Farmer Kitty
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I'd guess a jersey cross. Your mom is right, he does look jersey.MReit said:
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MReit
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I'd say so too probably jerseyxangus, people tend to do that around here, oh well, for the lil price I paid he will taste just fine in another year ............oh yeah, ma, I'm going to see some simm's tomorrow 
Farmer Kitty
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With his coloring I would imagine a red angus.MReit said:I'd say so too probably jerseyxangus, people tend to do that around here, oh well, for the lil price I paid he will taste just fine in another year ............oh yeah, ma, I'm going to see some simm's tomorrow
Good luck with the Simm's.
Imissmygirls
Lonley for cows
Well an 80# Jersey/Angus is a fine purchase IMHO
Kitty, MReit gets hankerings for baby calves and visits the local auction, but she has been doing that since she is 12 and she is VERY picky. She hops in the holding pens and checks them out thoroughly before they enter the bidding arena. She also gets them out of there asap after purchase to minimize the exposure.
Makes me wonder if he came from that Jersey farm you are visiting next week.
Kitty, MReit gets hankerings for baby calves and visits the local auction, but she has been doing that since she is 12 and she is VERY picky. She hops in the holding pens and checks them out thoroughly before they enter the bidding arena. She also gets them out of there asap after purchase to minimize the exposure.
Makes me wonder if he came from that Jersey farm you are visiting next week.
Farmer Kitty
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One thing though. What is the tag? We have them for bangs vacc. but, you wouldn't give that to a bull calf. I think they use them for Johnes vacc. too but, not sure.
Imissmygirls
Lonley for cows
Not sure about that tag, Kitty. It is the standard state steel tag that they use for dairy cattle. I have no idea why they would tag a bull calf. I told her she should have asked in the office where it came from. They often tell you when you ask-- especially since she knows most of the folks there.
Maybe the person tagging goofed and tagged a bull ( didn't look?)
It's possible they tag the calves at birth to tell them apart instead of waiting for the bangs vac. At least one local Holstein farm does it on premises instead of waiting for the vet at Bangs age.
We surmised that it had to be from a dairy cow because a beef farmer wouldn't tag it or sell it. Maybe someone jumped the fence
On the other hand, many Jersey farmers value the Jersey Angus cross for their own table.
Not that many Jersey farms left in the area.
Ah sweet mysteries of life!
Maybe the person tagging goofed and tagged a bull ( didn't look?)
It's possible they tag the calves at birth to tell them apart instead of waiting for the bangs vac. At least one local Holstein farm does it on premises instead of waiting for the vet at Bangs age.
We surmised that it had to be from a dairy cow because a beef farmer wouldn't tag it or sell it. Maybe someone jumped the fence
On the other hand, many Jersey farmers value the Jersey Angus cross for their own table.
Not that many Jersey farms left in the area.
Ah sweet mysteries of life!
Farmer Kitty
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Here a tag like that is vet applied. But, things are different from state to state unless it's a federal law.
Imissmygirls
Lonley for cows
I know they use those tags in PA for DHIA records too. In fact, I believe the DHIA techs carry some with them to tag calves each month. Then the cow/calf IDs are entered right into the system.
It wouldn't be the first time someone didn't lift a leg before tagging.
Of course, there is obvious beef in that boy. He's certainly not pure anything!
May be a big farm that does it automatically. Hard to tell Jersey babies apart when there is a herd of them!
It wouldn't be the first time someone didn't lift a leg before tagging.
Of course, there is obvious beef in that boy. He's certainly not pure anything!
May be a big farm that does it automatically. Hard to tell Jersey babies apart when there is a herd of them!
