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Post by wvdexters on Jul 31, 2014 15:30:59 GMT
This is my favorite girl. CHW Caitlyn. She is a Traditional Horned Dexter, shorty and carries American Red (e). She is due to calve mid-Aug by Rainbow Hills Big Mac (AI), also (e) carrier. We are building our herd and are very excited about the opportunity to add a Big Mac calf and to help in the effort to preserve this part of the traditional Dexter breed.
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Post by genebo on Jul 31, 2014 20:34:38 GMT
What a pretty cow she is! I love her top-line and her deep body.
Her horns are especially pretty, with the bright white bodies and black tips. The way that one tip is slightly below the other is exactly like my Bambi. I call Bambi my little angel with the crooked halo. Bambi's horns are so distinctive that she's always the first one I identify when I come around the bend coming home.
I'm jealous of your grass!
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Post by morningstarfarm on Aug 1, 2014 2:45:05 GMT
She is a lovely cow! I will have to get new pictures of Esther Lynn and post them for you. We bred her to Houdini this year but next year I will be looking to breed her to a bull that carries red....Do you know what my options are in finding traditional red?
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Post by Donlin Stud on Aug 1, 2014 20:33:26 GMT
What a nice photo. They always look great surrounded by lovely green grass
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Post by wvdexters on Aug 1, 2014 20:38:28 GMT
Thanks for all the nice compliments. She is such a good girl and we can't wait to see her new little calf.
Gene: Yes, You are right about her horns. They are beautiful and the one tip is a little lower than the other. I like your "little angel with the crooked halo" description. Very fitting. As for the grass; How I wish. But, no. This picture is from earlier this season.
And Carole Yes, I would love to see some pictures of Esther Lynn. She is such a sweet little thing, and I enjoyed working/playing with her so much. It was so hard to part with her, and I am so glad she went to such a good home. She and Houdini should make very fine calves for you.
As for the traditional red I don't really know. Of course, if Caitlyn gives us a bull calf carrying (e) you would be more than welcome to bring her here for a "visit". We'd love having her and visiting with you all again. If not, I don't know of any real AI options. We used the 2 Big Mac straws we had and the breeder I got them from is planning to keep his remaining ones for his breeding program. Shaun Lord's new bull is traditional and carries E+ so that's a possibility.
We just got a fine young bull from Judy a few days ago. Jams Jessin Gaim. He's traditional horned, black and has a wonderful temperament. He's down there now courting the ladies and should make some lovely calves for us.
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Post by genebo on Aug 1, 2014 21:08:09 GMT
As far as I know, there are no remaining Legacy qualified bulls that carry red. There are a couple of traditional bulls that carry red, Rainbow Hills Big Mac being one of them. There is a traditional red bull in New Mexico, named LP Red Bull. I know nothing about him, but his pedigree shows that he is from all black ancestors on the paternal side and that his dam is Rainbow Hills Sweetheart, probably Caitlyn's aunt? His maternal red color descends from the Beerex line.
Here's something you can do:
Go to the Legacy Dexter Cattle Registry. At the opening page, you will get a listing of all the Dexters registerd with Legacy. Click on color. This will sort them by color, with red being last. Go to page 81 (the last page).
Look at the registration numbers. Each will be of the form "LxxxxxMH-09HH". What you want to pay attention to is the two letters just before the dash. LH means Legacy horned, TH means traditional horned, MH means modern horned and MP means modern polled. Look for an that have TH for those two characters.
On page 80 you will find LP Red Bull. Use the "Previous Page" button to go back in the listing. Red starts on page 69 right now.
I don't know how to search for traditional bulls that carry red. I spend hours wading through the info, looking for any that list their color codes.
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Post by jamshundred on Aug 3, 2014 1:58:27 GMT
What a great photo of Caitlyn. I know you are growing impat to see the calf. I have always had no pace for waiting on anything and my Mom would also say to me, " a watch kettle never boils". That used to aggravate me no end because I had no idea what it meant!
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Post by genebo on Aug 5, 2014 3:32:51 GMT
Today I went into the woods and found that Dara Inion had a bull calf! Hopefully, this is the bull calf we've been waiting for with the American red gene. He is named Adam One of Paradise. The next order of business is a bank of DNA tests. I didn't pull tail hairs today. The last time I pulled them on the day of birth, they were contaminated with amniotic fluids and couldn't be used. I'll be pat and wait until he's completely cleaned off. It's obvious he's long legged. The tests of most interest will be the color test and the A2 test.
