sunnyday at sunnyside

[domsmith]

A beautiful and nothing to do, so took some photos. When i say nothing to do there was loads but it could all wait.


Laurel and her calf, and a thousand acres of sky

Dougal showing a cow some interest

Blossom and her calf "over exposed" her calf just gets better!

some of the bullocks, i dont think they are all Dexter! can you name the breeds?

[Broomcroft]

Very nice shots dom. Good job you took them today as I hear the long-term forecast is rain until November starting wednesday!!!! But they can't get the next few days right so fingers crossed.

[timandsharon21@hotmail.co]

Really lovely photos Dom, grass looks good too !!!

We did much the same today, walked the fields, and found quite a bit of Ragwort, so removed very quickly, has anyone else had problems with Ragwort, as I gather if cut is lethal for cattle.

[Saffy]

Hello Dom,

Lovely pics! A difficult question as well. OK I'm going to have a go, I shall start with Dexter and surely that is a Jersey - I hope, the others are possibly a Charolais cross Fresian, an Ayreshire or a red and white Fresian and the one on the far left may be a Beef Shorthorn? Hmmm I wonder if all the black ones are Dexters or if the one hiding at the back right is perhaps an Angus - not sure.

Time to give up before I become obsessed.

Stephanie

P.S. Forgot to say thanks that was fun!



Edited By Saffy on 1281895453

[domsmith]

Your warm Stephanie, but not all correct. i wont tell just yet

dom

[monica waltho]

Guess no. 2 from right to left a r/w friesian or shetland or even a MRI
an angus x or limmy x
dexters
a jersey x or blonde x
charolais x
irish moiled

whats the prize ?

[davidw]

Cattle usually won't eat green ragwort because the taste is too bitter, but when it dries it becomes more palatable and dangerous. I'm constantly digging the stuff out because our land borders some paddocks rented by "clueless horse owners" who tell me they like the pretty yellow flowers. As a result our fields are showered with ragwort, thistle and dock seeds. The highway and rail maintenance people don't seem to care about ragwort either and they are probably the main culprits for it spreading.
Its an "injurious weed" under the weeds act 1959, but if you inform the highways agency, they just claim its the responsibility of their contractors. Divert the blame - dodge the issue.

[Broomcroft]

Are the two black calves in the first photo are 3/4 Dexter, 1/4 Angus?

[domsmith]

Guess no. 2 from right to left a r/w friesian or shetland or even a MRI not quite
an angus x or limmy x maybe
dexters definately
a jersey x or blonde x jeremy will be pleased jersey definately
charolais x yes dexter charley
irish moiled noooooo
whats the prize ? free tour of sunnyside

The calves are 100% dexter in that first photo, all with those little curls. interestingly or not the bull was polled. we have some polled calves.

[monica waltho]

Well if we get up to Thornhill again we will take up your offer
Ill try again
the not quite -aryshire x
maybe - does that mean you dont know?
and finally the noooo - a riggit

[domsmith]

Well if we get up to Thornhill again we will take up your offer
Ill try again
the not quite -aryshire x
maybe - does that mean you dont know?
and finally the noooo - a riggit

Pure ayrshire
pure angus
pure..........longhorn! but horn-less

dom

[Saffy]

The hornless longhorn was cheeky Dom - :;): , thanks that was fun, I hope you also had a laugh at our expense!

Stephanie

[domsmith]

i forgot to ask what a RIGGIT is?

dom

[monica waltho]

you ought to know living in that part of scotland!!- its a belted galloway throw back /mis- coloured basically. :L they usually see some at the Belted Gallaway annual sale at Castle Douglas. I enjoyed the guessing thanks

[Pennielea]

The Riggit is now recognised as a Breed and has it's own Society. I became interested when I saw photos of animals with a perfect Irish Moiled colour pattern on what was definitely Galloway conformatiion.
their site www.riggitgallowaw.co.uk