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Let’s see some livestock

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Flamestead, Jul 30, 2019.

  1. Flamestead

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    My livestock are more hobby than business, but hopefully this thread will attract all types.

    Here’s a few of the yearlings.
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    Here’s this year’s calves. Just 7 (both of the further two cows are nursing in this pic). All AI-bred. Most of the cows are at least the 4th generation of our breeding. Angus, Hereford, and Simmental crosses, primarily. Aiming for a moderate-sized cow, trying to keep the bull framescore 6 or lower. Temperament is important in a small herd, and some cow families we started with selected themselves out of the herd, and one of these cows will follow suit based on her attitude.
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    I drive by pastures with them going to/from town, love seeing calves :) A week or so ago I finally saw a sandhill crane in real life, alive. They were in a soggy edge of a pasture.
     
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    We used to see big flocks migrating over our place in Galeton. In the early 90’s we drove down to Alamosa to see a Whooping Crane in with a flock of Sandhill Cranes. I think that was when we were renters and bored to death on weekends. They are impressive birds up close.
     
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    I’ve been watching and hoping to see some other livestock show up here. Sheep? Beef or dairy cows? Goats?

    In years gone by we’ve raised Suffolk sheep which were put down due to scrapie, adopted wild horses from the BLM from the Piceance Basin in CO, hundreds of orphan bottle lambs from feedlots, registered Saanen goats on DHIA test, Nubian dairy goat kids for meat, Jersey family milk cows and then some for 4-H, Berkshire sows, ...

    But enough about us - this thread was meant as a place to see your livestock, even if it were from “back in the day” or the herd next door!
     
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    Pastures aint too far from home:

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    My Bosses Holsteins

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    Do you know if your national animal id is paper-based, or do you have ear tags now? We have to tag animals being transported as breeding stock, but not feeder cattle.
     
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    The last pic reminds me of a Randall Lineback. Pretty. Do you know its breeding?
     
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    Yes. It’s a cinderblock garage that holds temperature pretty well. The pigs just hang overnight.
     
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    We use ear tag’s to identify our own stock but each primary producer has to apply for there own ID which is a number shown on tail tags which are attached prior to sending a beast to market.

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    They are angus/semmi and yes mostly Connely Aires. But a few out of Uno Mas.


    Wood always heats you twice, unless you rehandle like I do then it’s four or five times!
     
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    Wood always heats you twice, unless you rehandle like I do then it’s four or five times!
     
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    Nice pictures of the cattle.
    Have to say my favorite beef cow is a black white face cow. Started out with Herefords so I like them also.
    Are the Longhorns hard on the fences?
     
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    Holsteins are the most common dairycows here. Once in a while youll find some jerseys but thats a rare occasion. Whats your profession if i might ask?
    Its one of 3 permanent pastures on the farm, last year its been similiar here and this year was slightly better but hardly rain for months.
    The ladies gettin served corn,- and grasssilage, heifers wont get on the pastures.