In my post yesterday where I said we had a good day at Balingup on Saturday I promised to upload a photograph when I had time. Not the best photo but then I was talking to the very interested people not taking the photos! Someone else in our group will have better photos I am sure. I certainly doesn't show how good our bull was looking on the day but you can see our two with the others in the background and our official DCAI sign for our stud DAMOLOCK, all good! The Balingup photographer spent along time taking photos of our bull so maybe there are better ones on their website. If there is I will post a copy later. Have a great day I am enjoying this lovely Autumn weather but a little rain overnight would be nice.... Cheers Gillian.
0 Comments
Once again we took cows to Balingup to display at the Promotion group of South West Western Australia's site. We have the same spot every year just inside the main gate and as usual lots and lots of people visited our site. There were three southwest studs with cattle on display and a few other studs helping man (and woman) the information bay. The cattle on display showed the full range of colour (Black, Red and Dun) and long and short leg (dwarf) Dexters. We also had a red bull on display, from us, and some cattle were polled and some dehorned. The other two studs had three young calves on display a treat for young and old!
We discovered our bull is very scared of babies and toddlers as he has never has never seen any before -like and elephant with a mouse he was backing off with his eyes out on stalks. The children over twoish he was ok with and those under two if their parents picked them up he was OK wit but he got more relaxed about them as the day went on and did very well we thought for his first display experience. We also took Jess who has been to the Bull n barrel and also this is her second time to Balingup as she was there last year as a youngster. Princess Jess as we call her lapped up the pats and the adoring of the public like a professional. Jess is owned by Rise View stud, Nilgen and has been visiting our stud to be mated to the red bull (Firestone). Thankyou to our friends for letting us take Jess along to keep Firestone company. I will try to upload a photo when my computer/ internet behaves enough to let me!!!! cheers for now Gillian |
AuthorGillian is a Dexter breeder of more than 27years living on 36 acres. Previously been employed in the medical laboratory and veterinary fields. Was self employed in own small business with her husband. Now retired and still very busy with the Dexters. Interested in Dexters, health and nutrition with emphasis on prevention and an interest in alternative medicine for animals and people. Archives
December 2022
Categories |