Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

Limestone Cowboy

Some day!

Farrell

Miname wrote: »

Is he standing in a hole? Serious back end on him I presume that's the mother in the corner of the picture? I can't understand more lads not using a touch of blue through the cows.

Was trying that here for the BB/LM, had issues with plain bull calves & heifers too muscly with pelvis issues.
But when it worked, great results.
There seams to be a fear of using BB at the moment, due to poor selling & also lots don't see the BB as material when chasing stars

Kovu

Meant to post this girl up last year but she was always far away or hidden in the shed. She calved last year at 16 months of age, was only noticed about a week before she calved, pumped with meal all winter yet calved herself.

The orange ch behind her is overdue now & the montbeliarde is.....I don't really know how he ended up with her but she has a lovely square heifer at foot.
Black calf is one I'm bucketfeeding, hoping she'll learn to steal from the montie..

Limestone Cowboy

Had this lad yesterday. Should be the end of calving for a few months!

tanko

I think she might have had him a month or two ago and you didn't notice, he's a fair lump.

Kovu

Kovu wrote: »

I think Little Red deserves a medal. On the 307th day, a tank was born...naturally!

Mad in heat today, she's some cow for one cow!

Limestone Cowboy

Best bull calf I have this year. Just gone 6 weeks now and same cow had twins last year. Gonna be a cracker yet. Very good heifer calf out of a springer. Not doing her much justice with this pic though.

Never wrestle with pigs

Ba or lim? She's going to be a cracker.

Limestone Cowboy

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

Ba or lim? She's going to be a cracker.

All Lims here.

furandfeather

Few calves
1 October pb bull by Bugatti
2 October pb heifer by major
3 March 3/4 sim heifer by stockbull
4 March 7/8 sim bull by stockbull
5 november pb heifer by stockbull

charolais0153

furandfeather wrote: »

Few calves
1 October pb bull by Bugatti
2 October pb heifer by major
3 March 3/4 sim heifer by stockbull
4 March 7/8 sim bull by stockbull
5 november pb heifer by stockbull

Wow, some lovely heifers no. 5 and no. 2 are really nice.

Muckit

No.5 is my favorite. No.2 has v danty legs for a daughter of Major

charolais0153

Had a heifer like her a couple of years ago and made a super cow.

Farrell

furandfeather wrote: »

Few calves
1 October pb bull by Bugatti
2 October pb heifer by major
3 March 3/4 sim heifer by stockbull
4 March 7/8 sim bull by stockbull
5 november pb heifer by stockbull

What's your opinion on Bugatti, have a fondness for him myself, see big uptake on him recently (14 PB calves registered in last 2 years)

Tyson Lannister

Time to wean...

Muckit

Great stock. Are they partenaise 'calves'?

kollegeknight

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Time to wean...

They are huge. How old are they?

Tyson Lannister

Yep pedigree parthenaise. I have 3 pedigree cows in with the rest of the commercials. They get no special treatment but their calves are crackers every year.
The calf under the cow was born mid October, the fella on the right is weaned. He is older and all muscle, but is not growing as much as he should.

furandfeather

Farrell wrote: »

What's your opinion on Bugatti, have a fondness for him myself, see big uptake on him recently (14 PB calves registered in last 2 years)

He's a fine bull i think, I've only seen a couple of calves of him. His stars are sh!te though. I'm new to this Charolais breeding! They're 2 ET calves, I bought a few frozen embryos of a neighbour that was selling out

Canaryblue

furandfeather wrote: »

He's a fine bull i think, I've only seen a couple of calves of him. His stars are sh!te though. I'm new to this Charolais breeding! They're 2 ET calves, I bought a few frozen embryos of a neighbour that was selling out

Well if you can breed Charolais like you can breed Simmental than I think you'll do great!

tanko

My best bull calf this year, 9 week old ZCH calf off Highlander cow.

patsy_mccabe

tanko wrote: »

My best bull calf this year, 9 week old ZCH calf off Highlander cow.

Super calf. I'd say you would have preferred a heifer, giving the breeding.

tanko

Yeah, maybe. That cows mother was a bit nuts, she's not too bad but her calves don't have great temperament. She had a nice HCA cow and a super FZF heifer i had to sell because they were very flighty. Still have a KJB heifer off her from last year, she's not gone crazy yet. Maybe i should have been putting Simmentals on her all along.

Farrell

furandfeather wrote: »

He's a fine bull i think, I've only seen a couple of calves of him. His stars are sh!te though. I'm new to this Charolais breeding! They're 2 ET calves, I bought a few frozen embryos of a neighbour that was selling out

Well he's a French bull that got little use here ( at €75 a pop can understand), but he's off Romeo who has 2 sons with good stars VOE & Victorieux

barnaman

Fairplay Tyson I thought they were photoshopped!!!!!!!!!! You are giving my weanlings "body image" issues! Kovu going to have to implant a ban like below!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36516378

Tyson Lannister

Haha no photoshop - I only have a few but am aiming over the coming years to go all pedigree.

Limestone Cowboy

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Best bull calf I have this year. Just gone 6 weeks now and same cow had twins last year. Gonna be a cracker yet. Very good heifer calf out of a springer. Not doing her much justice with this pic though.

Another not great pic of the same heifer, she's no poser anyway! Had a serious pull with her and she spent a few minutes wedged on the hips. Easy see why now. Pity they wouldn't all come as good.

limo_100

tanko wrote: »

My best bull calf this year, 9 week old ZCH calf off Highlander cow.

Have a few in calf to him for next spring how was he for calving? had you many off him? And how is the bull for growth and muscle? Tell me if im to nosy

golodge

Finally finished with the calving for a couple months. The last heifer calf out of 29 months old Angusx heifer. Calved very easily.


Some of calves sired by Limousine stock bull.
March born heifer.


January born bull calf out of Angusx 3rd calver. 70kgs birth weight, but no problems calving. Cow isn't very meaty.


April born heifer out of 2nd calver. She has abit of Angus and Charolais, but mainly Limousine.


1st calver with December born heifer. Will be weaned soon.


2days old 7/8Limo heifer.


And here is the sire of calves. 4 years old purebred Limousine bull. No meal for over 2 years already.

AI Charolais sired 26 months old heifer out of Limoxdairy cow. Due to calve in August. Incalf by the Limousine bull( pic above).

welton john

on topic of our best calves heres mine for this year.
Gamin x ch/fr
2 days
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8 weeks
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13 weeks
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