Mary has calved! Yay! A live calf is always a good thing.
However!!
This year, apart from Knickers calving in January, Juniper in May, getting them back into calf has been nigh on impossible. Vet scanned several times, all clean, all cycling.
Right, when Mary was ai'd, Knickers was also done, she never held. Total of 5 times, she never held. Juniper was done once, again, not held. Jennifer, another maiden heifer, she didn't hold! The one thing all in common was the same AI bull, an Angus!
Mary calved yesterday, if that is an Angus, I'm the queen of sheba! It's a mini Mary, Hereford, but I asked for Angus due to her being little.
All cattle, related, and the calves born here since 2016 have been black! All Angus.
Has anyone put an Angus on a Hereford X and had a very Hereford looking calf born?
Mary's mum was 3/4 Jersey 1/4 Ayrshire. Knickers mum 3/4 Ayrshire 1/4 Jersey, Knickers and Mary share the same dad. Juniper & Jennifer's mum was 1/2 Jersey 1 /2 Ayrshire, she was half sister to Knickers mum. Juniper & Jennifer have different dads, Jennifer sired by same bull as Mary and Knickers.
Some people might say "what's it matter, put Hereford on passport" but to me it does matter!