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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: greenbeast on December 23, 2016, 10:48:25 pm

Title: First dairy cow
Post by: greenbeast on December 23, 2016, 10:48:25 pm

My good lady bought me a lovely little Jersey heifer calf for Christmas, with a couple of boys for company

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Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: angie on December 24, 2016, 01:26:22 am

 :) :excited:

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Rosemary on December 24, 2016, 08:33:22 am

 :hugcow: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Sbom on December 24, 2016, 08:40:12 am

Fab present!!

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: BrimwoodFarm on December 24, 2016, 11:13:19 am

Brilliant!!! She's gorgeous. Very happy for you.....tinged with a little jealousy.  ;)

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: greenbeast on December 24, 2016, 11:45:45 am

I'm very chuffed. She did find an adult but not a well handled one. Might as well suffer the wait to adulthood to raise her well.

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Rosemary on December 24, 2016, 04:48:21 pm

Quote from: greenbeast on December 24, 2016, 11:45:45 am

I'm very chuffed. She did find an adult but not a well handled one. Might as well suffer the wait to adulthood to raise her well.

A sound decision, IMHO, and the time will flt past.

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Jullienne on December 26, 2016, 10:22:52 pm

aww she looks beautiful. I hope you do well with her!  :thumbsup:  :)

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Beeducked on December 30, 2016, 09:23:42 pm

Very jealous! She looks lovely and I am sure the time will pass quickly.

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: greenbeast on December 31, 2016, 10:17:44 pm

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Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: Alex_ on January 03, 2017, 10:52:16 am

Looks amazing.

How did she wrap it and get it under the tree  ;D

Title: Re: First dairy cow
Post by: greenbeast on January 03, 2017, 02:35:24 pm

she didn't! she copped out and took me to the farm to get her  ;D