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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:54 am Post subject: 2 Shetland cows for sale

I have decided to concentrate on sheep so sadly my 2 Shetland cows are for sale. Both are registered with the herd book, are the rare red and white colour and ready to be put in calf.

Rowan (registered name Geldron Rowan) UK 524351 10032
Red/white registered Shetland cow (Shetland herd book no 03-3451)
DoB 04 04 2003
Sire Geldron Leonardo Dam Geldron Lynette
She has had 4 calves to my knowledge, majority are red/white including Ash her daughter below
She can be hand or machine milked (Ive only tried the hand milking and she was very good)
Lovely temperament and ready to be put in calf

Ash (registered name Corrachree Mountain Ash) UK 524397 700025
Red/white registered Shetland bulling heifer (Shetland herd book no 09-5780)
DoB 25 03 2008
Sire Schiehallion Gallileo Dam Geldron Rowan (above)
Very good temperament, very well grown, ready to be put in calf

They will only be sold together to a very good home, ideally within reach of Aberdeenshire so I can accompany them to their new home.
Price £600 for both (would be more but good home most important)

PM me if you are interested in the girls.
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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject:

Forgot to add, when the girls are advertised on the breed soc website they will be significantly more money tho still below market price. Want to give Neeps peeps first refusal.
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Stonehead · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

Seriously tempted as we've been after Shetland cows for a long time, but the timing couldn't be worse for us.

lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject:

...and you would be just the sort of people they should go to, too

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baldowrie · Neepster Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 1159

just a thought if Stonehead is seriously interested and you happy for them to go to him how about getting the animals there/collected and Stonehead could sort out finances when his current predicament is sorted?

Just a thought

Stonehead · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:37 am Post subject:

No. I don't work like that.

Ratchet · Mini-Neepster Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 42

Hiya

If this was a year from now I'd have them; I really want a milk coo (and some weaners possibly Stoneheads). Unfortunately we're not living on the farm (yet!) and whilst I'm OK with getting up to milk in my PJ's at 6am if she's a few yards away I'm not prepared to drive 4 miles and back again before the kids get up. We've inherited a milking bail/pump setup (churns cheese press etc) but for 4 pints per day doing it by hand is much easier than cleaning a heap of equipment.

We're really set up for finishing heefers not breeding but recently one of them (a 18m CHX) gave us a surprise bull calf (ceasered but fortunately both OK); and it feels right to have a calf on the place again.

OH thinks I'm feel but will indulge me.

Here's hoping that another oportunity will come up in a year.

Sorry

R
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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:51 am Post subject:

Hi Ratchet, it sounds like you have the right outlook to me

Have now advertised the girls more widely for lots more ££ (tho still 00s less than others are asking!)

cheers
Angela
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Julie · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:

Is it too late to get them into the rare breeds sale at Thainstone as late entries? They wouldn't be in the programme but it might solve your rehoming issue. You can put a reserve on them as far as price goes.
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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

Hi Julie,

I wouldnt put them in an open sale cos I wouldnt be able to vet the purchaser, would rather wait....
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