choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
may as well just use Baz
Blonde or limousin cattle?
- Thread starter Willlewis
- Start date
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
We've kept one back this time, will go to the bull next spring. Will try to get a pic tomorrow
- Location
- Scotland
Iv got 7 blonde sired heifers out of either AAxCH, AAxSIM and AAxlim currently @ 12/13 months and all will be retained for breeding there a good sort and a good bit of fat cover and plenty length coming through from the blonde. Good back ends too. I think I’ll put a blonde back over them be interesting to see what I get out them.
briefly I inherited a small herd of Herefords last year, 10 cows, 12 heifers a bull plus a few steers and young bulls. I have sold a few steers at various ages, castrated 3 bulls at 12 months as I had no choice. I have really enjoyed them over winter and the ones I have sold have made a few quid but…. Not sure pedigree Herefords really cut the mustard in sale ring. I have thought about a Limi bull on cows and keep a Hereford bull on heifers to keep a supply of Hereford heifers. I realise there is no guarantee of females being born. Apologies of ramble, hope it makes sense. Would welcome your views.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Blonde sired out of a pure Angus
She should make a good cow hopefully
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
How do the pure Hereford do for milk , you'll probably still have a lively calf putting lim on them but at least the mother will be manageable ,
We started with HerXFries in early 90s to lim and retained heifers but trying to go back to beginning now with Her x , milk gone and temperament !
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
When I was trying to source a few Red Polls, I got in touch with a bloke from Fife who had a herd of Red Polls and was using a Blonde bull over them. I think he was keeping the heifers and getting on well with them.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
That'll be Billy Laird, he's quite the character
Has a very good herd of pedigree Blondes (Lochhead herd), as well as his red polls. Crosses the 2 with success.
M-J-G
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I'd have guessed those dual purpose types would breed a reasonable replacement when crossed to most beef breeds.
- Location
- North of Perth
Anytime I put an Angus bull near a cow with a bit of blonde in it.it ended in disaster for some reason.massive calves just couldn't get them out.put to anything else an they were fine.
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Yes, that's the bloke. Character would be a fair description!That'll be Billy Laird, he's quite the character
Has a very good herd of pedigree Blondes (Lochhead herd), as well as his red polls. Crosses the 2 with success.
Plenty of milk, had twins on Saturday and both doing well.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Enough, i thjnk with oure beef breeds its quality not quantity …. We had dairy crossbeef cows years ago and loads of bother with blasted tits and mastitis etc night mare … pure beef breeds just need enough .
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
Yes there is that ,
vaguely remember Having a bit of mastitis probs with the Her x but they had Holstein/ Friesian in them not straight Friesian, it's same old story to much milk is grief and too little is just as bad
M-J-G
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I spent a bit of time at both extremes, in the past I've had some that have struggled for milk and at different times we've had dairy crosses.Yes there is that ,
vaguely remember Having a bit of mastitis probs with the Her x but they had Holstein/ Friesian in them not straight Friesian, it's same old story to much milk is grief and too little is just as bad
The ones that struggle to milk last well and get in calf easily but their calves are poor and gains of 1kg/day is an ambitious target for their calves, the dairy crosses mostly wear out quick and bags are poor with a fair bit of time wasted helping calves to suck but they'll fuel a calf to grow at 1.5kg/day without creep.
I'm aiming for a fleshy beef cow that has plenty of milk to get that heavy calf, but then we're only at around 400ft and can grow reasonable grass so a cow that is low output is a waste of time for us.
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