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VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
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Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 07 9:21 pm Post subject:

Pleased to announce that we have a replacement for Rosie, a pedigree Shorthorn called "Kayle Meri Spangle" (at least, that's what she's called on the paperwork - we just call her Spangle). She's quite old, but still giving 8 gallons / day! We're considering putting her to a Shorthorn bull by AI, hoping to breed a nice heifer. It looks strange seeing a red & white animal in our cowshed, when all the cows we've ever had have been blue & white!

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 07 10:14 pm Post subject:
Good-oh. Hope she's as good to you as Rosie obviously was.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 07 6:55 am Post subject:
Good news. What do you do with 8 gallons of milk, do you make your own butter and cheese?

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 07 9:04 am Post subject:
Wonderful to read of Spangle. I am sure Rosie's memory will live on, she will always be special..but hello to Spangle.

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 07 10:11 am Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Good news. What do you do with 8 gallons of milk?

Well, i have just bought a cream separator so i can make more butter and ice cream. The skimmed milk will go to the pigs.
A gallon a day come to the house for making yogurt, soft cheese, drinking etc.
We also buy in and rear lots of calves.

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 07 10:56 pm Post subject:
where's the picture?

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 07 3:11 pm Post subject:

Tradbritfowlco wrote:

where's the picture?

They are still offline at the min. They are doing email using our wireless but not foruming. Hope to be back on soon.

Justme

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 07 7:31 pm Post subject:
oooh ok, i'll let them off then!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 07 12:15 am Post subject:
dear sir could i have a real bull please love spangle

countryman

Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Location: Cornwall

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 07 5:00 pm Post subject:
A picture of my own house cow, May (Mayhem)

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 07 1:08 pm Post subject:
pretty girl!

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 07 6:29 pm Post subject:

Back online; Hurragh, only two weeks off!

Spangle has settled in well, but haven't had a chance to take any pictures yet.

We have invested in a cream separator and are skimming all the milk (bar 1 gallon for the house/ general consumption). I am making butter every other day. Made some earlier and made 2 1/2 pounds from 3 1/2 pints cream.

Really nice not to have to stint on it. The cream is coming off so thick that you really can stand a spoon up in it!

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 07 8:01 am Post subject:
Ooooh, REAL cream <drool> Even stuff sold here as "fresh cream" is really creme fraiche, so has that zing to it ... fine in many things, but not a substitute for the real thing. I'm on the look-out for a pair of Highland cattle (or a trio), so if anyone knows of (or hears of) any for sale in France, please let me know

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 07 8:23 am Post subject:
I thought it wasn't a good idea to form attachment to animals in farming, it must mess with your head. And do cows make good pets?

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 07 8:48 am Post subject:

We've only got chickens so far, but we name them, raise a large number from incubated eggs (as opposed to those hatched by a broody), so the chicks are handled lots from day one ... yet we can eat the surplus cockerels without any problems.

I think it only "messes with your head" if you get too sentimental about them. Which in my mind is different from "attached". I think you get attached to any animal you care about.

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