Is this cross would make a good family cow?

[Farmerboy]

Wow, all this talk of coloring and genetics is sure is interesting. I learned a lot! Thanks!

shawnfisher- I don't mind another cross. Since I have a mostly Angus heifer, I want to see what a mostly Guernsey would be like, and how her production would be like. Eventually, ''maybe in the far future'' I would like to have a small herd of pure Guernsey. We will see.

WildRoseBeef- I will take pictures of her once a month to see how she changes. It will be interesting.

I have two different mineral block for them, and Bella and the two holstein steers are still black, with light sun browned areas. Maybelle is the only one that is changing color body wise.


Where is the best place to get Guernsey semen from? How long do I have wait to order it before Bella goes back to heat?

 

[shawnfisher]

Wow, all this talk of coloring and genetics is sure is interesting. I learned a lot! Thanks!

shawnfisher- I don't mind another cross. Since I have a mostly Angus heifer, I want to see what a mostly Guernsey would be like, and how her production would be like. Eventually, ''maybe in the far future'' I would like to have a small herd of pure Guernsey. We will see.

WildRoseBeef- I will take pictures of her once a month to see how she changes. It will be interesting.

I have two different mineral block for them, and Bella and the two holstein steers are still black, with light sun browned areas. Maybelle is the only one that is changing color body wise.


Where is the best place to get Guernsey semen from? How long do I have wait to order it before Bella goes back to heat?

ABS or Select Sires will be your best option for buying Guernsey semen-- although wont' do you any good to buy if if you don't have tank, or can't do the AI work yourself.

I have a very good PDF- that really explains the wildtype color pattern in great depth, but from my experience even young calves will change body colors.

Here is a very good discussion on this very topic that I was very involved with-- I am 'outspoken' on there. http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/index.php?topic=36943.0

The google doc, I have it saved somewhere, and for anyone interested, I can email it to.

 

[WildRoseBeef]

I'd love to see it, Shawn.

FB, you should check out the page I made on coat colour genetics in cattle, might be of some interest to you: http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=236-colour-genetics

 

[shawnfisher]

too bad I can't upload a pdf to here, nor do I know of an easy way to upload something online.

 

[WildRoseBeef]

too bad I can't upload a pdf to here, nor do I know of an easy way to upload something online.

Couldn't you copy and paste the content onto one of a "my page" of yours? I dunno if that will help, but it may...

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

too bad I can't upload a pdf to here, nor do I know of an easy way to upload something online.

Couldn't you copy and paste the content onto one of a "my page" of yours? I dunno if that will help, but it may...

Is it POSSIBLE to copy and paste a PDF??????

 

[WildRoseBeef]

too bad I can't upload a pdf to here, nor do I know of an easy way to upload something online.

Couldn't you copy and paste the content onto one of a "my page" of yours? I dunno if that will help, but it may...

Is it POSSIBLE to copy and paste a PDF??????

I've done it before, but it does get quite a bit tedious when things don't line up the way they should.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Couldn't you copy and paste the content onto one of a "my page" of yours? I dunno if that will help, but it may...

Is it POSSIBLE to copy and paste a PDF??????

I've done it before, but it does get quite a bit tedious when things don't line up the way they should.

Oh ya... your the weird awesome crazy lady who can even tho no one else can

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Is it POSSIBLE to copy and paste a PDF??????

I've done it before, but it does get quite a bit tedious when things don't line up the way they should.

Oh ya... your the weird awesome crazy lady who can even tho no one else can

 

[Farmerboy]

What is PDF?