Home again

All home safe and sound after a long 5 hours journey. Keep an eye out for the eastern daily press tomorrow as thee may be an article about our lowlines
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Suffolk results

Tough class's today, we were in against mostly Charolais cattle that were 3 times the size of our lowlines, impossible to compare and very difficult to judge. We came third in the bull class, second in the cow and calf class to charolais, a Gloucester cow in third, third place with the younger cow to a british blue and lincoln red and the heifer took fourth. We then got third in the group of three. Young handlers class for Logan tomorrow.

Suffolk

Finally arrived at suffolk show ground after a very long wet journey. Cattle all bedded up and comfy so now to leave them in peace for an hour and find our accommodation....

Suffolk show

Cattle all washed for heading to suffolk tomorrow ready for the show on Wednesday and Thursday. Please come along and see the cattle. Our showing classes are on Wednesday and we will be in the cattle lines if anyone would like any information on Thursday.

More pics

heifer class
 

heifer class
 

calf class... handlers keeping their eyes on the judge
 

cow class
 

cow class
 

cow class
 

cow class
 

cow class - gracie and calf

 

heifer class
 

heifer class
 

Devon show pictures

calf class wessex beau

 

calf class
 

bull class - langford conker
 

calf class - charlotte up for judging , logan waiting to go up
 

Photos from the show

Logan and the 9month bull wessex beau and charlotte with 2 week old calf
 

Cow & calf class
 

Heifer class
 

getting ready to show
 

Calf class
 

YAY!
 

Devon county show

Bull class
 

Charlotte winning her first rosette - 2 week old bull calf comes 2nd to the HUGE sussex calf!
 

DEVON COUNTY SHOW

Not sure where my posts and pictures have gone - will try and reload but for now we are home safe after 3 busy days at the show. We added a few rosettes to our collection. Charlotte made her showing debut very succesfully and we had lots of people very interested in the Lowline breed. Logan and one of the calves were interviewed by BBC southwest after they spotted him in the grand parade which someof you may have seen on friday evening - on saturday many of the public coming through the cattle lines recognised Logan from the tv !

We were showing against some very good (and large) sussex and galloway cattle. Results as follows:

Bull class - Langford Conker took 2nd place  to a good Sussex bull

Calf class - Our 2 week old bull calf took 2nd place and 9 month old bull took 4th place. The judge was particularly taken with the little calf stating he was one to watch as he had excellent presence and style..... at only 2 weeks! he went on to be awarded a Reserve Special rosette. he was also a huge hit with the public in the cattle lines with everyone wanting a stroke.

Cow Class - Gracie took 4th and Sadie 5th place

Heifer Class - Wessex Angela took 6th place

Now to get all the white coats washed and ready to pack up again for Suffolk show on the 29th May

DIARY DATES FOR 2013

OUR PLANNED SHOW SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR SO FAR IS AS FOLLOWS;-

16 – 18^th May                     –                            Devon County Show

29 & 30^th May                     –                            Suffolk show

14 – 16^th June                     –                             3 counties show

6 & 7^th July                           –                            Small holders show , Ardingly

10^th August                         –                            Ellingham

21st August.                      -                             Gillingham & Shaftesbury show

7 & 8^th September           –                             Dorset Show

14^th September                 –                            Frome show

21st & 22nd September  -                        Berkshire show

6th October.                   -                        Open day! 

 

There may be a couple more added in but schedules are not yet available.

 

Please come along and say Hello and have a look at the animals.

SHOW PREPARATIONS...

The first show of the season this week - devon county. so it's very hectic getting everything ready, digging out show coats, washing the cattle, triple checking we have what we need for a 3 day show. Pop in and see us if you come to the show.

Busy times

It's busy busy at the moment what with calving plus we had a successful semen collection from conker our stock bull so this can be now added to our stock. It is also only a couple of weeks till the first show of the year - DEvon county so lots to be done to get everything show ready...

Calves galore

Calves are arriving on a daily basis at the moment, all trouble free and needed no intervention bar one which decided to come backwards and needed some assistance into the world but luckily David spotted the wrong feet coming out and was able to deliver a live healthy calf. We have had some lovely clear days and the weather is warming at last. I'm sure everything - livestock Nd humans are happy to feel the sun on their backs and some sunshine, it feels like such a long long time since we experienced it!