Jersey Thread - For all things Jersey

[Deutzdx3]

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Air cooled Deutz, best of the best. No money would buy my little dx3.90. [emoji106]

 

[jerseycowsman]

Question for you jersey experts do the calves need a coat to keep them warm now the weather is picking up.
Jer X all a bit new to me

Never used coats on ours, always made sure there’s plenty of straw and no drafts

 

[Fedupfarmer]

Never used coats on ours, always made sure there’s plenty of straw and no drafts

They have plenty of straw,but this part of north Staffordshire the wind seems to never stop blowing so drafts can be a problem.got them all coats now as Bald Rick said twenty pounds is cheap insurance.

 

[Llmmm]

Anyone ever had a pedigree jersey calf born almost black.In all the years ive been breeding never seen one until today not a deep black like an angus but a very dark brown black

 

[som farmer]

Anyone ever had a pedigree jersey calf born almost black.In all the years ive been breeding never seen one until today not a deep black like an angus but a very dark brown black

Bought two yearlings by ribblesdale beaumont, both very dark, one has just calved her 3rd, red and white fr bull calf, so must be some 'red' colour in the breeding, they were both sold as pure jerseys.

 

[dairydurham]

Bought two yearlings by ribblesdale beaumont, both very dark, one has just calved her 3rd, red and white fr bull calf, so must be some 'red' colour in the breeding, they were both sold as pure jerseys.

Daughter has a few Jerseys and we struggle to find bulls that transmit chest width, most studs are full of narrow chested poor uddered bulls, not the sort of animal that most would want. Which bulls are others using TIA

 

[som farmer]

Daughter has a few Jerseys and we struggle to find bulls that transmit chest width, most studs are full of narrow chested poor uddered bulls, not the sort of animal that most would want. Which bulls are others using TIA

we have some nice milkers from canadian jersey gabys arrow, his figures are now crap, his hfrs/cows are not.

 

[had e nuff]

Daughter has a few Jerseys and we struggle to find bulls that transmit chest width, most studs are full of narrow chested poor uddered bulls, not the sort of animal that most would want. Which bulls are others using TIA

Also something that doesn't wipe its feet on your arms while trying to milk it

 

[Bald Rick]

Daughter has a few Jerseys and we struggle to find bulls that transmit chest width, most studs are full of narrow chested poor uddered bulls, not the sort of animal that most would want. Which bulls are others using TIA

Currently using VJ Google

Previous to that over last 12 months Kantona, Hirts, Gislev and Quintana

 

[Headless chicken]

Currently using VJ Google

Previous to that over last 12 months Kantona, Hirts, Gislev and Quintana

i thought you were going flying herd?

 

[More to life]

Zummit is a bull that's produced some lovely heifers her much better than his proof suggests.

 

[Bald Rick]

i thought you were going flying herd?

Always breed from the best ...

 

[dairydurham]

Any one milking VJ Janko ,s ?

 

[Bald Rick]

Any one milking VJ Janko ,s ?

Yes

 

[dairydurham]

Yes

What do you think of them?

 

[Bald Rick]

What do you think of them?

Only had two that the Danes had used on heifers we imported. One was a bull & the other has left the herd.

Viking Genetics change bull lists faster than I change my pants but anything with an NTM of over 20 is good to go so I wouldn't have a problem using him if he ticks the boxes you're looking for

 

[Llmmm]

Daughter has a few Jerseys and we struggle to find bulls that transmit chest width, most studs are full of narrow chested poor uddered bulls, not the sort of animal that most would want. Which bulls are others using TIA

If you you want strength go nz bull misty.If you want udders and milk use american the dainish jersey is an in between animal trying to be everything.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

If you you want strength go nz bull misty.If you want udders and milk use american the dainish jersey is an in between animal trying to be everything.

Not a great photo of a really nice Misty heifer. I've got quite a few this year and really like them.

 

[jerseycowsman]

Also something that doesn't wipe its feet on your arms while trying to milk it

Don’t use the danish stuff, if you want paint by numbers cows, that’s what you’ll get
Plenty of bulls out there with plus chest width, that’s all we use.

 

[nivilla1982]

Always nice when conventional semen straw throws a wee heifer!