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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:27 pm
by Rob R
I thought I'd posted about this at the same time as the Dexter distribution one, but as I can't find it now, maybe I didn't. Anyway, are there many Dun herds/animals in the North of England?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:18 am
by Penny
I don't know of any dun herds, but do know of a few dun dexters in the region. Some of Carol Clark's Aiskew dexters carry dun, and I do know someone who may have a dun heifer or 2 available if you are looking for stock. Whereabouts are you, Rob?
Talking of Dun dexters, I cannot be the only one who was really impressed with Gwyn Williams Barrowgreen herd in the Bulletin. What a lovely sight!
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:23 pm
by Rob R
You should know where I am Penny ???
I wasn't really looking for stock, just wondering, since Ilex is (Aiskew) dun sired, it led me to try & think of any more Dun Dexters in the North. Last night I was looking through the 2003 herd book & decided to look up how many Northern herds calved a dun, and this is what I found:
There were 13 herds in total, drawing a line from the Ridings, across the bottom of Lancashire, to form a 'Northern' point. Of these 13 herds, five of them were in Scotland, and most were just the odd dun animal in an otherwise mixed herd of reds & blacks. I suppose I should have counted up the numbers of herds further south, for comparison, which I might do should I have the time or inclination.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:02 pm
by Penny
Sorry, Robert, you're right, I should have known who you were!! For some reason I thought you were further North and so did not work out your identity from your username .
Maybe see you at the York Rare Breed Sale on April 23rd?
Regards
Penny
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:40 pm
by Rob R
Maybe. Though I remember saying I was definitely going to be at the beef event last year & then got held up with a calf that decided to tour the countryside instead of following his mother. All being well though, I'll take a look.