[Rosemary]

Here's George and Breeze

[Bionic]

Oh Rosemary he is lovely      . You must be so pleased
Sally

[Brucklay]

That's a lovely picture Rosemary - they look super.

[tizaala]

Nice animals , looks good beef already.

[Rosemary]

We are really pleased with him. There is now the possibility that he may have a season or two as a breeding bull before the chop 

[Mammyshaz]

That's a lovely pic of mother and son  there's no doubting his colour now, he's lovely.

[HappyHippy]

He's a handsome young fella for sure 
Fingers crossed he gets the chance to sow some oats 
Karen x

[Rosemary]

We've decided to keep him entire and sell him as a bull. He will be registered as Rosedean Sirocco.

[lachlanandmarcus]

Lucky George :-)) He has a bright future to enjoy then! He is very striking and lovely!

[goosepimple]

   Oh dear, the chop, look into his Disney eyes Rosemary    Gorgeous though, and must be a relief now that he's born (for you and mum), well done.

[VSS]

We've decided to keep him entire and sell him as a bull. He will be registered as Rosedean Sirocco.

Isn't it a bit early to tell if he will make the grade?

[Rosemary]

VSS, with Shetlands at the moment, it's a bit of a numbers game and genotype is at least as important as phenotype.

There was vast overuse of a few bulls in the past (and recently  ) so there was a bit of a genetic bottleneck. Because we used a, AI bull that was completely unrelated to the problem bulls and produced a bull calf of an unusual colour (but one of the traditional Shetland colours that was all but lost when everyone decided to select for black and white), he is genetically useful to the breed.

We had intended to castrate him, but on the advice of the breed society, we're making him available for one breeding season, during which he will cover a small number of selected cows with suitable genetics.

Hopefully, he will also turn out to be a good example of the breed in terms of the standard and in temperament.

[SallyintNorth]

Thanks Dot & Rosemary - I had wondered, not wanted to offend... Now very glad to hear the reasons why - which is pretty much what I assumed but it's good to see it written up. 

[sabrina]

smart looking boy 

[Fowgill Farm]

What a cracker, love them at this age, our summer batch of a dozen calves (just black & whites) have arrived  and they are such funny things, they follow you along the hedge and i have to walk thro them to some of the pigs at feeding time, its a right battle coz they think the buckets are for them being ex dairy offspring. Sometimes have a chase on my hands. Clover pig likes to round them up, she's so funny because they follow her everywhere and lick her, Yuk.
Enjoy your baby Rosemary, sure he'll be well spoilt.
Mandy