Weasel
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Why not? We find them to be great cows
They'll be soft as muck with bad feet and bags. I've never been keen on blondes
Why not? We find them to be great cows
Any pictures, I’d like to see them, what bulls do you put on them?Luing.
Half in sheds, half out side, strip graze kale
Any pictures, I’d like to see them, what bulls do you put on them?
I could say the same about most breeds crossed on to dairy cows to be fair!They'll be soft as muck with bad feet and bags. I've never been keen on blondes
I could say the same about most breeds crossed on to dairy cows to be fair!
We consider ourselves to be open minded. Some of the buyers though aren’t. I was once told I was wasting my time with breeding Angus even though they are similar weight and size to the continental’s that will have had more feeding. They work well for us but we want another breed for replacementsI think this thread proves the old adage that there's as much variation within a breed as between them. And different cattle suit different farms.
Guess you have to pick a breed that suits you, and your farm, and find a breeder with the type you want.
Oh, and be open minded enough to try something else, and see that what works for you may not work for someone else, and vice versa.
Some people I know try a different breed every year and never settle on one.
I think they are the problem, not the breed of cattle.
Know a boy like that, he loved the idea of salers, kept them for a year then got rid of them, back to the breed he started with now
What was their reasons for constantly changing? Difficult calving? Stock not as good as they expected? Or were they just indecisive?Some people I know try a different breed every year and never settle on one.
I think they are the problem, not the breed of cattle.
What was their reasons for constantly changing? Difficult calving? Stock not as good as they expected? Or were they just indecisive?
We’ve found that to be a big problem with salers, they were either one way or the other. Our oldest cow is a saler, she’ll be 10 this year, had 11 calves (3 sets of twins) and she’s still as fresh as she was when we bought her but bad strains have ruined the breedThe salers were bad tempered, difficult to handle
We’ve found that to be a big problem with salers, they were either one way or the other. Our oldest cow is a saler, she’ll be 10 this year, had 11 calves (3 sets of twins) and she’s still as fresh as she was when we bought her but bad strains have ruined the breed
As I said earlier most breeds have a bad strain somewhere. We’ve bought angus that have smashed through fences for fun and had shorthorns that could clear a high fence without touching it. A lot is to do with they way they are managed from the calf stage, they remember bad experiencesI've never had anything to do with the breed, just heard horror stories.
A lot of them salers will have other blood in them
I think there looking for some kind of breed utopia that doesn't exist. Probably not as good as they expected, everytime.What was their reasons for constantly changing? Difficult calving? Stock not as good as they expected? Or were they just indecisive?
As I said earlier most breeds have a bad strain somewhere. We’ve bought angus that have smashed through fences for fun and had shorthorns that could clear a high fence without touching it. A lot is to do with they way they are managed from the calf stage, they remember bad experiences
some must be Ok...don't the Frenchies milk em on the hill?We’ve found that to be a big problem with salers, they were either one way or the other. Our oldest cow is a saler, she’ll be 10 this year, had 11 calves (3 sets of twins) and she’s still as fresh as she was when we bought her but bad strains have ruined the breed
very much so.As I said earlier most breeds have a bad strain somewhere. We’ve bought angus that have smashed through fences for fun and had shorthorns that could clear a high fence without touching it. A lot is to do with they way they are managed from the calf stage, they remember bad experiences
What are they crossed with? We’ve got quite a few now off friesian’s. They’ve only been introduced into our herd in the last 2 years. They’re very docile and often want their heads scratched. We’ve also got one that’s off a hill farm locally, it’s certainly more energetic but still easy enough to handle.Totally agree, although I find simmental x very docile, get the odd nutter but they don't last long
What are they crossed with? We’ve got quite a few now off friesian’s. They’ve only been introduced into our herd in the last 2 years. They’re very docile and often want their heads scratched. We’ve also got one that’s off a hill farm locally, it’s certainly more energetic but still easy enough to handle.