Funky looking calves

rm185western · 06-21-2008, 10:31 PM

I don't know what the last two cows to calve have been up to, but we have some great color going on here.

First of all I found this out in the field

It's a bit difficult to see, but she has the most funky striped ears, I couldn't believe it when I saw her. Mum is very proud and very protective, so this is the best shot I've got

Yesterday we had a big suprise. We have an old cow who is a real pain in the butt, and she was due to be sold at weaning last year. We had her in a 'no bull' bunch of cows, but she escaped and manged to get in beside our 19 young bulls. By the time we found her in the evening she was ................well she was very tired

So she got a stay of execution and yesterday morning she produced a nice big heifer calf.

It was a really good sized calf, so I was shocked when I went back to check, and found that she had another one, even more shocked when I saw her face

So I'll be trying to keep my funky calves............it's just a shame we have no idea which Black Angus Bull carries a 'paint' gene

Gotta Love Duns · 06-21-2008, 10:35 PM

Well those are some very nice brockle faces you have there!!!!

I just love that second twin... mind you they need a sign "Who's my Daddy?"

barnbum2106 · 06-21-2008, 10:37 PM

they are so adorable. I love calves...well cows in general. They are neat critters...laid back (somewhat) and lazy

merleliz · 06-21-2008, 10:43 PM

That is so funny! He looks like someone spilled a bucket of whitewash on his head!

rm185western · 06-21-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by merleliz

That is so funny! He looks like someone spilled a bucket of whitewash on his head!

Or maybe a dollop of melting ice cream

merleliz · 06-21-2008, 11:00 PM

You have to name him Splash!

**QuarterCowGirl** · 06-21-2008, 11:47 PM

What cuties and all heifers - BONUS!

I love cream coloured calves, so unique! Congrats!

Sassy · 06-21-2008, 11:51 PM

I love the two grays?? Not sure if they are called gray!? Very sweet, and that blk/wht one is nearly identical to it's moma!! I always stop and watch the new calves in the pastures on the farms in the area!! I miss my Maggie angus! She was a pet!

Saelym · 06-22-2008, 12:42 AM

I love the first one - a black with a bald face!

**seerfarm** · 06-22-2008, 06:36 AM

Well they sure are colored unique and I agree the creams are beautiful...the one little one sure looks like she has a milk head.

ToveroMom · 06-22-2008, 07:56 AM

Aww how cute..
Yes there just ain't nuthin' like a black baldie for being an overprotective Mama!

What is"brockle?"

Gotta Love Duns · 06-22-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ToveroMom

Aww how cute..
Yes there just ain't nuthin' like a black baldie for being an overprotective Mama!

What is"brockle?"

Brockle faces happen most often in crosses (we see them a lot in the Charolais & Hereford cross) and it is a coloration gene that effects the face/ears/ and some times chest of the calve.
By far they are my favorite looking (other than Murray Greys) cattle.

missa · 06-22-2008, 11:22 AM

That one cream heifer looks like she head butted the milk bag a little too hard.

99horses · 06-22-2008, 11:29 AM

Those are adorable calves you have there, I love the one twin with what could pass for egg white broke over her head.

country-mare · 06-22-2008, 02:24 PM

Congrats on the calves, their such cuties.
But I really like the twins, and it's a good thing your not close by
Boomer is needing a new girl friend or two.

Fawn Lane Farm · 06-24-2008, 12:37 PM

Very adorable! My Angus heifer descends from the "New Design" line of Angus, and both her, her mother, and her Grandmother all have a white splotch on thier bags. Typical of the line I guess. Cow genetics are very cool!

Your babies are soooo beautiful!

**gbarmranch** · 06-24-2008, 12:38 PM

Those are some gorgeous calves.. I love that coloration..

knpaints · 06-24-2008, 01:32 PM

cute cute cute!!! need i say more???

rm185western · 06-24-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fawn Lane Farm

Very adorable! My Angus heifer descends from the "New Design" line of Angus, and both her, her mother, and her Grandmother all have a white splotch on thier bags. Typical of the line I guess. Cow genetics are very cool!

Your babies are soooo beautiful!

I've seen some very nice bulls from the 'New Design' line, Jim doesn't like them so much so didn't get one in the end, he will be glad now if he hears that there are white genes in there at all

We are currently arguing about 'Splash' the boys don't want to keep her because her mother is such a pain, but I figure if she is well behaved at weaning time she may get to stay. Little Zebra ears is a sure keeper, as long as she hits her growth rate.

