zephyrhillsusan
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Caught Dexteritis in Dec. 2009. Member of this forum since Oct. 2013.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Apr 10, 2014 17:17:05 GMT -5
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Post by carragheendexters on Apr 10, 2014 17:21:08 GMT -5
Oh wow Susan, she has calved. Congratulations on a heifer, and a Hedgehog III daughter to boot. How wonderful. I love her name, is she polled?
Looks like you have a new milk cow in the making.
regards Louise
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Post by hollydzie on Apr 10, 2014 19:20:12 GMT -5
How exciting for you  I guess Spring has Sprung in GA! |
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zephyrhillsusan
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Apr 10, 2014 19:57:19 GMT -5
Kim Newswanger named her when she AI'd Ebony (if it was a heifer); I can't take credit for her name, but I think it's brilliant. . She's sold to them as a condition of us being able to buy Ebony. And yes, Ebony will be our new A2 milk cow. Spring has indeed sprung! |
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Post by wagradexters on Apr 10, 2014 20:26:33 GMT -5
When I opened this page I saw the calf before I read the text. My immediate reaction was "Hedgehog face", then Hmmm? I wonder if mum is a poll.
Look out Louise, we could both be off track, but she doesn't appear to have bud curls, does she.
We have two new autumn Wedgwood babies so far, they don't fall far from the tree!!
Margaret
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zephyrhillsusan
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Apr 10, 2014 21:45:08 GMT -5
I don't know my Dexters well enough to recognize a Hedgehog face, just a cute one!  Yes, Ebony is polled. I took a whole bunch of measurements and weighed her (40 lbs. at 10 hours, so who knows what she was at birth), but I totally forgot to feel her head for horn buds or cone-head. Sorry, my bad, Marg had twins, not Margaret! Edited to correct my goof. |
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Post by legendrockranch on Apr 10, 2014 22:25:14 GMT -5
Congratulations Susan, what a cutie.
Barb
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Post by ssrdex on Apr 10, 2014 22:48:25 GMT -5
She looks great Susan! Our bulls dam was sired by Hedgehog 3, and is a really nice cow, IMO of course. Congratulations on her. I'm going crazy here waiting on 3 more, very exciting!
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Post by carragheendexters on Apr 11, 2014 6:27:51 GMT -5
Hi Margaret, that was what I was thinking, and she has that rounded skull look. The hair does still look a little wet, which may give the look of the slicked down hair.
Hi Susan, what we are talking about, is that horned calves have little bud curls of hair, which kind of stick up a little, the hair really needs to be dry though to see it. Whereas a polls hair is slicked down flat, and the skull in a newborn looks rounded. A horned calf has more of a flat skull across the top. Does that make sense? I'm not describing it very well.
With some heifers you can't feel the horn buds at all until they are a few weeks old. Sometimes you have to clip the hair off to see if there is a little area that is only sparsely haired, almost bald. Bull calves are usually different, their buds can be felt when first born.
This is why in heifers I go more on their skull shape and the hair curls.
Yes, and I do have to agree with you, it is a cute face LOL
regards Louise
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Post by Fran on Apr 11, 2014 7:04:28 GMT -5
Awww, she's sooo cute!! Congratulations! I'm so happy you got your heifer.
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Post by wvdexters on Apr 11, 2014 12:29:21 GMT -5
Congrats!!!!! on a very pretty little heifer. Very sweet little face.
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Post by ladena on Apr 12, 2014 17:00:34 GMT -5
She sure is a pretty little thing, congratulations.
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dexterlady
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Post by dexterlady on Apr 12, 2014 22:02:03 GMT -5
Beautiful heifer Susan....Congrats....Donna J.
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I guess Spring has Sprung in GA!
Yes, Ebony is polled. I took a whole bunch of measurements and weighed her (40 lbs. at 10 hours, so who knows what she was at birth), but I totally forgot to feel her head for horn buds or cone-head. 
