Recent content by HFX

Cut your losses and replace her. If she isn’t in calf now she will be a rising 4 year old and at the end of the day she is enjoying a pretty good ‘holiday’. She is either a very late maturing heifer or has an underlying fertility issue. Alot of the focus on Brahmans has been towards size, high...

I feel she stands out better in #1 and #2 because of the good background; however I don’t like the way she stands in these. I feel she stands better in the third picture although the calf blocks the full profile. If it was me I’d go and take another two photos. One photo would have her standing...

I do not wish to refuel this topic. It is very clear what most posters think of the system; however I have seen a number of females evaluated using this system. Some cattle were good and some weren’t. I’ve seen a number of bulls bred from the top graded cows which have gone on to produce well. I...

Tamarack, that’s a great photo of your grandson and an excellent example of how good their temperament can get. We had a few bulls that would let you do just that and a cow (terrible type but kept for helping settle weaners down) that you could lift her feet like a horse as well making her...

A handy young bull. My first thoughts were I wanted a photo of the Dam prior to making any comments, but you were already one step ahead. No matter how good the animal is, I dislike making a purchase or opinion unless the functional aspects of his parents can be assessed. If I was to be ‘picky’...

Still plenty of that kind out there unfortunately, however that is life. Alacattleman, it would be a waste not to chase F1 progeny; however that sort of registered cow in Australia is far more valuable for breeding seed stock. Although, we do also run a commercial herd that contains a mix of...

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your kind comments. Yes she does tend to hold that stance, although it may be exaggerated more so in that photo. I think a lot of people do tend to believe their temperament is poor. Although, Australian is right in that they are very gentle and I’d definitely...

Much appreciated. I wouldn't have minded getting hold of a gyr or two if they had chose to sell them as individuals. Some looked to be pretty handy.

Hi all I recently signed on so I thought I’d try and post one of my favourite young cows. The first was taken in early January 2007 when she was ~2 months of age. The second photo was taken at ~12 months of age. She grew very well (no grain, silage or the like) and has dropped 2 nice red heifers...

Hi Colin, This one is probably a question for you. I was trying to find out if Kyabra sold their herds (particularly the Gyr herd) yet and instead I got a link to this forum and saw that you were going to go for a look. So I signed up to see if you had heard anything? I have a pretty keen...