Native breeds photographs

[Wolds Beef]

The Cowford Herd is from Perthshire with a Lincolnshire Herd Manager and Family! The competition was photograph based so not entirely a true picture of the animals performance I agree but I had to put it up as it was good publicity for the Breed!! Besides that Lincoln Red Cattle live cheap, are docile and produce good offspring crossed with many breeds including continentals. The way to go in these 'No Deal' Times!!
WB

 

[M-J-G]

Calving survey data from the AI companies should be fed back in and would help but would result in more complications for those processing the information.

That's my issue with pedigree herd only data.

 

[Old Tip]

His and Hers Whitebred Shorthorn steaks, yes they tasted as good as they look

 

[Woolless]

His and Hers Whitebred Shorthorn steaks, yes they tasted as good as they look
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I'm impressed by the fact that you need a separate pan for each

 

[andyt87]

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I'll see your "dragging sheep in river" and raise you "chucking them off a bridge".

Merthyr Mawr dipping bridge near us

 

[JP1]

I'll see your "dragging sheep in river" and raise you "chucking them off a bridge".View attachment 928649View attachment 928650View attachment 928651

Merthyr Mawr dipping bridge near us

One of my Mum's favourite places. When she can she still gets down to there and Ogmore

The posh bit of that side of the family claim they hail from "The Gower" or Pen-Y-Fai at worst but in reality my Grandfather and Great Aunts all lived on Newcastle Hill, Bridgend

 

[yellowbelly]

Had a very nice Christmas present this year, courtesy of a member on here who contacted me via this thread...........

...........the first 46 volumes of The Lincoln Longwool Flock Book . It's put me well on the way to a full set - still a few missing from the 'wilderness years' of the late 60's/early 70's but the early ones are full of so much history of the halcyon days of wool.

Plenty of flocks with 400, 500, 600 ewes - biggest flock I've seen so far is Henry Dudding's....

..1403 - just imagine setting out to clip that lot with a set of hand shears

Many thanks to @drk, hope you've had a good Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

 

[Woolless]

Had a very nice Christmas present this year, courtesy of a member on here who contacted me via this thread...........
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...........the first 46 volumes of The Lincoln Longwool Flock Book . It's put me well on the way to a full set - still a few missing from the 'wilderness years' of the late 60's/early 70's but the early ones are full of so much history of the halcyon days of wool.
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Plenty of flocks with 400, 500, 600 ewes - biggest flock I've seen so far is Henry Dudding's....

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..1403 - just imagine setting out to clip that lot with a set of hand shears

Many thanks to @drk, hope you've had a good Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

Not to mention keeping track of them without EID! Few better places for those flock books to end up, I'm sure

 

[Wolds Beef]

@yellowbelly Fabulous!! But i am BIASED. Can you screen shot the Biscathorpe Flock as I might have a surprise for you in coming days!! We had an old chap work for us once whose grandfather was one of the shepherds there. Long before that 1st copy many fine churches in the wolds and on the heath were built on the profits of some of those flocks. I urge any of the readers of this thread to come to our lovely county if you are interested in seeing some fabulous buildings.
WB
P.S. Did you see who one of the publishers was? Ruddocks closed there shop in High Street Lincoln this year!

 

[Cowslip]

in calf cows first 3 bays, in calf heifers last 3 bays, all South devons with a few saler x south devons in the heifer group. Had our 4 yearly tb test just before Xmas.

 

[Cowslip]

Autumn calvers nearly all South devon, bull in friday

in calf mostly south Devon or south Devon x

Will get a photo of the rest of the heifers tomorrow, don't see many this side of the country so thought I would put some photos up.

 

[Cowslip]

This was the photo I was supposed to have put on still working it all out.

 

[yellowbelly]

Can you screen shot the Biscathorpe Flock as I might have a surprise for you in coming days!!

In true pantomime season fashion, 'your wish is my command'...............

That's their entry in Volume 1. A lot of history there.
Their are no double digit flock numbers left that are still active. We recently resurrected Mrs YB's great grandfather's flock number (first registered in 1897, Volume 6) to transfer all our pure English (no infusion of Australian blood) lines into. We still graze sheep on that farm. As far as I know, Flock 263 is the oldest number still active.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Lovely herd not far from here. Some if this years calves

 

[Agrivator]

Lovely herd not far from here. Some if this years calves View attachment 929765View attachment 929766View attachment 929767

It's magic the way it keeps changing colour!!!

 

[Jerry]

6 heifers on their way to meet the bull for the first time.

 

[Bald Rick]

I think this is one of the best photos I’ve taken especially as it was at long range. Had it blown to poster size for the missus

Chillingham Wild Cattle.

 

[bendigeidfran]

Lovely herd not far from here. Some if this years calves View attachment 929765View attachment 929766View attachment 929767

Nanteos mansion? Derrick

 

[Crofter64]

I think this is one of the best photos I’ve taken especially as it was at long range. Had it blown to poster size for the missus

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Chillingham Wild Cattle.

Bit of a courtship pose - gentle and tender looking.

 

[Bald Rick]

Bit of a courtship pose - gentle and tender looking.

According to the warden, she was an old girl well past her breeding prime. IIRC it was late June so she had had a good few months feeding as she looks in fine fettle
Fascinating visit for anyone who hasn’t gone