Well it's been the busiest week ever for the Chloanne cows as Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious and Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2 were getting their photographs taken. The entire weeks activities have been to get them ready for the big day (yesterday). Having NEVER clipped a cow before , it has been the most amazing experience , and the feeling i got seeing them in all their glory was just amazing. A huge thank you must go to Richard Hodgson for being extremely patient with the cows and 'handlers'. I will get to see how they came out , sometime next week.
Hopefully they will be used in promotional/advertising features in the future .
Last week saw the top 1000 PLI cows list published , and the Chloanne girls didn't disappoint, being featured 3 times , but the star of the girls by far has to be Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2 , having rocketed up the rankings to 59th in the country based on genetic merit.
She has just been dried off this morning , due to calve on the 12th October , so , fingers crossed it will go okay , and then , perhaps I can start to work on her , hopefully with the involvement of Cogent Breeding .
Friday 28 August 2009
Monday 17 August 2009
Forthcoming calvings !
Strange but true , but I had a vet in today and i got him to Pd Chloanne Magna Gracious and I gave him my tale of woe (as described in last post). Well, it turns out she IS in calve after all , so panic over .
Also , more good news , as Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 3 is in calf too .
So, here is the list of upcoming calvings in the next few months for the Chloanne cows.
Chloanne Dolman Ethel, due 06/10/09 to Ensenda Taboo Planet
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2, due 09/10/09 to Ellenneff Storm Johnny
Chloanne Hanno Gracious, due 26/11/09 to Ensenda Taboo Planet
Chloanne Tulip Gracious, due 04/12/09 to Robthom Moscow
Frankham Sept Storm Ethel, due 13/01/10 to Golden Oaks Alexander
Chloanne Magna Gracious, due 10/03/10 to Wa Del Hayden
Chloanne Spooky Gracious, due 25/03/10 to Charolais
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 3, due 15/04/10 to Golden Oaks Alexander
Also , more good news , as Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 3 is in calf too .
So, here is the list of upcoming calvings in the next few months for the Chloanne cows.
Chloanne Dolman Ethel, due 06/10/09 to Ensenda Taboo Planet
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2, due 09/10/09 to Ellenneff Storm Johnny
Chloanne Hanno Gracious, due 26/11/09 to Ensenda Taboo Planet
Chloanne Tulip Gracious, due 04/12/09 to Robthom Moscow
Frankham Sept Storm Ethel, due 13/01/10 to Golden Oaks Alexander
Chloanne Magna Gracious, due 10/03/10 to Wa Del Hayden
Chloanne Spooky Gracious, due 25/03/10 to Charolais
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 3, due 15/04/10 to Golden Oaks Alexander
Thursday 13 August 2009
Breeding Frustrations
Well,, just when you think things are going fine, there's always something to smack you back down to earth.
Chloanne Magna Gracious has been marginally under the weather this week , and after a quick visit from the vet , she is now on a course of Tylan 200 , to help get her 104 degree temp down. She should respond ok , but unfortunately she has been found to be NOT in calf , just days after being confirmed in calf.
To add insult to injury , Chloanne Webster Gracious is in season today , and i still don't know if Chloanne Goldwyn gracious 3 is in calf , so thats all 3 of the flushed cows , still not back in calf.
So , you would think i would learn , huh , but no !
So i have ordered some Mr. Sam semen to flush Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious, and she should be getting brought in to line for a reference heat next week.
Fingers crossed that things will improve soon !
Chloanne Magna Gracious has been marginally under the weather this week , and after a quick visit from the vet , she is now on a course of Tylan 200 , to help get her 104 degree temp down. She should respond ok , but unfortunately she has been found to be NOT in calf , just days after being confirmed in calf.
To add insult to injury , Chloanne Webster Gracious is in season today , and i still don't know if Chloanne Goldwyn gracious 3 is in calf , so thats all 3 of the flushed cows , still not back in calf.
So , you would think i would learn , huh , but no !
So i have ordered some Mr. Sam semen to flush Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious, and she should be getting brought in to line for a reference heat next week.
Fingers crossed that things will improve soon !
