A bull’s life…
…ain’t bad at Thistle Hill. First, there are fences so the women can’t run too far. We’re using two very young bulls this year and each has a very limited work load. (You call this work?) But with all the AI and embryo transplants, they should have no more than about 10 cows each to cover.
This is U6. He has Rotokawa 688 back a few generations on both sides of his pedigree. The cows and heifers are all 974 descendants, so it should be quite a pairing. U6 is with the heifers and first-calf heifers; U2 is across the road handling the older cows.
We think one of the good things about shopping at Thistle Hill is that you can see several generations all right before you without walking very far. In fact, if you stand still, they’ll probably come to you.
2 Comments
Eric Smith
Your cattle are so beautiful! The bull (T48) that I bought from you last year is about to have his first offspring born (he wasted no time on arrival). I’m so excited!
David
Thank you Eric. When the time comes be sure to get us pictures.
Hope you never lose that excitement over new calves. We haven’t.
We get almost as excited helping folks like you get started in Devon. T48’s dam has been one of the major cows in our herd from the very first. She’s now producing outstanding calves for the Rich and Linda Maurer herd at nearby Madison. And T48s sister carries on the tradition here.