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stanflt · 23-12-2011 01:22PM

whelan1 wrote: »

lovely , what lactation is she?

fourth- avg 12500lts on previous lacts

Bizzum · 23-12-2011 03:12PM

stanflt wrote: »

fourth- avg 12500lts on previous lacts

Jaysus..Whats that between her hind legs...I never seen anything like it.
Looks like and elder only HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!

Isn't the variation within species wonderful!

How long did she carry the twins?

stanflt · 23-12-2011 07:18PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Jaysus..Whats that between her hind legs...I never seen anything like it.
Looks like and elder only HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!

Isn't the variation within species wonderful!

How long did she carry the twins?

274 days to be exact

Bodacious · 25-12-2011 04:38PM

My sister got a big lump of a Bernese Mountain dog pup for Xmas. We would all be all big border collie people here but i do love a big genuine dog with big strong paws and this lady has them

moy83 · 25-12-2011 05:10PM

lovely puppy it will be like keeping another weanling when she starts eating properly

We have a newfoundland and st bernard here the young fella used to ride the newfoundland around until he was big enough to go horse riding . Hope your sister enjoys the new dog

Kovu · 25-12-2011 09:37PM

I can't have a dog as I work too much but this was back at home this morning while trying to prepare veg (oh the hygiene in a farming household)
My Kovu is the puss sitting inside as he absolutely kills Demon (the white lad)

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And this was after dinner in my bed......yes, he is spoiled as hell but a good mouser when let out!

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Bizzum · 25-12-2011 11:28PM

stanflt wrote: »

274 days to be exact

Thanks. A man after my own heart. This week or ten days or two weeks with her time frustates me no end. I only use days for counting gestation. Thinking of going down the road of hours though:D

Bizzum · 25-12-2011 11:34PM

Bodacious wrote: »

My sister got a big lump of a Bernese Mountain dog pup for Xmas. We would all be all big border collie people here but i do love a big genuine dog with big strong paws and this lady has them

Remember now.........A puppy is not just for Christmas..........It can be eaten well into the new year:D
Sorry I jest, I couldn't resist. Lovely pup. Should make a tank of a dog!

Kovu · 26-12-2011 12:54AM

Bizzum wrote: »

Remember now.........A puppy is not just for Christmas..........It can be eaten well into the new year:D
Sorry I jest, I couldn't resist. Lovely pup. Should make a tank of a dog!

I remember painting a house with my Father when I was younger at a place where two Burmese mountain dogs were kept. The owner fed them 6/7 beef hearts with dry food per day or something like 14 lamb hearts for a change to their diet......they scared the life out of me back then, the dogs weighed twelve stone each and were in smashing shape. They could have prob eaten me at the time if they wanted!:o

BelgianBlue13 · 28-12-2011 01:34PM

pakalasa wrote: »

A few pics of weanlings;
First are two FHZ BB heifers.

Were they easily calved,what were the mothers like?
have a muscly ch x bb second calver,might use FHZ.

pakalasa · 28-12-2011 02:24PM

BelgianBlue13 wrote: »

Were they easily calved,what were the mothers like?
have a muscly ch x bb second calver,might use FHZ.

I find FHZ very easy calved. Calves are very small at birth. I think he's more of a growthy type BB, not overly muscly. He's better used on good continental type cows.
If you read further down the posts, I described the cows.

BelgianBlue13 · 28-12-2011 03:42PM

Would he be suitable for breeding show calves?

pakalasa · 28-12-2011 04:24PM

Don't know. I don't think any one bull will breed a showcalf. It's down to a bit of luck, I think. The one in a hundred, if you know what I mean.

redzerologhlen · 29-12-2011 12:57PM

I put up pics of these heifers a few weeks ago but I found a few more flattering pics of them on the girlfriends camera from the middle of the summer.

Not entirely related to this thread but she cost the price of a handy weanling:o. The samoyed pup I got for herself last christmas

pakalasa · 29-12-2011 05:22PM

Ya, but the samoyed pup might be the best investment of all...;)

It's amazing how much of a coat the Limousins put on in winter.

kboc · 29-12-2011 07:58PM

is that heifer with the small horns got some part in her?

redzerologhlen · 29-12-2011 08:17PM

kboc wrote: »

is that heifer with the small horns got some part in her?

No shes a 3/4 bred lim as far as I know, Dont know how she escaped the dehorner!!

stanflt · 29-12-2011 09:06PM

spent the day using my new toy- an id3000 tru-test weighing scales

while i was at i gathered hair samples for geonomic testing the replacement before shaving all their tails

got 60 done today only 46 to go tomorrow

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Bizzum · 29-12-2011 10:29PM

Serious piece of kit Stan. Knowledge is power.

Is your monitor not a wee bit vunerable there?

Bizzum · 29-12-2011 10:32PM

pakalasa wrote: »

It's amazing how much of a coat the Limousins put on in winter.

