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How’s he bred?Neither do I….hence he’ll be going
How’s he bred?Neither do I….hence he’ll be going
Cross bred. Blue x limmyHow’s he bred?
I was tempting myself to have one of those.Cross bred. Blue x limmy
Tbh I’m not that bothered about anything that fancy anymore, most of our cattle go deadweight and there’s not much difference in price between the grades. I’m looking for less work with them.I was tempting myself to have one of those.
They say the blues need to be fine legged to calve easy
We had a blue it was a cow killer absolute nightmare I think we only used it one summer and that was too muchTbh I’m not that bothered about anything that fancy anymore, most of our cattle go deadweight and there’s not much difference in price between the grades. I’m looking for less work with them.
I have seen some bloody right hassles off cross bulls where I have workedCross bred. Blue x limmy
I have a relative who keeps them lean and ends up with big calves but cows are half dairy bredFather used to run the incalf cows lean he was always in fear of big calves. I used to moan about them being lean but I have more troubles calving with cows on adlib silage than we did when he was in charge
As much as I like good shaped cattle I’m getting to the point I just want to go in the shed and see a calf up and sucking. Everything that needs assistance seems to want it at bedtime as wellI have seen some bloody right hassles off cross bulls where I have worked
some throw grand even calves some throw one way or the other.
I know where you are coming from. Stakes have got so high nowadays that a death or the hassle isn’t worth the premiumAs much as I like good shaped cattle I’m getting to the point I just want to go in the shed and see a calf up and sucking. Everything that needs assistance seems to want it at bedtime as well
The sheep have given no bother at all this year and it’s usually them that do. The cows have sickened meHad a fair few single lambs coming backwards from a Charley tup same big lambs maybe can’t turn inside
Keep your chin up cocker.The sheep have given no bother at all this year and it’s usually them that do. The cows have sickened me
do you know the gestation length of the ones that have given trouble ?Cross bred. Blue x limmy
This has always been my fear with cross bulls. Could get the best of both or the worst of both.do you know the gestation length of the ones that have given trouble ?
limmy's tend to be longer than blues, your cross maybe has the gestation length of a limmy ?
I used to use them , they are hit n miss some calve ok others are twits …Cross bred. Blue x limmy
I had a spell around this time last year had cows and calves in separate pens with various problems it felt like I was going round the bend at times with everything else that was going onThe sheep have given no bother at all this year and it’s usually them that do. The cows have sickened me
Same here in the way that the cows are painfully slow to calve and stulpid issues like a calf with broken hip today had to euthanise it about broke my bloody heart .The sheep have given no bother at all this year and it’s usually them that do. The cows have sickened me
I’m afraid the bulls go out on a certain date and I leave them get on with it so only know when they are due to startdo you know the gestation length of the ones that have given trouble ?
limmy's tend to be longer than blues, your cross maybe has the gestation length of a limmy ?