Thursday 6 August 2009
Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious
Well this week has seen the judging of the Northumbria Holstein Breeders Club annual herds competition . I think it went quite well , and , true to form , it was the Chloanne cows that headed up the team .
I entered 2 cows into the Cow class, Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious and Chloanne Webster Gracious , representing both youth and experience respectively.
For heifer on inspection and production , i entered Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2, she is very far on in her lactation now , and yet STILL looks amazing.
I enetered Chloanne Webster Gracious for the Supercow class too , as she has great combined fat and protien figures.
For the cow family class, naturally i chose the Gracious family as a whole , to enter .They just stood perfectly and it would be an amazing achievement to lift the Cow Family trophy for a 4th year in a row .
Results are not until Jan 2010 , so best to switch off and forget about it .
Another great piece of news this week is that Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious is to be contract mated again by Cogent Breeding Ltd. This is just the best news ever and this time they would like to try and get a bull calf by Morningview Legend. All exciting stuff and hopefully before all that i will be able to flush her too , just to try and get some valuable embryos. At the moment i am still looking at suitable sires for the flush, one being Scooby Duu and the other being Regancrest Mr Durham Sam.
I entered 2 cows into the Cow class, Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious and Chloanne Webster Gracious , representing both youth and experience respectively.
For heifer on inspection and production , i entered Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious 2, she is very far on in her lactation now , and yet STILL looks amazing.
I enetered Chloanne Webster Gracious for the Supercow class too , as she has great combined fat and protien figures.
For the cow family class, naturally i chose the Gracious family as a whole , to enter .They just stood perfectly and it would be an amazing achievement to lift the Cow Family trophy for a 4th year in a row .
Results are not until Jan 2010 , so best to switch off and forget about it .
Another great piece of news this week is that Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious is to be contract mated again by Cogent Breeding Ltd. This is just the best news ever and this time they would like to try and get a bull calf by Morningview Legend. All exciting stuff and hopefully before all that i will be able to flush her too , just to try and get some valuable embryos. At the moment i am still looking at suitable sires for the flush, one being Scooby Duu and the other being Regancrest Mr Durham Sam.
Saturday 1 August 2009
Chloanne Update
As i type away , the herd are demolishing 1.5 tonnes of buffer feeding , they seem to be doing this on a daily basis and they are making fairly good work of the grazing paddocks too , so it is true to say that feed intakes are far greater this year than last . Yields are holding up and it was around this time last year that things tailed off , so hopefully we can keep them milking better this year.
So far the baling of straw and silage has gone reasonably well and we are up to date with it and nothing is lying in the swath to bale. We still need around another 1000 large round bales to see us through the winter and beyond.
I have been busy trying to select cows for this years Northumbria Holstein Breeders Club herds competition . As usual , the Gracious family will head up the crew and will hopefully deliver a result or two.
Chloanne Magna Gracious was PD'd in calf the other day to Wa-Del Hayden so that is a really good pregnancy, happy with that.
We have had many pregnancies to Chloanne Gallagher so with any luck, other breeders around the country have had too , fingers crossed for many heifer calves getting registered in 9 months time !
It is our Nation Dairy Farm Assurance audit on Friday , so I am busy getting things ready for it. Sadly, the farming is today , it is more about paperwork and ticking the right boxes , than how the farm looks or functions
So far the baling of straw and silage has gone reasonably well and we are up to date with it and nothing is lying in the swath to bale. We still need around another 1000 large round bales to see us through the winter and beyond.
I have been busy trying to select cows for this years Northumbria Holstein Breeders Club herds competition . As usual , the Gracious family will head up the crew and will hopefully deliver a result or two.
Chloanne Magna Gracious was PD'd in calf the other day to Wa-Del Hayden so that is a really good pregnancy, happy with that.
We have had many pregnancies to Chloanne Gallagher so with any luck, other breeders around the country have had too , fingers crossed for many heifer calves getting registered in 9 months time !
It is our Nation Dairy Farm Assurance audit on Friday , so I am busy getting things ready for it. Sadly, the farming is today , it is more about paperwork and ticking the right boxes , than how the farm looks or functions
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