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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Victorian Farmer on June 01, 2015, 11:05:20 am

Title: Red poll cattle
Post by: Victorian Farmer on June 01, 2015, 11:05:20 am

Who has these ,very nice cattle

Title: Re: Red poll cattle
Post by: Beeducked on June 02, 2015, 06:03:10 pm

I think these are beautiful cattle. The OH and I always say that if we were ever to have the space (and time) for cattle, these are what we would get. ;D

Title: Re: Red poll cattle
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on June 06, 2015, 04:55:14 pm

I think the farm behind us may have them.

Title: Re: Red poll cattle
Post by: Nina on June 21, 2015, 03:24:36 pm

Not quite, Devons here, but very similar and cant beat the gorgeous rich red colour against a field of green grass :-)

Title: Re: Red poll cattle
Post by: Cowgirl on June 21, 2015, 09:10:45 pm

Our ex- neighbours in Northamptonshire had a herd of them - they are beautiful cattle. The only thing that worried me was that he said they sometimes had to buy in calves to put on them because the cow had too much milk for one (they are a dual purpose breed). Don't know if this is common.

Title: Re: Red poll cattle
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on June 21, 2015, 10:55:56 pm

I had a friend who kept em for milking and she made cheese, it was very nice. :)