in the end. From looking at the society website there seem to be some great stuff up there. Very good heifers price wise???


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