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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Rosemary on May 24, 2014, 05:00:21 pm

Title: Our second Shetland calf of 2014- with photo
Post by: Rosemary on May 24, 2014, 05:00:21 pm

Annie, Blizzard's 2012 daughter, just gave birth to a red and white heifer. Pics to follow but my phone ran out of charge  ::)

Sorry if this is upside down again. ;D

Title: Re: Our second Shetland calf of 2014
Post by: bloomer on May 24, 2014, 05:03:09 pm

 :love: :love: :love: :cow: :cow: :cow: :love: :love: :love:

Title: Re: Our second Shetland calf of 2014
Post by: shygirl on May 24, 2014, 06:01:38 pm

fantastic. is that you done for this year now? are you keeping your heifers on to breed?
is that a red and white out of a dun, by a black and white?

Title: Re: Our second Shetland calf of 2014
Post by: Rosemary on May 24, 2014, 08:14:48 pm

Quote from: shygirl on May 24, 2014, 06:01:38 pm

fantastic. is that you done for this year now? are you keeping your heifers on to breed?
is that a red and white out of a dun, by a black and white?

No, Annie's black and white but out of a dun cow (Blizzard) by a grey sire (Collafirth Viking). Our bull is Hollins Storm, who's red and white.

Blizzard's bull calf is actually dark dun and white at the moment but I suspect he'll turn black - Annie was dun until she was a few months old then turned black.

Breeze has had two dun calves - both by black bulls (Stanemore Odin and your boy). She's still to calve.

Title: Re: Our second Shetland calf of 2014- with photo
Post by: Louise Gaunt on May 24, 2014, 08:30:16 pm

She looks lovely! You must be very proud of your girls, they have produced fine looking calves! I went to Devon county show this week and met some Ryland sheep, I now know why you love them, they are splendid!

Title: Re: Our second Shetland calf of 2014- with photo
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 24, 2014, 08:34:41 pm

Rosie looks beautiful, even upside down ;)   Well done Annie :hugcow: