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It has been a blessing. Neither cow has "overproduced milk. I think the combination of them being heifers and the fact that they are on pasture only has helped moderate milk production. I am pleased with everything so far. I have a winter pasture that we are probably going to turn them over in...

And finally the second one that was bred had a calf....... yesterday around 2 oclock

Just a little update on the holstein cross. The pictures of the red calf are at 6 weeks. Shes not all leg and bone so far. Really happy with the way shes turning out. You can see in the rear picture that she does have a little bit of meat back there. The bull picture is a young bull we are...

My only concern with the gert influence is adding more milking ability to the mix. All the gerts I've been around were pretty heavy milkers. Also, i hoped the angus and hereford would make them a little more moderately sized. I would like the length added by the gert though. It is definitely...

I think its mostly the picture.. It doesn't look like that in person... Or at least it didn't last night when we went to check on the cows. We started using this mineral that is sold locally.. X-TREME Livestock Minerals 16:8 BEEF MINERAL VITAMIN-MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR CATTLE Guaranteed...

Little update on baby "Gina". She'll be 3 weeks old tomorrow. What do you guys see in her so far? She's not as "framey" as i ecpected her to be.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/GMUCSVEwNRt3QSG77 Her dams bag is full, but not problematic... Million dolla question....... any tips on putting some...

I'll probably stick with Angus since I've got a pretty good source for good stock at my fathers farm. I'll definitely check into the Limousin and Lim Flex bulls, i know a couple guys running them. I'll check prices to de-horn them. We have done it ourselves on my dads farm, so it may be...

I'm excited to see how the Hereford cross grows off. I know the bull that sired the calves is an excellent bull. Throws well muscled cows, albeit a bit short when bred to angus cows. That's possibly a good thing with these cows though. She is milking very well, but her udder doesn't seem to be...

Certainly possible. The only thing i know is that they came from a Bobby Jones Dairy Farm somewhere in TN or KY. She has shown good maternal instinct, which is something i worry about with cows coming from a dairy farm. The calf has been hidden for a week, just caught glimpses here and there...

Here is a picture of the holstein that calved last week. This picture is the day of calving. and this one is at 36 hours

Got out in the pasture yesterday evening and got some pictures. As you can see, still a good bit of rib showing. But they arent anything like they were when i got them.

Thank you for your response again! I know it may take a couple generations, but after a little more research, i really want to try some crosses from the Swiss cows. These cows have been extremely gentle so far. My wife and kids have really taken to them. The one Jersey/Swiss cross i have is a...

Thanks for your input. Since they are first time calvers, they've never been pushed on milk production, so i'm hoping they wont be too heavy. The holstein that calved last week is still looking good as far as her udders. Her bag is full, but not hard or tight. Calf doesn't seem to bother her...

Wisdom cometh forth from your mouth.. :lol2: She is indeed half partner in the farm, maybe 51% if you hear her tell it. They all should be relatively close to the same due date. I would say all due to calve by September. I'll have some spring calves to sell out of them hopefully. The Brown...

Okay, okay, okay....... Geez guys, just rain on my parade! Ha! I see my best bet is going to be sell these off as they beef up a bit. I was really hoping some of these crosses might make good broodstock..

Thanks for the quick response. 5 of these cows are Brown Swiss, 4 are Holstein and 1 is a brown Swiss/Jersey cross. Cows were in extremely poor condition when i bough them, but have started making a turn around now. All except for the cow that just had the calf are looking pretty good. After...

I recently purchased 10 dairy cows from a local cattleman at what i think was a bargain. At first i had intentions of putting some meat on them and selling for a little profit. Slaughter cows are around $.60/lb around here and could make a profit there. After i got them on my farm, i noticed...