Livestock pictures

[Celt83]

Those sucklers and calves are show stock. Beautiful calves!

Credit to you harperfarmer.

 

[harperfarmer]

Those sucklers and calves are show stock. Beautiful calves!

Credit to you harperfarmer.

Thanks that's very kind. But I wouldnt put them in show stock category! Just square commercial calves! Probably only one that might be good enough but they're all out of dairy bred cows so don't have the style for showing!

 

[Little squeak]

Hi Harperfarmer when you say " they're all out of dairy bred cows" Is that the mothers of the calves are out of dairy cows sired by a beef bull? If so do you do that hoping for easier calving and the prospect giving more milk? Have you tried full beef mothers in the past? the calves look great to me by the way.

 

[RushesToo]

Decided to take a few more this morning whilst shepherding.
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Big bums on every single one of them, and shapely with it.

 

[harperfarmer]

Hi Harperfarmer when you say " they're all out of dairy bred cows" Is that the mothers of the calves are out of dairy cows sired by a beef bull? If so do you do that hoping for easier calving and the prospect giving more milk? Have you tried full beef mothers in the past? the calves look great to me by the way.

Yep all by beef bulls out of dairy cows. Quieter cow to work with plus lots of milk. The most I've had are 3/4 beef cows and the loss in milk output from the breeds i utilise was too much so will stick with the first crosses for now! They aren't bad cows but don't tick all my boxes.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Enjoying a break from the rain. That’s me by the way, the calves don’t seem to mind it

 

[AGN76]

Went for a walk round my cows this evening and took a few photos.





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Stock bull home bred by Fieldson Alfy View attachment 808258
Cows have a big Diam influence calf by Emslies GalileoView attachment 808260 View attachment 808260
Heifer calf by Haltcliffe Olympus View attachment 808274
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'THE' Daim, Greenwell had?

 

[AGN76]

 

[Sir loin]

'THE' Daim, Greenwell had?

Yes had a bull of them and it put shape into my cows. Does Ian still work for the Millington Herd.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Nice day in the calving field . All up and sucking when I got there this morning

 

[AGN76]

Yes had a bull of them and it put shape into my cows. Does Ian still work for the Millington Herd.

Yes had a bull of them and it put shape into my cows. Does Ian still work for the Millington Herd.

I've no idea. I do know I still have Daim straws though!

 

[bob_01]

8 month old mereside Lorenzo heifer out of a first calver

 

[twizzel]

First few lambs went off this week

One of my ewe lambs that's a keeper for sure... shame my finger smudged the pic, you'd never think I'm a photographer by trade

 

[sheep&cows&stuff]

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Stock bull or AI? Classy calves

 

[harperfarmer]

Stock bull or AI? Classy calves

Thanks. All by stock bulls.

 

[Netherfield]

Clearing out dads old photos and found these from 1981.

 

[Netherfield]

More from 1981

 

[CaliMo]

Surprise!

 

[twizzel]

Checking my girls at dusk last night

 

[bob_01]

Cleaning up the 10/11 month old bulls