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<blockquote data-quote="Phil2" data-source="post: 1133319" data-attributes="member: 22388"><p>I appreciate the responses and interest. Thank you.</p><p></p><p>These are a few pictures I have of the cows from last year that somewhat fit the bill of from the side with their heads up. I've put on a few comments of what I *think* about them, please let me know where I'm wrong and what else to look at. I also took a couple more of the bull and steer calf tonight (cows and heifer calf are on the leased ground right now).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow1_zpsab998df7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow1_zpsab998df7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>These 2 are 5 at the time of the picture. The one on the left with the abscess is 7 months bred here. I knew the risk with the lump when I bought her and took the gamble that it wasn't lump jaw. Stopped at the vet on the way home to have it checked, he confirmed it was an old abscess that was never properly cared for and that it would continue to return but was not much to worry over. I believe that her udder is lousy. The back 2 quarters were of ok size and milked ok, the front 2 were overly large and one was very hard. I'm not sure her calf ever was able to do much with it. She gave me a heifer that ended up being half dexter instead of mini Hereford, an oops by the seller supposedly. I am planning on breeding her anyhow this fall. Turned into a nice looking calf.</p><p></p><p>All in all I like the cow on the right. She's far too large to be of much value to most mini breeders I'm sure but she was a very good mother. I like her longer shape. She gave us a bull calf that we cut and will be butchering this fall.</p><p></p><p>The steer was born in march, heifer calf in april, picture taken in may.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow2_zps92796cd0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow2_zps92796cd0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The cow half hidden in this picture is 2 at the time and was a first calver. She gave us the heifer calf, that I papered and we will breed this fall, in between the two cows. Over all I think she's the 'prettiest' of the bunch. She's also the smallest by far. She seemed to do ok as a momma but a bit inattentive. Hopefully that changes this year. The heifer started out slow but nearly caught up with the (now) steer by the end of winter.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow3_zpsce8a11e2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow3_zpsce8a11e2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>beautiful wife for scale standing next to the lump jaw. She's 5'11".</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/steer_zps050a1634.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/steer_zps050a1634.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>steer calf from tonight</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/bull5_zpsd722c549.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/bull5_zpsd722c549.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>steer and bull side by side with a holstien and a jersey calf in front (they were roughly 200 lbs a month ago) for scale.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/bull6_zpsdeaf3f17.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/bull6_zpsdeaf3f17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>best pose the bull was willing to give me tonight for his 'glamour shot'. I told him to say cheese but he just flipped me off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil2, post: 1133319, member: 22388"] I appreciate the responses and interest. Thank you. These are a few pictures I have of the cows from last year that somewhat fit the bill of from the side with their heads up. I've put on a few comments of what I *think* about them, please let me know where I'm wrong and what else to look at. I also took a couple more of the bull and steer calf tonight (cows and heifer calf are on the leased ground right now). [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow1_zpsab998df7.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow1_zpsab998df7.jpg[/img][/url] These 2 are 5 at the time of the picture. The one on the left with the abscess is 7 months bred here. I knew the risk with the lump when I bought her and took the gamble that it wasn't lump jaw. Stopped at the vet on the way home to have it checked, he confirmed it was an old abscess that was never properly cared for and that it would continue to return but was not much to worry over. I believe that her udder is lousy. The back 2 quarters were of ok size and milked ok, the front 2 were overly large and one was very hard. I'm not sure her calf ever was able to do much with it. She gave me a heifer that ended up being half dexter instead of mini Hereford, an oops by the seller supposedly. I am planning on breeding her anyhow this fall. Turned into a nice looking calf. All in all I like the cow on the right. She's far too large to be of much value to most mini breeders I'm sure but she was a very good mother. I like her longer shape. She gave us a bull calf that we cut and will be butchering this fall. The steer was born in march, heifer calf in april, picture taken in may. [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow2_zps92796cd0.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow2_zps92796cd0.jpg[/img][/url] The cow half hidden in this picture is 2 at the time and was a first calver. She gave us the heifer calf, that I papered and we will breed this fall, in between the two cows. Over all I think she's the 'prettiest' of the bunch. She's also the smallest by far. She seemed to do ok as a momma but a bit inattentive. Hopefully that changes this year. The heifer started out slow but nearly caught up with the (now) steer by the end of winter. [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/cow3_zpsce8a11e2.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/cow3_zpsce8a11e2.jpg[/img][/url] beautiful wife for scale standing next to the lump jaw. She's 5'11". [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/steer_zps050a1634.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/steer_zps050a1634.jpg[/img][/url] steer calf from tonight [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/bull5_zpsd722c549.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/bull5_zpsd722c549.jpg[/img][/url] steer and bull side by side with a holstien and a jersey calf in front (they were roughly 200 lbs a month ago) for scale. [url=http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/PHughes920/media/bull6_zpsdeaf3f17.jpg.html][img]http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag278/PHughes920/bull6_zpsdeaf3f17.jpg[/img][/url] best pose the bull was willing to give me tonight for his 'glamour shot'. I told him to say cheese but he just flipped me off. [/QUOTE]
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