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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Rosemary on June 29, 2012, 09:30:50 pm

Title: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: Rosemary on June 29, 2012, 09:30:50 pm
This is Collafirth Rowan. She's a Shetland, almost 17 years old, and is shown here with her 14th calf, a bull by Lyndthorpe Raymond. The calf is, as yet, un-named.

Rowan is our Annie's grandmother, being the mother of Collafirth Viking. Funnily enough, the markings on the bull calf aren't dissimilar to Annie's.

Not bad for 17, though - she sure doesn't owe anyone anything.


Title: Re: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: Mammyshaz on June 29, 2012, 09:39:27 pm
I have no idea of the average age of a cow   ??? She may not be young but she looks in fab condition and producing a  lovely healthy calf with it .

Doesn't she look proud of him  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: HappyHippy on June 29, 2012, 10:49:51 pm
 :love: :cow: :love:   ;)
Title: Re: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: jaykay on June 30, 2012, 02:50:03 am
She's done well - and what a nice little chap  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: Factotum on June 30, 2012, 08:59:12 am
Great little bull calf - check out his markings - he seems to have 2 hearts on his flank.

We used Viking last year too - so we have 5 calves whose Grandma is the lovely Rowan. Viking was a busy boy last year & we're going to let him loose on 9 'ladies' next week after we've collected him from his owner.

Sue

Title: Re: Collafirth Rowan
Post by: Deere on July 03, 2012, 06:19:13 pm
She's doing well for 17 years old!

Are you sure this is a recent pic???       

Where's the rain??  :D

Tim