casper74
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Mine didn't come from around here!!!
Blonde or limousin cattle?
- Thread starter Willlewis
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Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Half of yours come from further than I’ve been
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
the little (Bazadaise) nipper a month on
(he's entire)
(he's entire)
You always put good pictures up of your cattle, they always look well, I asked a guy who buys a lot of feeders about them and he said they aren’t good feeders, people who’ve had them don’t have them again!!
I was quite disappointed because after seeing your pictures I was considering trying one, maybe he doesn’t know enough people that have had them
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
A lot of my herd is descended from the Baz bull I bought when I first started. He came from a herd just outside Edinburgh from a lovely chap who's now retired from cattle. He kept all bulls entire and finished inside after weaning. He easily finished them on barley and straw/silage before 16mths. Then discovered by adding a bit of bought in nuts he could easily finish them by 13 months. I walked through all his herd twice a year with him and know that this is true. We took a pair to borderway agri expo a few years ago, they were about 13mths. I'll see if I can find the photos tomorrow.You always put good pictures up of your cattle, they always look well, I asked a guy who buys a lot of feeders about them and he said they aren’t good feeders, people who’ve had them don’t have them again!!
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
Limi.
Calf 12hrs old, mum not bothered im in with them giving calf a stroke
Calf 12hrs old, mum not bothered im in with them giving calf a stroke
- Location
- Shropshire
Charles Forrester (the guy who rents out bulls) uses a Baz on his own herd.You always put good pictures up of your cattle, they always look well, I asked a guy who buys a lot of feeders about them and he said they aren’t good feeders, people who’ve had them don’t have them again!!
He’s not short of choice, so I’d imagine they must be decent.
I’ve got a couple of Baz x dairy steers at the other farm. I have to say, they look bang average, but I have a feeling they might be off grass rats. Can’t be sure, as they came in a mixed bunch of weavers through a dealer
i buy baz's off a bloke who reckon they have nothing but heather and bluberries, his grandaughter told me you must like them you keep buying themYou always put good pictures up of your cattle, they always look well, I asked a guy who buys a lot of feeders about them and he said they aren’t good feeders, people who’ve had them don’t have them again!!
the 's for her lovly girl, he's a nice bloke as well.
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
I know
Think they've got a couple of bulls for sale just now
Think they've got a couple of bulls for sale just now
i wish he had trapped em and gave me a chance! if it's AB!
- Location
- East Sussex
Not being an expert on the best suckler cows, but from a grass finisher point of view, the Blonde is a complete waste of time..
Most Lim crosses are fine.
Bazadaise heifers will finish as will British Blue heifers but steers of both need feeding.
Most Lim crosses are fine.
Bazadaise heifers will finish as will British Blue heifers but steers of both need feeding.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Whenever Blondes, whether pure or cross, go to our local market they nearly always top their section. Despite the rest of the entry being nearly 90% limi
Not sure what you class as small farms but there are plenty of good big farms here. Very little outwintering. As for quality of cattle, you’ll travel a long, long way to find a better average of quality.
- Location
- Cheshire
We all know about statistics though… can be made to say anything you like.
I don't doubt it. It was a general point about farms with constraints placed upon them, like average rainfall, or being on an island, leading to progressing practices. I could and should have worded it better. No offense intended
Former Aberdeen FC manager Ebbe Skovdahl has my favourite quote about statistics. “Statistics are like miniskirts: They give you good ideas but hide the important things”.
You’re quite right of course, folk generally keep what works in their farming environment.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
I have a pure/pedigree herd of Blondes and I love them! I run them very commercially. Females get no hard feed after their first winter, just decent quality haylage or average grazing. Our herd have great temperament, can pretty much tag any calf in the pen with mum. Calves grow well and sell well- last lot of bull calves I sold were 10-11mths old and made £1210/hd.
Check out our Facebook or Instagram for pics of our cattle- Whitepeak Blondes
Check out our Facebook or Instagram for pics of our cattle- Whitepeak Blondes
