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On-Line Pedigree

On-Line Pedigree

Chloanne Gallagher

Chloanne has a new member to it's ranks. Chloanne Gallagher was born on Monday morning. His dam is Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious. With a pedigree like his , I felt I had to register him and will keep him to either use as a stock bull or I will sell him if the right buyer comes along.
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious is just looking a million dollars and has adjusted well to the milking parlour.
Next week we are to get a visit from the classifier, so fingers crossed that the new heifers that have joined the herd in the last few months do well.

RAF Airmarshall Dancing

Herd Competition Results

Well at long last I can announce how we did in the Northumbria Holstein Breeders Club annual herd competition that was judged in December.
Chloanne Webster Gracious was placed 2nd in the Cow on Inspection class
Frankham Sept Storm Ethel was placed 2nd in the Heifer on Inspection class
The Gracious family was placed 1st in the Cow Family class
And I was named Herdsperson of the Year !!!!!!!!!

So all and all, a great night for the Chloanne herd and the fact that the Gracious family won the class again is just amazing.
It is always nice to get any recognition for any achievements that the cows do, and hopefully we can go on and do more great things in the years to come.

New Arrival At Chloanne.

Just a quick post to say that Chloanne Spooky Gracious had a little Hereford bull calf this morning.
I will try to post some pictures if them both later.

Waiting Game Again .......

As I sit and post this , I am awaiting the next arrival from the Chloanne herd. Chloanne Spooky Gracious is due to calve soon and she will have a Hereford calf. She is looking amazing considering we thought she wasn't in calf and was going to be sold fat !!!!
Moet Formation Gracious went away as planned. I received the cheque for her today. Not enough to retire on , but substantially more than I thought I would get !
Chloanne Addison Gracious' calf has also ben sold but this time for export. So by the time you are reading this , he will be on main land Europe somewhere, having a better holiday than I could ever wish for.
The herd competition results are due in 2 days time so it will be interesting to see how we have done.
All will be revealled on Thursday night.

Happy New Year !!!!

Well, here we all are, another year gone and , predictably, another year here to throw all sorts of problems, troubles, highs, lows, joys, laughs and anything else that lies around the next corner to bite us when we least expect it.
As with most Xmas and New Year times on a farm, the main thing we notice is that the whole of the country grinds to a halt while we battle on and then have no companies to deal with or order from. Hopefully by Monday everyone will be back at work as normal.
One of the above list which is going to bite me already is that , as mentioned in a previous post, I am saying goodbye to Moet Formation Gracious B tomorrow.This will be quite sad but I am putting a brave face on and thinking of the list of achievements she has to her name.
93000 kg of milk in lifetime
Classified VG as a heifer
Classified EX four times
Ist cow family 2006
3rd cow family 2005
Has an EX daughter and granddaughter

Her legacy will always live on in the family that will follow on from her .
Her picture is above.