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Post by lonecowhand on Aug 5, 2014 16:31:10 GMT
Way to Go, Dara Inion! Congratulations Genebo! We'll keep our fingers crossed for American Red. Who is the sire?
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Post by wvdexters on Aug 5, 2014 16:56:37 GMT
What great news Gene!!! Congratulations Dara Inion! My fingers are crossed
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Caitlyn
Aug 5, 2014 21:11:13 GMT
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Post by Donlin Stud on Aug 5, 2014 21:11:13 GMT
Congrats on the leggy man. The nons always remind me of little foals.
Our fingers are crossed he has the red gene.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Aug 6, 2014 11:27:08 GMT
Very nice little cow Karrie. And Gene, congratulations. We're working on a red traditional chondro bull around here using our traditional lines red cow Lady II and our newest bull acquisition. This is Walnut Lawn Shadwell...he looks a lot better (and smaller) in person. We haven't officially measured him yet but I'd guess him to be around 37" or so. A terrific Craigslist find by Sheril. He's A2/A2, black no dun or red. Since Lady II calved a cute little shortie red heifer out of our other bull Dylan a few weeks ago Shadwell will have his chance right away! We'll have to wait a bit longer on the other traditional girls that carry red as they calved a while back and were likely promptly bred by either our traditional lines dun short bull, or by Dylan. Thank goodness for genotypes!
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Post by wvdexters on Aug 6, 2014 15:14:01 GMT
What a nice bull Hans. He's gorgeous, and I would have never guessed him at 37" from his picture. You will certainly be getting some beautiful calves from him. What a find....
And thanks for the nice compliment on Caitlyn. I just got back from checking on her and the rest of our group and she's doing great. Keeps getting bigger every day and they are all enjoying this little break. We finally got some rain last night, about 1/2" and it brought with it some cooler temps and a hint of green in the fields. One of those mornings when everything just seems to say Ahhhh.
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Post by lonecowhand on Aug 6, 2014 16:58:13 GMT
wvdexters: That photo of Caitlyn is iconic, and what a classic cow, so full bodied and sleek. It's so great that you folks are also working on American Red. Maybe when Gene's got some red back, you all can get together...
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Post by lakeportfarms on Aug 7, 2014 2:44:39 GMT
What a nice bull Hans. He's gorgeous, and I would have never guessed him at 37" from his picture. You will certainly be getting some beautiful calves from him. What a find.... And thanks for the nice compliment on Caitlyn. I just got back from checking on her and the rest of our group and she's doing great. Keeps getting bigger every day and they are all enjoying this little break. We finally got some rain last night, about 1/2" and it brought with it some cooler temps and a hint of green in the fields. One of those mornings when everything just seems to say Ahhhh. The photo actually doesn't look much like him, Shadwell looks much better in the flesh. He's not even waist high on me. Great temperament, I can walk up pat him on the back, put a halter on him, even lift his feet. Sheril and I had a very enjoyable visit with the breeder/seller and his wife when we went down to pick Shadwell up. He has another little bull he uses on his cows, and the two of them started tussling with each other so one of them had to go. We still have Mike out in the back of the property, I guess we're just avoiding having to make the decision. We thought it would be nice if he could spend his last days eating apples out in the orchard. Shadwell will help soften the loss of Mike. We had a bull calf born today, short legged, out of Mike's granddaughter, a few weeks ago we had a long legged boy out of Mike's daughter. I'm not sure we'll have any more Mike calves from natural service. I suppose it would be kind of fitting to have both long leg and short leg boys out of daughter and grandaughter as Mike's last calves
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Post by wvdexters on Aug 7, 2014 11:53:59 GMT
Hans, You'll have to post some more pictures of Shadwell when you get him all settled in. Maybe one with you so we can really see his size. With that temperament he sounds perfect. And for Mike I understand what it's like. It's good that you have so many of his descendants with you and now 2 more little guys around; one of each. It helps. And that he is out in the pasture eating apples, a pretty good place to be for any of us.
Lone Cowhand, Thank you so much for the compliment. She is a sweetheart. And one day soon we will see traditionally bred red Dexters back in the fields. The effort is growing.
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