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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 692431" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>Well, you've all given me things to think about and research. Not sure what kind of frames you're talking about and whether size would be reduced much. Though I've recently been considering a larger cow, as more people are interested in milk – now selling 3 gallons a week for $6 per gallon. That's nearly $900 a year in milk, plus we get milk, plus a calf. She's at least covering her feed costs. Just don't ask me about my labor.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I like the Murray Grey/Jersey, but didn't think they'd be that dark. Is that from a dark Jersey, or can Murray Greys be dark? And where's her udder? Dried up?</p><p></p><p>I'll have to look up Red Polls and Galloways. Not sure I want more hair, as I have to clip my cow now, but otherwise sounds good.</p><p></p><p>I was admiring Piedmontese at the fair. But the horns are an issue. True you can cancel them with a homo polled bull, but I'd like to start with a cow with at least one polled gene. Perhaps I just have bad luck. I got semen from a bull a few years ago, a red Lowline (he said red came from a Red Angus way back). Anyway, I assumed I wouldn't have to deal with horns. Anyway, here comes a heifer calf with horn buds. Called the breeder who tried blaming it all on my cow, so I had to educate him on genetics of horns. He'd only used his bull on angus so hadn't seen any horns. He said here was some Chianina way back in the bull's lineage the horns might have come from. (Chianina + Lowline???)</p><p></p><p>I'm also leary of the disposition thing, as that red bull has given me some crazies. Wish everyone had a scoring system for that and udders.</p><p></p><p>Had a Dexter – wasn't impressed, but maybe there are better ones. I just don't see as much meat on them as a Lowline. And mine didn't have much milk. Why cross scrawny with a Jersey?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 692431, member: 8265"] Well, you’ve all given me things to think about and research. Not sure what kind of frames you’re talking about and whether size would be reduced much. Though I’ve recently been considering a larger cow, as more people are interested in milk – now selling 3 gallons a week for $6 per gallon. That’s nearly $900 a year in milk, plus we get milk, plus a calf. She’s at least covering her feed costs. Just don’t ask me about my labor. Anyway, I like the Murray Grey/Jersey, but didn’t think they’d be that dark. Is that from a dark Jersey, or can Murray Greys be dark? And where’s her udder? Dried up? I’ll have to look up Red Polls and Galloways. Not sure I want more hair, as I have to clip my cow now, but otherwise sounds good. I was admiring Piedmontese at the fair. But the horns are an issue. True you can cancel them with a homo polled bull, but I’d like to start with a cow with at least one polled gene. Perhaps I just have bad luck. I got semen from a bull a few years ago, a red Lowline (he said red came from a Red Angus way back). Anyway, I assumed I wouldn’t have to deal with horns. Anyway, here comes a heifer calf with horn buds. Called the breeder who tried blaming it all on my cow, so I had to educate him on genetics of horns. He’d only used his bull on angus so hadn’t seen any horns. He said here was some Chianina way back in the bull’s lineage the horns might have come from. (Chianina + Lowline???) I’m also leary of the disposition thing, as that red bull has given me some crazies. Wish everyone had a scoring system for that and udders. Had a Dexter – wasn’t impressed, but maybe there are better ones. I just don’t see as much meat on them as a Lowline. And mine didn’t have much milk. Why cross scrawny with a Jersey? [/QUOTE]
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