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Post by genebo on Jan 25, 2015 2:09:21 GMT
Here is a series of baby livestock worthy of preservation. Heritage breeds.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jan 25, 2015 12:47:19 GMT
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Post by genebo on Jan 25, 2015 17:36:58 GMT
Here is one that is both Dexter and Highland. The calf is a Brenn baby. The mama is a purebred Highland.  |
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Post by Donlin Stud on Jan 26, 2015 20:53:04 GMT
awww the pics are not working for me Lakeports and Genebo  They are little squares with a red cross |
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Post by lonecowhand on Jan 26, 2015 21:02:28 GMT
Hi Donna, I'm getting them, must be a setting on your end. They're cute, so you need to fix! Bill
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jan 27, 2015 2:11:21 GMT
Gene we used to use our bull Mike to breed our Highland cows, and they made very nice Hi-Dex crosses. Much of the Highland hair, but with a little faster growth rate than the purebred Highlands. We're anxiously awaiting this years crop of calves out of the Highlands, as we're on the third generation of calves from our 75% chondro Highland bull bred back to the Highlands. Our goal is to have the same as the Dexters, which are dwarf 87% or greater Highland cows and heifers with a small Highland bull. Our current purebred Highland bull is no larger than our long legged Dexter bull, he's the boy we traveled to CT New Years eve and day to get, along with his sister!
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Post by genebo on Jan 27, 2015 2:39:43 GMT
A lady named Amy had two Highland cows, a mother and daughter. They were as mean as snakes. They were kept in a pasture of their own and no human had ever been in with them. She also had 4 other cows that she milked.
I loaned her Brenn to breed the dairy cows. She let him in with the Highlands, too. He settled them all, then came home.
Amy was forced to sell her cattle. A friend of mine bought them. He had a prize red Angus cow, and the Highlands poked a lot of holes in that red cow's hide. It made him mad. When the Highland/Dexter calves were old enough to wean, he sold the Highland mama cows to become beef. He kept both of the Dexter/Highland heifers.
He still has one of them, today, nearly 10 years later. He's not sure what happened to the other one. It probably got mixed up in a load of steers headed for the processor. Both were extremely good natured. Both were short legged, and occasionally would drop a short legged calf. My friend ate the shortie calves. Sure he liked their easy-going temperament, but he loved their taste and texture even better.
The name of the one remaining Dexter/Highland cow is Highland. Original, huh?
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