Wednesday, May 07, 2008

At First I Thought It Was a Trash Bag


When I went out to move the cows to a fresh paddock on Sunday morning I spotted what I thought was a trash bag laying on the ground. When I got closer it turned out not to be a trash bag at all but a mostly white heifer calf. We have a few cows with a fair amount of white on them, like the one in the back of the photo, but they were all sired by a bull who had an entirely white back. The parents of this calf look like your typical white face Hereford. Genetics sure can be fun.

3 Comments:

Blogger sugarcreekfarm said...

Wow, that is one pretty calf! We had a sold cream-colored one last year, out of a Simmental cow and an all-black bull. This year that same pair had a black calf. Like you said, genetics are fun :)

5/07/2008 08:51:00 AM  
Blogger wers heve said...

read this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7389678.stm
adam kopman

5/09/2008 12:50:00 AM  
Blogger Snigdha said...

That is a pretty calf and surely genetics can be a lot of fun. Have you tried the site www.riferam.com. They manufacture pasture pumps that dont use any electricity. It really great and simple to use product. I would encourage to check their site for more information.

12/05/2008 01:56:00 PM  

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