The Poultry Keeper

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

I cant believe it, but today I have bought my very own Highland bull.

He is everything I wanted, nice temperament, black, hes five so he knows the job and has produced some lovely calves.
Now I don't have to mess about with AI anymore. HOORAY

Not the best pic I know, but it was pouring with rain. I'll take some more when he comes home.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

nonie's just spent 5 minutes going oooh he's lovely gorgous ,conformation mmmmuuu,like the blacks ect,nonie says can she have a close up of his hooves Very Happy

,they look good
,he's lovely
suz

Lisa · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

Congratulations!! He does look a handsome chappy (back with loadsa questions later Wink

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NannyP · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject:

Wow

he look gorgeous. If you like that sort of thing of course Wink

debcat · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject:

He's lovely Very Happy

mojo · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

now that looks a bonny laddie and its a nice coat he has too

CP · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject:

Nice load of bull! Laughing

Didn't know they came in black? Confused

Don't forget to post some better pics. I'd like to see his face. Wink

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:45 am Post subject:

Ahhh....I love Highlands !

jooles · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:10 am Post subject:

I didn't know they came in black either. He looks gorgeous though - well done Jan. More pics please!

Issy · Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 371 Location: somerset

Congratulations Jan he looks gorgeous.

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

suz, tell nonie she can have pics of his hooves and any other bits when he comes home. He has to have a premovement TB test before we can move him and our annual test is due so we are getting that out of the way first.
He seems a very nice old boy and has a lovely head which doesn't show in my awful pic. Will try harder.

CP & jooles, there are lots of colours,red being the one that people think of them being. I would love a fold of mixed colours, but unless I win the lottery I'm probably too old now to achieve it, and OH tells me I would have to buy a ticket to win, so that lets me out.
The old print below was made in 1885 from a painting done in the 1850's-sorry about ceiling reflection- and shows some of the colours.

jooles · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

Well fancy that! I wonder why it is that the red ones are more common. I like the cream one too. What would be the colour of the offspring from a black bull and a red cow then?

Sprarkleby · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 420 Location: Wicklow, Ireland

Lovely - we have a Charolais, like a big blooming dog!

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

Hi jooles,

Red is dominant over black, but a lot depends on the colour in their breeding. Bonnie Girl below has a red mother and a black father but as there is a lot of black in the breeding on both sides I think she will turn black as she ages, and she has a black mouth and tongue. She is 5 weeks old here and a little beauty.

CP · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject:

Awww, she's gorgeous! Very Happy