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- Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Over age heifer for beef.
- Replies: 1
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Re: Over age heifer for beef.
I've just done one Stephanie. I grew a heifer, deliberately kept her back and barren for 4 years. Totally grass-fed all those years. Put her in the freezer a few months ago. Went on holiday, came back, freezer had blown a fuse so haven't got a clue what the beef would have been like ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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- Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Caption needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9584
Re: Caption needed
"OK so they forgot to remove my horns, fair enough, but I do wish they'd remembered to remove the telegraph pole from the top of my head!"
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: (Good) Foot Trimmer Needed
- Replies: 7
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Re: (Good) Foot Trimmer Needed
Gemma Fullard is excellent and very experienced. But don't know how far she'll travel from south Warks? You can get her details from the online herd book I imagine.
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Hello, and start up question.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 45165
Re: Hello, and start up question.
I come back to the numbers. If you want to do a lot, then it could be difficult to find fat stock / weaners. But as Ben is thinking of starting with 3-4 carcasses a year, that should be relatively easy find. Going back to breeding, if you are going down that route Ben, then do be careful to fully un...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Hello, and start up question.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 45165
Re: Hello, and start up question.
Re the control, breeding won't give you control; buying-in gives your more control and choice IMO. Remember we're only talking a few animals a year so not worth breeding to be honest. If you were selling 50+ animals a year, then finding them could be a problem. But to find a few locally shouldn't be...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Hello, and start up question.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 45165
Re: Hello, and start up question.
If you are doing this commercially, then I think Jac is spot on. If I were starting again, I would buy in, not breed, especially with small numbers. That is if you have people within a reasonable distance who can supply you. Prices should be reasonable and to be honest, it's not worth (financially) ...
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: aberdeen angus on a dexter heifer
- Replies: 2
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Re: aberdeen angus on a dexter heifer
We've done about 150 Angus X Dexter calves but only 4 to heifers. 3 were fine and the other had one of the biggest calves of all, just a unfortunate coincidence. It was OK but needed a vet out to help (mainly because it was 3 a.m. and -14C in the shed and I was very tired) and we used a jack for the...
- Sun Jun 22, 2014 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Dexter Cross
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11735
Re: Dexter Cross
Belgium Blue X Dexter, yikes! Love to see a photo.
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Dexter Cross
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11735
Re: Dexter Cross
Looks like it Ann, but no, it's a Stabiliser X Dexter. They're not usually that fluffy though.
Here's dad, fine coated as is mom!
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Here's dad, fine coated as is mom!
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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Dexter Cross
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11735
Re: Dexter Cross
Shorthorn?
Now your turn, what's this one....
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Now your turn, what's this one....
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- Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Soon to be orphaned calf
- Replies: 7
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Re: Soon to be orphaned calf
Hard luck Colin. We just had an orphan at a few weeks old. Got her penned up with a few other cows and calves. Man-handled her at first to get her to take a bottle (I used a lamb bottle) and when she got used to it (2-3 days?) she started to come to the gate for a bottle. Then she started pestering ...
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Cattle Sign
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12637
Re: Cattle Sign
I'll try and dig out what I'm thinking of. HSE have a recommendation that you do not keep recently calved cows, or cows about to calve in a field with public right of way but I have it in my head that you aren't supposed to keep any animal that you think might be dangerous in such a field? Anyhow, t...
- Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Cattle Sign
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12637
Re: Cattle Sign
I'm looking for some advice on signs for fields where we have cattle with young calves and a stock bull, where the field has a footpath. We have a number of areas that are very scenic with regular visitors even regular tourist coaches during the summer. To stress, we have not had any problem and al...
- Sun May 18, 2014 7:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Twins
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11604
Re: Twins
nice to hear from you again clive I thought you had deserted the dexters :) Not deserting Dexters Ann, but we are coming out of cattle this year and going sheep only. Just down to a few old ones now except a couple of exceptionally nice crosses which I'll try and sell in the autumn rather than cull...
- Sat May 17, 2014 3:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Twins
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11604
Re: Twins
We had a few sets of twins, all the females were freemartins. One in twenty are Ok I was told. One advantage, they keep the cow fit
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