![]() He has the short legs of a chondro carrier and is a non-carrier of PHA. He is solid black in color but carries wild red (E+) and dun. ![]() He has all the right answers to his DNA tests. Delivery available.ĭilworth is my jackpot bull calf. Also carries the A2/A2 milk gene for extra protein, omega-3 fatty acids and enhanced anti-inflammatory properties.Īdditionally, we have for sale several quality females confirmed bred to Cormac, all A2/A2, a mixture of polled and horned, black and red none halter broke but all gentle, contented girls. Five and a half years old and has never missed a beat in terms of impregnating. A gentle boy who was halter broke as a weanling (though this has lapsed, the halter could be reintroduced for anyone with the time). Grandson of famed Saltaire Platinum, renowned for introducing the polled gene into North America's Dexter herd. Son of 2005 American Dexter Cattle Association National Grand Champion Female, HV Platinum Ladybell (still producing calves into her twenties, incidentally). I have great confidence offering this boy as a herd sire. Photos of his sire & dam are also available there. You can find more photos of Ryder, from birth to 18 months, on my website, and see the consistent proportions for yourself. Ryder has already successfully bred his first two groups of females, and is ready to go to work. He has been grass-fed and respects a single strand of electric. He has consistently maintained excellent proportions, great conformation, and a calm, easy-going disposition the entire year and a half. His birth weight is well within an acceptable range for the breed. His dam is a gorgeous milk cow with a lovely udder and good, moderate milk production. ![]() He is from excellent bloodlines, and has his sire's depth & width and matching wide stance. Ryder is the best of 10 bull calves from my 2021 calf crop, and the only bull from my breeding program that will be offered for sale this year. One Heifer, thrown by Snippet, sired by Bill, this last spring (), is also for sale, never bred, registerable, red, polled Thrown multiple calves for us, one of which is a feeder steer in our fieldīoth cows are due some time in the spring, exact dates are unknown, Bill pasture covers and is kept in the same pen with them throughout the year Thrown multiple calves for us one of which is a feeder steer in our field Throws red calves only from what we have seen every yearĬascade's Snippet #040944 (she goes by mama) Very friendly animals, love scratches and will come right up to you this is a cherished group of animals with great demeanors (particularly Bill the bull who upon interaction, it is obvious he was hand raised, has never shown any signs of aggression) You may purchase individually or the entire herd as a group for discounted price. This story originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Hobby Farms magazine.Herd Reduction: looking to scale down our cattle business to compensate for the rising cost of feed. And their delicious, high-butterfat milk is hard to beat. They are gentle, prolific and a delight for the eyes. But enough bantam Jerseys remained to make selectively breeding them back to miniature frame a relatively easy task.įor today’s smaller households seeking a pocket-size family cow, Miniature Jerseys make good sense. The “bigger is better” boom ultimately impacted this ancient dairy breed. Jerseys were barely more than today’s miniature size until recently, historically speaking. They’re heat-, disease- and insect-resistant, and they thrive on marginal pasture.Īnd rodeo-bull image notwithstanding, they are easy-going and remarkably intelligent. Highly developed panniculus muscles make it easy for Zebus to twitch away flies. They also have fully functional sweat glands.
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