my new cud chewing beauty queen

[Beekissed]

Sometimes that makes it even easier, because you don't have to nag at anyone to help you with this or that. That takes up a lot of time otherwise spent on better things, like chores.

 

[canesisters]

(plus, the stuff that DOES get done, gets done my way)

 

[Beekissed]

Exactly. And you never have to hear, "Nothing is ever good enough for you! I can never do it good enough to suit you!!!" as you correct a job that looks like a 5 yr was playing at doing a job that may be similar to the one you assigned but wasn't quite the same job.

 

[canesisters]

I've never heard anyone say that.... hehe

 

[so lucky]

I know nothing about breeding cows, but since I watch Dr Pol, I think I know everything, haha. I just worry that if the daddy is a big brute, your little Eva may have a hard time birthing a huge calf. Hopefully the guy with the semen isn't selling you a heap of trouble.

 

[Beekissed]

I LOVE to see Dr. Pol episodes...can often catch some on the PC now and again. All of that fascinates me and I like his sense of humor and old fashioned practicality.

I had a Jersey cow bred back to Angus and she had that calf without a hitch. Nice sized calf, really pretty...looked more beef than Jersey, except for the coloring. I bred her back to the same bull before I sold her. Here's a pic of the Jersey/Angus heifer calf...

 

[canesisters]

That was actually his first question, "How much does she weigh and how tall is she?" so he could get an idea of her current size. I was surprised the first time I heard that cows continue to grow till they're about 4yrs old.

 

[canesisters]

I LOVE to see Dr. Pol episodes...can often catch some on the PC now and again. All of that fascinates me and I like his sense of humor and old fashioned practicality.

I had a Jersey cow bred back to Angus and she had that calf without a hitch. Nice sized calf, really pretty...looked more beef than Jersey, except for the coloring. I bred her back to the same bull before I sold her. Here's a pic of the Jersey/Angus heifer calf...

NICE! I love the color!!

 

[seedcorn]

Anyone selling semen worth his pay will not let you get into trouble with a bull known to throw hard calving calves. They are rated for calving ease. IF he used a hard calving bull, I'd neuter him.....

@bobm, both G'parents milked, Dad did for a while,neighbors still do. That is why I will pay whatever for dairy products with a smile. Call me anything you want to as long as not a dairyman.

 

[bobm]

AI companies publish what birth weights , milk production, etc. that their bulls are expected to produce. All AI technitians can provide you with that information. My dad ( a Veterinarian) was a milk tester for all sizes of dairies from a back yard operation with just a cow or a few to dairies with several thousand cows in Cal. for several years before he taught Freshman Anatomy at a Vet School. I taged along to my dad's dairy farm visits quite often. The vast majority of the owners wanted to get out of the dairy business when the oportunity surfaced in the form of the Federal buy out program. One of my High School best friends took over his dad's dairy business of 200+ cows and grew it to 4,000+ cows.