We got a bonus baby yesterday, we have an ancient cow, few teeth left. skin and bone, bald patches on her hide. Doesn't matter what we feed her she can't hold her weight. At weaning last year she didn't look like she was in calf, so she went in the fattening pen, and we fed her and fed her, still no weight. Now the grass is eventually growing we put her out in the field, the intention was to either get her to market weight, or if she remained healthy just let her mooch around the place and keep the yard trimmed, anyway she has produced a black heifer from somewhere

and has also produced a bag like a friesian

rm185western · 06-24-2008, 11:07 PM

Mama is a bit more relaxed now, so here is a better pic of my zebra eared calf

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06-21-2008, 10:31 PM
rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,690	Funky looking calves I don't know what the last two cows to calve have been up to, but we have some great color going on here. First of all I found this out in the field It's a bit difficult to see, but she has the most funky striped ears, I couldn't believe it when I saw her. Mum is very proud and very protective, so this is the best shot I've got Yesterday we had a big suprise. We have an old cow who is a real pain in the butt, and she was due to be sold at weaning last year. We had her in a 'no bull' bunch of cows, but she escaped and manged to get in beside our 19 young bulls. By the time we found her in the evening she was ................well she was very tired So she got a stay of execution and yesterday morning she produced a nice big heifer calf. It was a really good sized calf, so I was shocked when I went back to check, and found that she had another one, even more shocked when I saw her face So I'll be trying to keep my funky calves............it's just a shame we have no idea which Black Angus Bull carries a 'paint' gene __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?

06-21-2008, 10:35 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 8,015	Well those are some very nice brockle faces you have there!!!! I just love that second twin... mind you they need a sign "Who's my Daddy?" __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

06-21-2008, 10:37 PM
barnbum2106 Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 267	they are so adorable. I love calves...well cows in general. They are neat critters...laid back (somewhat) and lazy __________________ Owned by: Bailey, Bo, Lucy, & Hoosier

06-21-2008, 10:43 PM
merleliz Long Yearling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairburn, Georgia Posts: 1,186	That is so funny! He looks like someone spilled a bucket of whitewash on his head!

06-21-2008, 11:00 PM
merleliz Long Yearling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairburn, Georgia Posts: 1,186	You have to name him Splash!

06-21-2008, 11:47 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,657	What cuties and all heifers - BONUS! I love cream coloured calves, so unique! Congrats! __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

06-21-2008, 11:51 PM
Sassy Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,332	I love the two grays?? Not sure if they are called gray!? Very sweet, and that blk/wht one is nearly identical to it's moma!! I always stop and watch the new calves in the pastures on the farms in the area!! I miss my Maggie angus! She was a pet! __________________ A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. ~ DUKE OF ENDINBURGH ~

06-22-2008, 12:42 AM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,209	I love the first one - a black with a bald face! __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008.

06-22-2008, 06:36 AM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,878	Well they sure are colored unique and I agree the creams are beautiful...the one little one sure looks like she has a milk head. __________________ The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.

06-22-2008, 07:56 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,313	Aww how cute.. Yes there just ain't nuthin' like a black baldie for being an overprotective Mama! What is"brockle?" __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-22-2008, 11:22 AM
missa Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: oklahoma Posts: 838	That one cream heifer looks like she head butted the milk bag a little too hard. __________________ Rainbow-93 grey arab mare, Ruby- 01 black bay morgan x mare, Moon- 08 grey arab x colt, Freedom-07 bay mustang filly, Sammy-02 grey mustang gelding, Trigger-07 palimino gelding

06-24-2008, 12:38 PM
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06-22-2008, 11:29 AM
99horses Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,230	Those are adorable calves you have there, I love the one twin with what could pass for egg white broke over her head. __________________ Janet I'm your huckleberry.-Doc Holliday

06-22-2008, 02:24 PM
country-mare Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fred, Texas Posts: 1,425	Congrats on the calves, their such cuties. But I really like the twins, and it's a good thing your not close by Boomer is needing a new girl friend or two.

06-24-2008, 12:37 PM
Fawn Lane Farm Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 761	Very adorable! My Angus heifer descends from the "New Design" line of Angus, and both her, her mother, and her Grandmother all have a white splotch on thier bags. Typical of the line I guess. Cow genetics are very cool! Your babies are soooo beautiful! __________________

06-24-2008, 01:32 PM
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06-24-2008, 11:07 PM
rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,690	Mama is a bit more relaxed now, so here is a better pic of my zebra eared calf __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?