Not as much of a coat as Nelly the Samyoed:D

johnpawl · 29-12-2011 10:59PM

Lads what do ye make of putting a charlaois bull on AA cows from a friesan dairy herd? April calf here off small AAxFR cow.

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johnpawl · 29-12-2011 11:06PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

No shes a 3/4 bred lim as far as I know, Dont know how she escaped the dehorner!!

Some fine stock there to be fair, I would have thought a bit of part there too, looks a bit like this one. On an aside, is the house in the background a passive house? looks a bit like a few passive house designs I've seen...

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Kovu · 30-12-2011 12:32AM

johnpawl wrote: »

Lads what do ye make of putting a charlaois bull on AA cows from a friesan dairy herd? April calf here

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Read that post wrong...... thought it was crossing CH cows with the bull suggested....... now on to being non Christmas hungover to being back in the work spirit ........du du du du du....;)

johnpawl · 30-12-2011 12:45AM

Karen112 wrote: »

Read that post wrong...... thought it was crossing CH cows with the bull suggested....... now on to being non Christmas hungover to being back in the work spirit ........du du du du du....;)

Haha no he's a bull calf off a small AA cow from a friesan herd.He's 8 months old, just wondering what ye made of the cross..

redzerologhlen · 30-12-2011 11:07AM

johnpawl wrote: »

Some fine stock there to be fair, I would have thought a bit of part there too, looks a bit like this one. On an aside, is the house in the background a passive house? looks a bit like a few passive house designs I've seen...

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I dont really understand passive house?? Its a smallish bungalow the uncle built about two years ago, Its on a fairly high site with a class view down off so I doubt he would have got planning for anything bigger. Her mother was a black lim cow that we bought off a neighbour and she is lethal when shes calving (no fear he said that when he sold her to us tho:rolleyes:) and I would doubt there is any part in her but could be wrong!!

Two fine looking heifers by the way, Did you put pics up of them a while back??

redzerologhlen · 30-12-2011 11:16AM

Bizzum wrote: »

Not as much of a coat as Nelly the Samyoed:D

Nothing like a bit of cold weather to make cattle put up a fleece, Id never buy a heifer if they werent fairly hairy and not with curly hair. A bit old fashioned and dont know whether its right or wrong TBH but its what I was always told to do. As for Nelly, Shes like a polar bear now, without a doubt the friendliest dog I have ever seen tho!!

johnpawl · 30-12-2011 12:55PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I dont really understand passive house?? Its a smallish bungalow the uncle built about two years ago, Its on a fairly high site with a class view down off so I doubt he would have got planning for anything bigger. Her mother was a black lim cow that we bought off a neighbour and she is lethal when shes calving (no fear he said that when he sold her to us tho:rolleyes:) and I would doubt there is any part in her but could be wrong!!

Two fine looking heifers by the way, Did you put pics up of them a while back??

I was at a show there recently where they were talking about passive house design, they use very little energy for heating, are highly insulated, have no pieces jutting off them and small windows if possible.
Ya they're the same 2. A neighbour of mine who is into cattle in a big way recently got hold of a pure bred parth cow that wouldnt go in calf, he fattened and killed her. He was complaining to me that they were hard to fatten and in the end she graded a U1, he was not happy with the fat score. Not familiar with factory grading myself, so not sure exactly what implicaion this would have on price..

redzerologhlen · 30-12-2011 01:25PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Not as much of a coat as Nelly the Samyoed:D

johnpawl wrote: »

I was at a show there recently where they were talking about passive house design, they use very little energy for heating, are highly insulated, have no pieces jutting off them and small windows if possible.
Ya they're the same 2. A neighbour of mine who is into cattle in a big way recently got hold of a pure bred parth cow that wouldnt go in calf, he fattened and killed her. He was complaining to me that they were hard to fatten and in the end she graded a U1, he was not happy with the fat score. Not familiar with factory grading myself, so not sure exactly what implicaion this would have on price..

I would imagine it would be hard to get a bit of cover on them alright when they are so muscly, The blues have the same problem which I think put a lot of the Irish finishers off them.

You could well be right about the house. Its a handy sized bungalow, No big windows or funny extensions and he has solar panels on the roof which works the heating I think. I would imagine he has it very well insulated aswell. Never took much notice when they were building it though to be honest.

Muckit · 30-12-2011 01:53PM

johnpawl wrote: »

Lads what do ye make of putting a charlaois bull on AA cows from a friesan dairy herd? April calf here off small AAxFR cow.

Not a bad looking animal at all for that type of cross. It's amazing what a bit of milk will do. Lovely colouring too. If I had any slight crticism of him, I'd say he was a bit light in the bone(especially front legs) , but that's the AA influence. Are you selling him on soon or will you squeeze him?

Muckit · 30-12-2011 01:59PM

stanflt wrote: »

spent the day using my new toy- an id3000 tru-test weighing scales

while i was at i gathered hair samples for geonomic testing the replacement before shaving all their tails

got 60 done today only 46 to go tomorrow

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An investment I'd say you'I never regret. Great to have the figures to back up the facts

Best of luck with it.

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