Virtual Stockjudging - Duffryn Herd

[Saffy]

Hello Nico and Annemiek,

It is lovely to see so many photos, we all enjoy seeing other peoples Dexters!

However it is difficult to judge even in person and even harder using photographs!

Anyway to my rather untrained eye your bull looks to be a nice colour.

He has a good straight back.

His front and hind limbs appear to be correct, and the step he is taking is straight, although as Margaret commented about my pics - we cannot see the feet for grass.

He has a good backend and overall good conformation.

The only slight fault for me and I must stress that this is just my preference - is that he is quite long legged boy, I should like to see less space underneath him as I prefer quite short, long legged Dexters. Apart from that he is overall a very good type indeed. You must be very pleased with him.

Do you have much progeny by him?

Are you going to put pictures of your cows for virtual judging after other people have judged your bull?

Stephanie

[PorcPrunus NL]

Stephanie, thanks for your judgement.

"little boy" is a non-short (tested BD1-N). He's 1,16 at shoulder.
as a calf we thought he could be a shorty.
We have 2 short-legged cows and 1 non-short, the last is very small, she misses all the things Little Boy has. So for us it's a good combination.

I hope there will be more people with a judgement, not only the good things, but especialy the bad things we want to know!

[PorcPrunus NL]

Now a few photo's from our cows. At first Grandmother-mother-daughter


This is grandmother WILLOW, 10 years old (short)



This is mother IVY, 5 years old (short)


This is daughter (sired by Little Boy) JELTJE, 8 months (non-short)

and a son from Willow (sired by Little Boy), we cristened him XAVERIUS. We think a non-short.





Edited By PorcPrunus NL on 1288380380

[Colin]

Lovely autumn day today, so I was inspired to add a few photos of my own. Hope you all like them.

This is Moonshine Henley our senior bull, 4.5 years old:



This is Asherne Feerless, 1.5 years old and has started working:



Sandylands Zenith (Zeni), our herd leader. She's real character and one of my favourites. 9.5 years old:



Cwmdrysien Alys, daughter of Zeni. 2.75 years old:



Cwmdrysien Anna, 2 years old and due to calf in January. A bit too heavy after good summer grazing:



Cwmdrysien Awela, 2 years old and due to calf in January:



Beechwood Kathleen, I hadn't the heart to make her get up. 5.25 years old:



Beechwood Lucy, 4.5 years old: