British Friesian in calf heifers

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 4, 2015

• #1

Forty in calf heifers from the second highest ranked herd in the UK. Good pedigrees from the Goonhilly herd. High quality milk from forage. The way to make money from milk at today's prices. 7 due imminently and 33 due October,November and December. Pd'd in calf to limousin. £1500

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 5, 2015

• #2

Some pics

 

multi power

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Location

pembrokeshire

• Jul 5, 2015

• #3

cracking bunch of hefiers there

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 5, 2015

• #4

multi power said:

cracking bunch of hefiers there

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thanks, I think so ! Hope I can sell them

 

cattow

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Location

Leicestershire J11 M42

• Jul 5, 2015

• #5

Lovely looking bunch

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Jul 5, 2015

• #6

If you were closer and the milk price was better I would be in like a shot!

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

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North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Jul 6, 2015

• #7

As with @Headless chicken on this one, or if you'd accept £1000 each il take the lot.

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 6, 2015

• #8

Beef farmer said:

As with @Headless chicken on this one, or if you'd accept £1000 each il take the lot.

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would love to but I'm hoping to make abit of money on them! £1400? Ask John Martin from venture, he knows what good cows they come from.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

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North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Jul 6, 2015

• #9

I have no doubt there cracking cows,that's why I offered £1000 for them. Had 32 fresh and dry cows turn up today, £800. Albeit herd ages not heifers.

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 6, 2015

• #10

Beef farmer said:

I have no doubt there cracking cows,that's why I offered £1000 for them. Had 32 fresh and dry cows turn up today, £800. Albeit herd ages not heifers.

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You get what you pay for! Mine would average 7/8 lactations and give you little trouble so would be cheaper.

 

Mr Jones

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Llancwmbwlchrhydyfoncenfach

• Jul 7, 2015

• #11

Friesianfan said:

thanks, I think so ! Hope I can sell them

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I don't think you'll have any trouble finding them a new home, cracking heifers.

 

happycows

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Location

North Devon Cornwall border

• Jul 7, 2015

• #12

take the limo calf value off and they will look cheap when they come to their second calf next year. lots of your £800 ones could look dear~!

 

happycows

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Location

North Devon Cornwall border

• Jul 7, 2015

• #13

Just out of curiosity what would the sires be???

 

multi power

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Location

pembrokeshire

• Jul 7, 2015

• #14

Friesianfan said:

You get what you pay for! Mine would average 7/8 lactations and give you little trouble so would be cheaper.

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I'm sure there is money to be made milking other people's culls but I'm pretty sure it would be a lot more pleasant milking a nice bunch of heifers and far more profitable in the long term

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 7, 2015

• #15

happycows said:

Just out of curiosity what would the sires be???

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morcourt hilton, I've used him for years and have got some nice cows from him.catlane Chad, I used him as a test bull and now he's one of the best proven available. Piet adema 186, a positive stature bull used extensively in Ireland. Catlane snowstorm,similar blood lines to Chad. Rebnautical, another high components bull proven in Ireland. So all top Bulls.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

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North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Jul 7, 2015

• #16

happycows said:

take the limo calf value off and they will look cheap when they come to their second calf next year. lots of your £800 ones could look dear~!

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With cull cows at current levels, as long as they don't end up in a heap in the ditch, I can't see how? 4 live calves today, 3 aa heifers!! and an Angus bull

 

happycows

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Location

North Devon Cornwall border

• Jul 7, 2015

• #17

I think you will get fed up with the high turnover of cows and other people's cast offs in time and buying cows from failed farms which might be for a reason?? You will be constantly writing out big cheques for more and more cows which you have no idea on on their health status.
I might be very wrong but for me my business didn't start to thrive until my own heifers were entering the herd. Everything started falling into place in so many ways after that.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

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North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Jul 7, 2015

• #18

happycows said:

I think you will get fed up with the high turnover of cows and other people's cast offs in time and buying cows from failed farms which might be for a reason?? You will be constantly writing out big cheques for more and more cows which you have no idea on on their health status.
I might be very wrong but for me my business didn't start to thrive until my own heifers were entering the herd. Everything started falling into place in so many ways after that.

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Ah I agree 100% but to buy a complete herd calve them all down and then cherry pick what you want to keep! with a small financial implications can't be all to bad. But don't get me wrong, if 12 are on farm this time next year it will be a miracle, but won't have any heifers through for 24 months so to get by I've gotta keep buying....

 

happycows

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Location

North Devon Cornwall border

• Jul 7, 2015

• #19

I bought a nucleus of 30 super cows from the Peacehay herd bred by David Chave when I started in 2008 and everything else was cheap and cheerful like your buying. He breeds a slightly different type of cow to fresianfan perhaps but a proper breeder of cows as fresianfan. I have many still here now and going strong with numerous big lactations behind them. I have bred lots of replacements from them and have few generations here now and the progeny stands out a mile. They were some of the dearest cows I bought but some of the best value for money and I think with a little thought on bull selection will stand me in good stead now for as long as I wish to milk.

 

Friesianfan

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Location

Cornwall

• Jul 30, 2015

• #20

Still for sale. I thought I had sold them all to a new herd on the Isle of wight. But he pulled out at the last minute saying that he bought some on the island instead!.