Nat S
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calfy goodnesshere's some herefords I've got designs on:
the bull
and heifer
and here's a lil holstein bull for good measure
and here's a bird's nest i found whilst uncovering the compost bin - i think i got to the bottom of why one of my bushes died - the birds have been stripping the bark for their nests! thankfully this nest was empty.
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wellington womble
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Ahhhh. The calves are cute. We have a Songthrush nesting right outside the back door, right at head height. There was lots of cheeping coming from there today....
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Rob R
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Thanks  Nice beasts.
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Mrs Baggins
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They are very cute Ixy! I kept thinking tomato relish and burger bun though... 
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Nat S
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fine by me, i ate one of the little black and white ones in that manner the other night
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VSS
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We had another calf last night - about 2 am.
I will be much happier once the cow gets up
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TheGrange
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Re: calfy goodness | Ixy wrote: | here's some herefords I've got designs on:
the bull
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now hes a little stunner of a hereford ... never understood why the reds never fetched as much as the blacks at market
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Nat S
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not sure, I would be fine with a red one. In fact, if we got a horned red one I would be tepted to oxenate it.
what breed VSS? I meant to ask you the other day - what were/are your BBXB&Ws like at calving?
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VSS
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On the whole they calve pretty well, particularly the BB jersey X. This particular cow is a BB freisian X and she is pretty beefy, but a really good milker too, although her lactation is quite short. The calf is by a lim bull, and was overdue and a bull calf to boot. Not a difficult calving, just a bit tight.
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Nat S
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is the cow OK now? 
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crofter
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Thought mine had all died this morning!
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Nat S
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 it does rather look like the scene of a massacre!
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VSS
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| Ixy wrote: | | is the cow OK now? |
On the mend I think. She can get up now (alot of encouragement and massaging yesterday!) but still rather doddery and one back leg still kuckled under, but I think she will be OK
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