Thank you for all of the comments!
jbzdad said:
nice group of herefords ... should make some great recips!!!
I know those are fighting words .. just couldn't resist... they really are nice females and anyone would be proud to be working with them
jbzdad, thanks for the compliments and laugh! Last year at Farmfair a Braunvieh breeder was telling me about the breed's maternal traits and I accidentally blurted out "Too bad I can't get my hands on a few of those, sounds like they'd make awesome recips!" She just laughed at me and said she'd take that as a compliment.
vanridge said:
Nice herd Larissa! I like Zara, be nice tosee her after she calves. I also like Woot. If I had to say something critical about her, I would say that she's a little long in the teats. Whiplash really is a nice cow. (thumbsup)
Thanks vanridge, this is why I love hearing everyone's opinions, I can't say I've ever noticed that she has long teats, but now that you pointed it out, I realize that she does. Hearing all the different perspectives helps make me more aware of my animals' strengths and weaknesses, so I really do appreciate them!
Whiplash is certainly my favorite cow out of the bunch, I was sad to sell her, but the time and price was right and I can't wait to see what her ET calves look like. I'm also breeding all of my females to her son You Tube, so that was also a reason to let her go. I retained my choice of three embryos, so in the future I can still build my herd off of her.
Zara is pretty neat too, I can't wait to see what she looks like after calving next spring, I really think she'll be a maternal beast!
