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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 610556" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Thank God, or more appropriately thank Jesus since it's Christmas day.</p><p></p><p>Well one of my old proven keeper cows calved late this morning. She was bred to the same Hereford bull as the calves in the previous pictures. Out came a really nice looking 85 pound bull calf. Finally a BLACK baldy. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/realbaldy2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/realbbaldy1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, I will assume the following:</p><p></p><p>1. The hereford bull was no Superman shooting special red bullets.</p><p>2. The first cow that calved the darker baldy had the wild type gene - hopefully the heifer calf will darken.</p><p>3. The second cow that calved, although I've seen her sire and dam, apparently carries the red recessive gene - hence the red baldy calf.</p><p>4. These are all some really nice calves. Bigger boned than my normal calves (from the Hereford). I think I'll continue to make baldies, I just need to weed out the black cows that had the red recessive gene before. Or just have red baldies. I have to admit, they are nice looking - and you wouldn't confuse it for a braford. Not sure what the red baldy may bring price wise when compared to the black.</p><p>5. Randiliana is right!</p><p></p><p>By the way, the kids named this bull calf Noel for obvious reasons <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 610556, member: 2653"] Thank God, or more appropriately thank Jesus since it's Christmas day. Well one of my old proven keeper cows calved late this morning. She was bred to the same Hereford bull as the calves in the previous pictures. Out came a really nice looking 85 pound bull calf. Finally a BLACK baldy. [img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/realbaldy2.jpg[/img] [img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/realbbaldy1.jpg[/img] So, I will assume the following: 1. The hereford bull was no Superman shooting special red bullets. 2. The first cow that calved the darker baldy had the wild type gene - hopefully the heifer calf will darken. 3. The second cow that calved, although I've seen her sire and dam, apparently carries the red recessive gene - hence the red baldy calf. 4. These are all some really nice calves. Bigger boned than my normal calves (from the Hereford). I think I'll continue to make baldies, I just need to weed out the black cows that had the red recessive gene before. Or just have red baldies. I have to admit, they are nice looking - and you wouldn't confuse it for a braford. Not sure what the red baldy may bring price wise when compared to the black. 5. Randiliana is right! By the way, the kids named this bull calf Noel for obvious reasons :) [/QUOTE]
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