Pictures of my commerical herd

[Taurus]

Please excuse my aunt's pet Holstein heifer....but here is the pictures of my commerical herd chilling out at the pond.

The shorthorn cow I brought from my dad's customer last spring.

A 1/4 Beltie cross cow with her 3 months old heifer calf

Another 1/4 Beltie cross cow with her March heifer calf

Another 1/4 Beltie cross cow with her April heifer

I took these pictures with my cell phone and I need a camera to get some pictures of these calves.

 

[3waycross]

Nice calves Taurus. They should ring the bell at the salebarn!

 

[cow pollinater]

Looks like they're getting the job done. Those are some of the best belties that I've seen but I haven't been around many.

 

[ohiosteve]

Nice pictures and cattle. What else is in that holstein heifer? She's gotta have something else in her. Not enough black.

 

[Taurus]

Thank! This is second year without any belted calves....must be our bull? These calves still has two months left before weaning time in late Sept or early Oct. Our red calves come from the cows we brought last spring as the customer was using registered Red Angus bulls on his cows and I really like how the red calves look and I am planning to keep the only red heifer calf as a replacement in the herd.

All belties come from a pure belted galloway cow I used to show in 4-H 12 years ago. You just need add some Angus blood in these belties.

As for the Holstein heifer, I have no idea where my aunt got her from but I know she always got the calves from a dairy farm. My aunt decided to have a family cow so she got this holstein heifer.

 

[chippie]

very nice! Your phone did a good job. Thanks for sharing the pics.

The Holstein is probably pure bred. The mostly white is common.

 

[MO_cows]

The calves look good. The beltie cow sure has some capacity to her. Wow, grass. I remember when we used to have grass......

 

[Taurus]

Yeah I live in central area Minnesota so we are getting rain...lots. The rivers are very high at this moment. However southwest MN remained very dry and not so much green right now.

Thanks for the positive compliments about the belties and the herd.

 

[Taurus]

Red Angus cow with red heifer calf. I am planning to keep the heifer as a replacement.

Curious calves

2012 April steer calf

2012 April steer calf

2012 April steer calf

"Macy" a black angus cow

New black angus cow "Sammi" with a 2012 May red steer calf

2012 April steer calf

2012 March heifer calf

Shorthorn cow with a 2012 March Red Angus sired steer calf

2011 March red heifer "Little Red"

A black cow with her April steer calf

Red Angus x Shorthorn cross cow "Granny"

2002 1/4 Beltie cross cow "Cowkie"

2009 1/8 Beltie cross cow "Daisy"

2009 Black Angus cow "Blossom"

1/4 Beltie cross cow "April"....born on April's Fools

2002 Black Angus cow "Nightmare"

2012 April red steer calf out of "Granny"

1/4 Beltie cross cow "MoonPie"

Aunt's pet holstein heifer "Bessie"

 

[ANAZAZI]

Another time the belties will calve belted calves again, regardless of the bull.

 

[KNERSIE]

Your cows are getting the job done nicely, just don't skimp on bull power and buy the best bulls you can afford.

 

[greybeard]

I really like how the red calves look and I am planning to keep the only red heifer calf as a replacement in the herd.

Yep, they jumped right out at ya in the pics--They really do look good too.
(dang good pics for a phone too--thanks for sharing 'em)

 

[Taurus]

Another time the belties will calve belted calves again, regardless of the bull.

The real question is "when" as it has been awhile since last belted calf was born three years ago and to be honest our belties throw WAY more solid calves than belted calves. In fact four beltie cross cows that has never had a belted calf despite of have their 5th/6th calves on their side. Used to have one or two belted calves each a crop and we usually ate them but I'm start to miss these beltie steaks! Very marbling and flavorful.

Belted trait may be dominant but they have too much angus blood in them.

 

[Taurus]

I really like how the red calves look and I am planning to keep the only red heifer calf as a replacement in the herd.

Yep, they jumped right out at ya in the pics--They really do look good too.
(dang good pics for a phone too--thanks for sharing 'em)

Thank you! I trade hay bales for these mommas with red calves and a red heifer yearling. (long story short story that the past owner's house has flooded so he cannot afford $$ to buy more hay bales). He has nice registered RA bulls for sure.

 

[Taurus]

Took few pictures this morning while check on the herd

Young cow with her second calf- an April steer calf

2003 Angus x Holstein cross cow with her April steer calf.....don't let the calf's size fool you.

Lot of calves are still napping so they won't let me get pictures of their good sides.

 

[longhornlover3498]

nice calves taurus! :clap: :clap: :clap: i love them belties

 

[Taurus]

Updated on the calves

April 2012 heifer

March 2012 heifer out of an old cow. The mother will be send to the sale barn as her calf got ligher.

April 2012 steer

April 2012 steer

#29 cow from rodeo stock, lost her calf to the wolves.

#47 March 2012 heifer that I am planning to keep her as replacement

Need get some pictures of the replacements soon