The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: beagh-suffolks on September 20, 2016, 05:19:18 pm
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so among the madness of already keeping sheep im getting an irish moiled weanling heifer next month, anyone much experience with them or any words of advice? for years my father kept sucklers (mainly limmy an charolais), but i always fancied something a bit different, then at balmoral this year i got the chance to show one in young handlers an fell in love with the breed.
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Are you getting two as company for each other?
On of the memebrs of our RBST group has them - very handsome cattle.
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got this lady for my 21st so may get more in the future , she will have a commerial heifer calf (limmy x blue called peachy) i reared for company for the time being :)
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They are very beautiful and very rare animals. I must confess I am feeling a little jealous, I have always wanted some but never been able to afford them. Could you post some pics when you get her? :excited: I have heard that their milk yields used to be very good, in fact there was a cow in Ireland who was recorded at 16 litres I think, a day, when she was old not to think the gallons she had given over the years! Sadly though this line I think is either very rare or died out. They are excellent milkers and for meat too, plus they are quite hardy and have beautiful colours! :)
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Threads like this always make me wish I was 26 again, had a thousand acres and a bottomless purse!!
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So here she is ! Beechmount Lilly , she's an 8 month old weanling..she didn't get the best start to life as her mum died but is doing well now
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Nice girl.
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she is a beauty! Well done, I hope she does you well :)
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Just thought I would give an update with balmoral being next week , I have entered her into her breed section , shes changed a right bit from I first got her ????
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She's a fine animal. Good luck at the show and well done fro preserving this amazing breed. :thumbsup:
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Looking smart.
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Very nice.
Anyone know why I can't get any of the smilies/imojis or any other options on my posts?
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Stunning creature, I hope you win with her :)