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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 613521" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>I had a look at the females again. </p><p></p><p>If you are going to buy based on the pictures I would be wary of any where you cannot see the udders. Most of the cows have very good udders, but a good portion have teats that could be a problem. There are a lot of long teated cows with the ice cream cone shaped teats; from what I have seen of Galloways (more in the past) this can be an issue, so try to avoid it.</p><p></p><p>The pictures also indicate that a lot of the females you had listed were dry when pictured. Based on when we the Ladywells herd is calved (mostly April-June) these cows did not raise a calf this year; why?? The females look good, but most females that go to pasture without a calf do. Is the favourite 18P as good as she appears, or just fat becasue she didn't raise a calf?</p><p></p><p>I would avoid the cows bred to the Highland bull. We have PB Red Angus and all the <u>good</u> cows get bred PB Red Angus. Most PB herds would be the same; only the poorer cows would get bred to a bull of another breed. I yhink if you look at the cows that are bred Hihgland they tend to have more issues than the others pictured.</p><p></p><p>Don't be afraid to buy older cows. They have usually gotten to be older for a reason; they work. I think you have left out some of the best cows based on age; 39M is one of the best cows pictured and 54M is pretty solid too. They will only be seven years old next spring; they should be in their prime. What are the rules for import into the USA?? Maybe the older ones can't get accross the border?</p><p></p><p>Based on what I can see in the pictures I would take these off the list.</p><p>130N - her teats are pretty long for her age and she is bred Highland.</p><p>132P - her teats are shaped like popsicles; she is a young cow and it usiually gets worse.</p><p>39R - don't like her hip and rump structure; like to give herd more depth of body; she is also bred Highland</p><p>166S- very silmialr in structure to the above heifer</p><p></p><p>I would add </p><p>105R - bad picture but looks to be a good cow</p><p>156S - bad picture but has some volume</p><p>39M - a little older but one of the best</p><p>54M - pretty solid cow</p><p>706T - again bad picture</p><p>150S - pretty solidly built, lots of depth and volume; again though she is dry.</p><p></p><p>In the end pictures are pictures and as I have said earlier you should have sombody look at the cows for you if you are serious about a building a seedstock herd. And I agree with Doc that buy the best you can afford within reason. You don't need to haul a bunch of cows accross the border that you'll just end up shipping in a few years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 613521, member: 9002"] I had a look at the females again. If you are going to buy based on the pictures I would be wary of any where you cannot see the udders. Most of the cows have very good udders, but a good portion have teats that could be a problem. There are a lot of long teated cows with the ice cream cone shaped teats; from what I have seen of Galloways (more in the past) this can be an issue, so try to avoid it. The pictures also indicate that a lot of the females you had listed were dry when pictured. Based on when we the Ladywells herd is calved (mostly April-June) these cows did not raise a calf this year; why?? The females look good, but most females that go to pasture without a calf do. Is the favourite 18P as good as she appears, or just fat becasue she didn't raise a calf? I would avoid the cows bred to the Highland bull. We have PB Red Angus and all the [u]good[/u] cows get bred PB Red Angus. Most PB herds would be the same; only the poorer cows would get bred to a bull of another breed. I yhink if you look at the cows that are bred Hihgland they tend to have more issues than the others pictured. Don't be afraid to buy older cows. They have usually gotten to be older for a reason; they work. I think you have left out some of the best cows based on age; 39M is one of the best cows pictured and 54M is pretty solid too. They will only be seven years old next spring; they should be in their prime. What are the rules for import into the USA?? Maybe the older ones can't get accross the border? Based on what I can see in the pictures I would take these off the list. 130N - her teats are pretty long for her age and she is bred Highland. 132P - her teats are shaped like popsicles; she is a young cow and it usiually gets worse. 39R - don't like her hip and rump structure; like to give herd more depth of body; she is also bred Highland 166S- very silmialr in structure to the above heifer I would add 105R - bad picture but looks to be a good cow 156S - bad picture but has some volume 39M - a little older but one of the best 54M - pretty solid cow 706T - again bad picture 150S - pretty solidly built, lots of depth and volume; again though she is dry. In the end pictures are pictures and as I have said earlier you should have sombody look at the cows for you if you are serious about a building a seedstock herd. And I agree with Doc that buy the best you can afford within reason. You don't need to haul a bunch of cows accross the border that you'll just end up shipping in a few years. [/QUOTE]
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