The Poultry Keeper

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

I wouldn't have thought so... but they were bled (not unlike the Masai people in Africa do). I presume the blood went into black puddings and such like...

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2205 Location: North Cornwall

CP · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:21 am Post subject:

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

the shetland has a small frame as well that was triple pupose
and probably bleed as well
have you got you check book and camera ,
she's been looking more and more at beef ,she says with dairy the way it is Rolling Eyes

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

found out from the crofters one of the men the studied agri on the islands
yes highlands would have been milked ,they where smaller here than they are now ,the milk is creamy ,bleed ,to make black pudding sort of dish ,does that tally with what you found out jan

mojo · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: nigel

nigel, how about a native swedish breed for a house cow i remember reading about a small cow the norsefolk breed to take on their longships as meat,milk and to start breeding in the conquered lands.......someome clever could do a swedish google search for you

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject:

That probably was the ancestor of the Shetland! Smile

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2205 Location: North Cornwall

Sorry, when I got to the sale everyone was so wrapped up in the cattle for sale we didn't get a chance to talk about anything else.

I didn't buy anything Sad

. The older cows being to old and the young stock making loads of money cause the big boys wanted the old blood lines. A friend of mine bought several very nice lots so I might be in with a chance or two for a calf from one of them in a year or so's time.

I did buy a couple of heifer calves from the vendor a few years ago so I do have some of the blood lines already, so was pleased they sold so well Very Happy

I think quite a few of them have gone back to Scotland.

It was sad to see their wonderful old bull in the ring go for peanuts Crying or Very sad

Another day out today Very Happy

. Off now to Holsworthy show Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

have a great day out
oh says there's a show he hasn't been to in yonks
mind you he wouldn't have looked at the cattle then Wink

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2205 Location: North Cornwall

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

poultry poofs · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:

You could always have some of these Nigel

http://www.dextercattle.co.uk/index.shtml

rich

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

jan i thought you'd like to know at the cattle sales yesterday
highland calves where going for 40 pounds each ,if only i'd have known ,i might have been tempted Confused

debcat · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:

Tony would of killed you Shocked

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7306 Location: isle of lewis

i know kevin is tring to convince me that i need a cow might be tempted by one of his shetlands though,he's now got 6 cows
he brought 2 heifers ,shouldn't go into the crofters Wink