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Thanks @Baymule . Sadly, the husband isn't a bad guy. How he has lived with her I will never know. He had a heart attack a while back, and my son said he looked horrible in court that day.
Poor guy. He had a heart attack, you know why? Because he wanted to leave her so bad, it was almost worth dying for! :lol::lol::lol:

anybody who thinks my humor is tasteless is probably right, but I don't care ;)
 

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Since I am NOT a "goat person", and although I like and used to raise some Appaloosa's, you cannot eat them. So we raise beef, and I like my dairy cows so I raise calves on them. So guess I will stick with the Big animals!!!!!
Cold will run it's normal course of 10 days or so. Coughing when nose is runny, but not a real big deal. Gotta work the next 3 afternoons, but at least it will be decently warm.
 

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Since I am NOT a "goat person", and although I like and used to raise some Appaloosa's, you cannot eat them. So we raise beef, and I like my dairy cows so I raise calves on them. So guess I will stick with the Big animals!!!!!
Cold will run it's normal course of 10 days or so. Coughing when nose is runny, but not a real big deal. Gotta work the next 3 afternoons, but at least it will be decently warm.
Lol, understand...had herfords many moons ago.....now i get to enjoy my neighbors black Angus next to us.
 

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If the belted one is like the White Belted Galloway that is grown around here, we had some steaks from them that was some of the most marbled I had ever had (all from grass).
Belted Galloways come in a couple of colors. The belt is always white, they come in black, dun and a red. Also some other "shades" but the black/white belts are well known as "OREO " cows. I think that maybe if I can get one fed out and butchered, might have some sales for the meat. They are "double haired" meaning they have an inner and outer hair coat, so they don't need as much body fat covering to keep warm. That is one of the reasons they do good in colder climates; like the Scottish highland cattle.
 

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I have been told by a couple of breeders on another forum, that the belted galloways actually adapt very well to the heat. They shed out the undercoat and the longer hair actually helps to shade them.... guess the highlanders might do the same? But they were bred and originated in the colder, WET climates of Scotland, and do very well in that kind of conditions.
 

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I have been told by a couple of breeders on another forum, that the belted galloways actually adapt very well to the heat. They shed out the undercoat and the longer hair actually helps to shade them.... guess the highlanders might do the same? But they were bred and originated in the colder, WET climates of Scotland, and do very well in that kind of conditions.

The Highlanders are beautiful looking animals !
 
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