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07/27/06, 08:48 PM
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Isn't he gorgeous? (pics)
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07/27/06, 10:46 PM
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That is a fine looking fella. Good job with that one.
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07/27/06, 11:02 PM
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Are you sure he is 3 months old , He is one heck of A bull. .He looks like he might be A good STUD animal.
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07/28/06, 06:02 AM
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He's gorgeous. That's one of the crosses we're looking at if we end up getting a milk cow from a Mennonite dairy near us. Glad to see that it can work out well. 
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07/28/06, 06:26 AM
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wow, nice lines on this boy, he is beautiful. Very proud standing there.
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07/28/06, 06:55 AM
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Yeah, I'm sure he's only 3 months old because I was wondering the same thing and had dh look it up.
He always stands like that! Like he knows he's something special 
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07/28/06, 07:43 AM
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I can only say "wow!" quite impressive bull calf, seems to have taken the good looks of the Jersey and given it substance and , dare I say, beef 
What other breeds do you have?
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07/28/06, 07:51 AM
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That is one great looking little bull you got there.
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07/28/06, 08:27 AM
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Tango, we have Dexters, a couple of Jerseys and some Charolais (sp?) cross beef cows. Around 40-45 in all with a few calves due soon.
We had a Belfair heifer a couple of years ago that we sold, wish we still had her  This little bull would be perfect to breed to her to get 2nd generation Belfairs. The two are totally unrelated.
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07/28/06, 08:51 AM
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Nice little guy Paula. (I'm who bought Paula's Belfair) Betty (dexter/jersey cross) came to us bred to a dexter bull. She gave birth to Benny (an all black very dexter looking, SHORTLEGGED girl) We all love her. She is a silly little thing. I didn't realize that the dexter short leg gene would show up in that sort of cross? I personally like the look. So much so that I bought a lovely, lovely shortlegged bull calf. Elroy is now a steer (he would rather we call him a wee OX LOL) puppy dog tame and at a bit over a year, only up to my thigh. Betty was rebred and gave birth this spring to a little bull. She was bred to a reg. mini jersey (so this last baby is 1/4 standard jersey, 1/2 mini jersey & 1/4 dexter) he is very small with a lovely head & HUGE jersey eyes. He is marked like a jersey, but very, deep rich red with some black sooty edges. Betty was AI'd this year to yet a different mini jersey bull. Benny (her daughter out of Paula's bull) was AI'd to the same bull as her mom. Betty & Benny live next door now. I see them all the time. Betty milks right at 3 gallons a day. I'm looking for red dexter semen to AI one of my own jerseys. The cross makes the most wonderful tasting drinking milk.
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07/28/06, 10:55 AM
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He is a cutie! Did you teach him to pose for the camera or does he just know he's good looking?
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07/28/06, 04:17 PM
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yarrow,
that's the trouble with the Chondrodysplasia gene in Dexters, it can be passed on, and all the people that used short legged bulls on their cows to get mini animals could be finding this out unfortunately, I'm sure there are plenty of "mini" cattle out there that carry the gene now, sometime or another two of them will get together and people will no doubt experience bulldog calves.
Dexters don't breed true, but people still use them to try and bring down size, which is fine, but try and use a Chondro. free one for the sake of trouble free breeding in the future.
Paula, he's a neat looking bull calf, sure takes after the jersey side in looks.
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08/02/06, 03:12 PM
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He really is a really nice, proportional little bull calf! I think I would try to sell him as a bull before I put him in the freezer. 
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08/02/06, 03:19 PM
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I just wondered if you guys have ever used 'punnet squares' to figure the odds of inheriting a trait, since you were surprised by the short legs on Benny. The cross you describe should have about a 50% chance of short-legged babies.
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08/03/06, 11:33 AM
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Awww! What a little cutie. I just love baby animals! He looks like a keeper!
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08/06/06, 09:33 AM
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paula
is this bull calf for sale?
jeff
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