25 May 2006

Our 14 year old donor cow, B&B 113G at 287 days from breeding. She had a really nice Popeye sired 73 pound bull calf 2 days after this  picture was taken. Picture was taken using a telephoto with the cow about 75 to 100 yards away.
 

18 May 2006
Getting To Know Your New Friend

This week's picture comes to you from new Texas members Al & Dalene Ross. This is their first British White born. She is getting acquainted with another resident on the farm. The heifer is six days old in the picture.



 

11 May 2006

This pasture shot was taken in the small pasture just west of my main barn on 5/7/06. It was a cloudy, warm high humid day. The grass is abundant and green this time of year.

 

 4 May 2006

Low hanging tree leaves make up a good bit of my British White Cows diet during this time of year. This nice young cow is an Embryo Transfer sired by the old English bull named Castleton Brendan. I weaned her first calf about 10 days ago. Picture was taken about 4:30 pm on May 3, 2006.





 

27 April 2006
Peaches and mom.

Peaches is only three hours old when this picture was taken on April 10, 2006. Proud owners are new BWCAA members Juanita & John Moyer from Roaming Shores, Ohio. Their second British White calf, a bull was born on 4/23/06, his name is "LUCKY THUNDER". To send congratulations and comments to Juanita & John by email.  Click HERE


 

20 April 2006

This bull calf was born 3/27/06. I believe his red points are stronger than any ever born here at Halliburton Farms. He was walking pretty fast when I snapped this picture, I was between him and mama.

13 April 2006

This week's picture comes from Linda Hohenwald from Brooke Park, Minnesota. The picture is titled Secret Calf & Her Mom. Please direct any questions to Linda. You can send her an email by clicking HERE.  Even though these may not be for sale I believe she does have other animals for sale.

























 

6 April 2006

Grayson County, Texas annual livestock show. Granddaughter Jamie in middle, won senior showmanship and her lamb was a member of best pen of three. The Grayson County show is considered one of the larger shows in Texas, running a full week each year. Students from 14 local towns enter and show 1000+ exhibits each year. Through much hard work & dedication students from our small town of Bells (population 1100) has exhibited the majority of the champions in most recent years. Looks like this year will be another good one, so far, Champion of every Lamb Division, Overall Lamb Champion, Best Pen of 3 lambs, Market Goat Reserve Champion, Duroc Hog Champion, Hamp Hog Champion, OIC Hog Champion and hog show is not complete as of this posting. Heifer, Steers, Rabbits & Chickens still to come. In 2005 Bells students won every Grand and all reserves except one in every division. The ag teacher says it is all because of a four letter word!!!!!!!!

WORK

 

30 March 2006

A nice looking Colonel grandson that just turned 12 months old on 3/16/06. He looks like he may have the makings of a herd bull prospect. Picture was taken on 3/24/06.




























 

23 March 2006

This is a brand new ET heifer calf. Sire is Popeye, Dam is B&B 113G. She weighed a whopping 60 pounds. We had 3 born within a few days, 60, 66 & 74 pounds. All are on heavy milking recip cows so they should grow fast.







 

16 March 2006

This is one of our brand new 2006 babies. Spring time is by far the best time of year if you are in the cattle business. Checking the pastures is always fun this time of year. This baby is only a few days old and already wanting to get in your face to see what you are all about. Mama is off to the side telling him to get away and chances are she was doing the same thing at his age.

9 March 2006

These pictures were taken in the early 1990's. Crossbred calves out of a Fullblood Chianina cow and a Purebred British White bull. The red or brown color on the bull eventually turned black, note his black pigment. The heifer has pink pigment and she never changed color.








 

2 March 2006
White Park Cattle

     This week's picture comes to you from Australia and thanks goes to Garry A. Hodgen, Inspector In Charge (Stock), Dept. Agriculture,  3 Baron-Hay Court South Perth WA 615.
     Part of Garry's comments sent with the pictures. "After 14 years of experience with the breed, we had the first assisted calving this last season with a breach birth.  This is the first time we've ever had to assist a cow or heifer, give birth.  It was fortuitous that my daughter, who is a vet was, visiting at the time.  The other pleasing aspect which was discovered to refute the often negative reference to temperament of the breed, is how quiet and easy to handle they are."

 

23 February 2006
A Brand New Half Blood Baby Bull

His color shows the strength of British White Genetics. His dam is a 13 year old purebred British White cow and his sire is a Fullblood Lowline Angus that is billed as homozygous black and polled with 65 years of genetic selection for high quality and small size that makes them breed true.   All Fullblood Lowlines must be parentage confirmed by DNA to be eligible for registration.



















 

16 February 2006

Group picture of the crowd at Gearld Fry's two day cattleman's school at Halliburton Farms. This was taken on the first day 2/10/06. The best and most informative school I ever attended.




























 

9 February 2006

Our drought is still with us and no rain in sight. This picture was taken about 10:30 am on 2/8/06. Under normal conditions this cow would probably have to be swimming to be in the same spot and as you can see the water level is still several feet below her. Green trees are Cedar and other trees are pecan.











 

2 February 2006

This week's picture furnished by J West Cattle of Colmesneil, Texas. Two shots to better show the quality of JWest's El Presidente. Pictures taken on 1/31/06. El Presidente is a 100% Grassfed British White bull. He was born on 9/29/2004, birth weight was 69 pounds and adjusted 205 weight was 584. Sire is Hi Noon #7802 and dam is Adios #7700. We are hoping to have El Presidente on display at Halliburton Farms during Gearld Fry's two day seminar on February 10 & 11, 2006.




 

26 January 2006

This week's picture is from Stuart & Wanda Blevins. Stuart's comments!  

Pepper (in front)seems to be saying, Put down that camera, turn over the trough and put some feed in it! Behind the trough is a British White- Black angus baby with it's mama.
 
Our herd has caught the eyes of our local art council. They are planning to photograph, then paint several.