randiliana
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I'm Baaack... It has been a very busy summer. We are very nearly done hauling all the hay in, except for some stuff we bought. It was a very long haying season, this is the first year we have EVER taken a second cut, and it was double the first cut, so that really dragged things out. It is hard to believe it is the middle of SEPTEMBER already! Time sure flies :banana: . A couple days ago DH was moving the tractor a few miles from field to field to load bales. And I finally had time to go out and take some photos....We've checked cows numerous times but with DH around it is impossible to take many photos.. he can't stand wasting time you know. So, here are some photos of the main part of the herd, there are around 80 pair in this pasture. Enjoy, and I enjoy hearing your thoughts on the cattle and photos!
So, I'm going to start with one of my Daughter's cows. This is a 2 year old out of her very first bottle calf... She is mostly Red Angus with a touch of Simmental in her.
And her calf, sired by a Red Angus bull Born Mar 13
And on to the rest of the herd...
Steer calf out of a 13 year old cow. Sired by Shorthorn.Born Apr 26.
3 year old cow. Mostly Angus with a touch of Hereford and Gelbveih
3 year old cow. Classic Black Baldy, 1/2 Hereford and 1/2 Black Angus
A pretty sweet heifer out of possibly my favourite cow. She's Shorthorn sired out of a RAx cow with a touch of Shorthorn in her. Born March 13
Mid aged cow, mostly Red Angus
And her steer calf, Shorthorn sired, Born Mar 16. He's on the list for the 4H steer.
Older Shorthorn x Gelbveih cow and her Shorthorn sired steer calf. Born March 28.
And her 3 year old daughter. Sired by Horned Hereford
Here's a pretty sweet pair! Middle aged cow is HH x Angus with an RA sired steer calf. Born March 18
I love, love, love this heifer calf. Out of our top producing cow. Dam is HH x BA (RWF) sired by Shorthorn. Born Mar 22.
Heifer calf out of a bred heifer we bought last fall. RA sired out of a RA/HH/Simm heifer. Born Mar 19
And a steer calf out of the same deal. Born Mar 12
RA sired steer calf out of a HH/BA cow. Born Mar 24
Another nice heifer calf and her mama. RA cow RAxShorthorn calf. Born Mar 27
And another. Simm/HH/BA/Shorthorn cow x Shorthorn. Born Mar 24
RAx xShorthorn heifer calves.
Born Mar 17
Born Mar 20
Born Mar 27
Born Mar 31
And some steer calves RAx xShorthorn
Not sure who this is, but born in March
Born Apr 3
Born Mar 22
Born Mar 16
Born Mar 11
So we've gone to using Charolais on all the cows except the one's I want replacements for, which run with the Shorthorn and Angus bulls for 21 days and then we switch to the Charolais bulls for the second cycle. Pretty happy with the calves!
RA x CH heifer calf, Born March 22
Tan steer calf out of a BBRF cow Born Apr 18
Steer calf out of a RBRF cow. Born Mar 18
What can I say about this guy. He is REALLY impressing me. Out of a mostly Angus (Black and white) cow bred Char. Born Apr 3. Think he might go on that 4H list...
And a little silver in the pasture as well as gold. Born Mar 23
And, proof that we DO have the odd black calf out there too...
So, I'm going to start with one of my Daughter's cows. This is a 2 year old out of her very first bottle calf... She is mostly Red Angus with a touch of Simmental in her.
And her calf, sired by a Red Angus bull Born Mar 13
And on to the rest of the herd...
Steer calf out of a 13 year old cow. Sired by Shorthorn.Born Apr 26.
3 year old cow. Mostly Angus with a touch of Hereford and Gelbveih
3 year old cow. Classic Black Baldy, 1/2 Hereford and 1/2 Black Angus
A pretty sweet heifer out of possibly my favourite cow. She's Shorthorn sired out of a RAx cow with a touch of Shorthorn in her. Born March 13
Mid aged cow, mostly Red Angus
And her steer calf, Shorthorn sired, Born Mar 16. He's on the list for the 4H steer.
Older Shorthorn x Gelbveih cow and her Shorthorn sired steer calf. Born March 28.
And her 3 year old daughter. Sired by Horned Hereford
Here's a pretty sweet pair! Middle aged cow is HH x Angus with an RA sired steer calf. Born March 18
I love, love, love this heifer calf. Out of our top producing cow. Dam is HH x BA (RWF) sired by Shorthorn. Born Mar 22.
Heifer calf out of a bred heifer we bought last fall. RA sired out of a RA/HH/Simm heifer. Born Mar 19
And a steer calf out of the same deal. Born Mar 12
RA sired steer calf out of a HH/BA cow. Born Mar 24
Another nice heifer calf and her mama. RA cow RAxShorthorn calf. Born Mar 27
And another. Simm/HH/BA/Shorthorn cow x Shorthorn. Born Mar 24
RAx xShorthorn heifer calves.
Born Mar 17
Born Mar 20
Born Mar 27
Born Mar 31
And some steer calves RAx xShorthorn
Not sure who this is, but born in March
Born Apr 3
Born Mar 22
Born Mar 16
Born Mar 11
So we've gone to using Charolais on all the cows except the one's I want replacements for, which run with the Shorthorn and Angus bulls for 21 days and then we switch to the Charolais bulls for the second cycle. Pretty happy with the calves!
RA x CH heifer calf, Born March 22
Tan steer calf out of a BBRF cow Born Apr 18
Steer calf out of a RBRF cow. Born Mar 18
What can I say about this guy. He is REALLY impressing me. Out of a mostly Angus (Black and white) cow bred Char. Born Apr 3. Think he might go on that 4H list...
And a little silver in the pasture as well as gold. Born Mar 23
And, proof that we DO have the odd black calf out there too...