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Probably asked this question before. What are the views from around the board about them? I have been breeding South Devons for 20 years now. Their popularity has decreased in that time here in Australia.I still love them for their beautiful temperament and great weight gains and great milk.
I have just placed some adverts in newspapers to sell some 2nd calvers with Angus calves at foot and another group of in calf heifers.I've had a lot of enquiry but no one has purchased any yet. The same old questions I get are
1. What are South Devons?
2. Why are you selling them what is wrong with them?
3. My goodness you are too far away from where I live (most enquiries come from 5 to 8 hours away)
4.What price? Seems any more than $800 is too much for them
I have offered packages of heifers with a bull thrown in just to get them started. I've offered them for nothing to schools to help them. But no takers.
I am fortunate that we can use most of our cattle in our commercial herd,so excess cattle are utilised most of the time.
What is wrong with them? :?:
I have just placed some adverts in newspapers to sell some 2nd calvers with Angus calves at foot and another group of in calf heifers.I've had a lot of enquiry but no one has purchased any yet. The same old questions I get are
1. What are South Devons?
2. Why are you selling them what is wrong with them?
3. My goodness you are too far away from where I live (most enquiries come from 5 to 8 hours away)
4.What price? Seems any more than $800 is too much for them
I have offered packages of heifers with a bull thrown in just to get them started. I've offered them for nothing to schools to help them. But no takers.
I am fortunate that we can use most of our cattle in our commercial herd,so excess cattle are utilised most of the time.
What is wrong with them? :?: