Morris Halliburton's British White Cattle
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Halliburton Farms has 6 new babies this
spring. Four are pictured above, all bulls and yes the other two are also bulls. How many of
you are wishing for 6 bulls in a row? At least all six are really good standard British White
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A couple of my yearling American Fullblood
heifers enjoying an early morning sun and hoping spring is coming soon. You can tell by the
color of the grass that it won't be long. Heifer on left is an ET calf by Woodbastwick
Statesman. I believe he is one of the older English bulls, the semen we used was collected in
the 70's. Heifer on right is by a Halliburton bred bull and cow. |
A brand new baby bull at Halliburton Farms, born 3/13/07. Number 50 mom is a first calf heifer, heavily overmarked and the baby is solid white except for the traditional ears, eyes, nose, etc. A good reason why I don't mind keeping an overmarked female. This bull calf qualifies as an American Fullblood. Side view of calf before mom said "Come
Here"
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From Christina Traeger, near Avon,
Minnesota. Well, Nature decided we should be hit with a BIG snowball. We got about
2+ feet of snow in less than a week, Some areas of the state got close to 3+ feet. I have
spent the past days digging the cattle out so they can get to water, and so I can get to the
feeders. |
Wendy's comments; The mama is out of
my Jersey house cow so she is 1/2 & 1/2 (Still keeps her British
White coloring). The baby, now this is something else, is also by a
Jersey bull (Klassic), how about that coloring, and it's a heifer. Talk about British White
being predominant. |
Christina Traeger takes delivery of a Pot
Load of really nice British White cows from Aurora British Whites in Missouri. Notice how calm
and comfortable they are and Christina was inside the trailer with them. Very gentle and
contented cows. You will be able to see some of them in person at open house on May 12,
2007.
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Picture
removed. We do not want to offend anyone and the breeder that sent picture for me to use as a
POW recently requested one of her pictures be removed from another breederr's website and that
is against my policy to encourage FREE use of any pictures on my website for the purpose of
promoting British White Cattle. |
Balmy Minnesota and Christina is out taking
pictures when the temps were -16 degrees. She says her camera
didn't want to work in colder temps, but the cows and calves didn't seem to mind the cold, as
long as they had a sunny hillside to stand on! Hope you're staying warm!
Photo by Christina Traeger, |
This week's picture sent in by Christina
Traeger, Avon, Minnesota. She says
they are are 3 week old snowballs, they're the closest thing
in a measurable amount this year.
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This week's picture is from John & Marina Ney, Jr. from Burdette, NY. Buddy was born 5-17-03 and weighed 16 pounds. He was not due till 6-9-03 at that time he weighed 46lbs. He spent the whole summer in our house, we bottle fed him for about six months till he was big enough to drink from a pail. Also we had a boxer named Brutus who helped raise him, he would sleep with him and did all his cleaning up by licking him off. Not sure what he weighs now but he's the biggest animal we have. We call him Baby Hughy now. He is all pet now, he will come right up and puts his head on our shoulders to have his neck rubbed.
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18 January 2007 Picture
removed. We do not want to offend anyone and the breeder that sent picture for me to use as a
POW recently requested one of her pictures be removed from another breederr's website and that
is against my policy to encourage FREE use of any pictures on my website for the purpose of
promoting British White Cattle. |
This weeks picture is furnished by Christina
Traeger, Avon, Minnesota. Christina says this heifer is smarter than the average
cow...It comes as no surprise that a British White heifer has the intelligence to choose to
have her calf in a sheltered place instead of out on a cold hillside far out in a
pasture. So here's Maryssa and her new heifer calf Marni, born January 2,
2007. Call Christina if you are in
need of a few intelligent British Whites, 320-845-2777. |
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This picture was taken during Christmas
Holidays, I believe on 12/26/06. BWCAA member Bill Barg putting out hay for the critters on a
balmy Minnesota day. Those Minnesota cowboys must be a little more winter hardy than us Texans.
Bill don't look like he is anymore wrapped up than I am when doing the same chores, or maybe he
is in a Heat Wave. Need some winter hardy British Whites, give Bill a call 218-746-3834. This
time of year you can probably catch him close to the phone but even closer to the heater. He
says it gets cold near Pillager, Minnesota this time of year. |
28 December 2006 This week's picture is
from Christina Traeger near Avon, Minnesota. (320)845-2777. Call her if you are in need of some
winter hardy cattle. Christina says "The bulls have called a truce
for the holidays... They were peacefully grooming each other in anticipation of a gift from
Santa!" They did get to enjoy a white
Christmas! Christina invites you to make plans to
attend her annual open house. The dates will be announced in February 2007.
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For this week's picture I
scanned a short article from the local major newspaper in our county, The Herald Democrat. |
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Three of our recently weaned bull calves,
sires represented from left to right. Halliburton NC Rito, JWest's King Cole and TX Dublin. Our
shortage of rain shows in how dirty they are, none have ever seen a really good soaking
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This is a mama/daughter pair with a calf in
between. The cow is half Tuli & half British White, a really good cow, raises excellent
calves. The heifer calf is 3/4 but a nice one. They are standing on the South side of a
wind break like think it is cold and there was a strong North wind. I was really too close to
them for a good picture but when I backed up they followed. |
Two new weaned calves. Number 8 bull on left
is sired by JWest's King Cole and number 12 Heifer on right is sired by Halliburton Rito. Both
look like they are going to be very easy keepers and will bear watching to see how they
develop. I believe both just may have a future at Halliburton Farms.
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Thanksgiving eve near Bells, Texas, USA. The
pastures are showing the effects of nearly 2 years of drought. Pond in the background usually
covers about 5 acres but is down to a very small area now. Still plenty of stock water though
because it is about 25 feet deep at normal level. Has really been a duck paradise this fall,
well over 100 flew off as we drove up just before taking this picture. |
Feeding time at Halliburton Farms on November
29, 2000. |
When do they get big enough to wean if their
momma is a really good British White Cow. This bull calf is just a little over 7 months old in
picture. The cow is half British White and half Tuli, calf is an embryo transfer calf.
Picture was taken on November 1, 2006. |
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Looks like we will go into our second winter
with extreme drought still in place. This pond normally covers about 5 acres and 19 foot deep.
As you can see it is down to a mere puddle but still furnished water for the cattle. Also a
good weed crop around the edges. I estimate it is about 8 foot low. All of our shallow ponds
are dry. |
We are considering trying to make a herd bull
prospect out of this red point if he tests out ok on the Bovigen DNA GeneStar Tenderness and
Quality grade test. Red points have never been my favorite but some folks say their red pointed
animals always turn out to be the best. Maybe the DNA test will tell us something we don't
know. Have questions about DNA GeneStar Testing, give me a call. |
Can you imagine finding this in a British
White Breeder's barn? That really is a lovely lady standing behind the post but as you can see
she positioned herself pretty well just because I had a camera. That's about all I better
say, might want to visit (inspect) the same ranch at some future date. |
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Jimmie and Dr. Andy Herring evaluating part
of the JWest Cattle Herd during a herd visit on October 6, 2006. I expect to hear more from
both Jimmie and Andy as a result of this herd visit and believe British White Cattle will
benefit. Most of us don't realize how big Jimmie's British White herd has grown, I know it was
a surprise to me. At last count I believe it was 90+ and growing almost daily. |
 5 October 2006 JWest's W.W. Doc about 6:30 pm on 10/4/06.
Doc is a half brother to the ET heifer I used as last week's picture. They are out of the same
cow and everything out of her has been super gentle, doc is no exception. This picture was not
taken with a zoom, he was actually that close. In fact I had to rub him on the head to get him
to stand and then I backed up and took the picture real quick. He will actually look you up in
the pasture to get you to pet and rub on him. Two years plus a few days old in the picture. |
This proud little lady is an American
Fullblood Embryo Transfer heifer she was only 18 days old in picture. Her sire is Woodbastwick
Premium Bond and dam is a cow I bought from JWest Cattle Co. Thanks Jimmie. The calf'sa
recip mom is in background. The recip cow is half angus and half British White. |
