Tuesday, December 20, 2011

WANTED: FULLBLOOD HIGHLAND FEEDER CALVES and BREEDER CALVES.

I have two customers looking for fullblood highland bull/steer feeder calves or heifer calves for breeding, paying market price, please call me if you have any calves for sale.


ALSO STILL HAVE SCHEDULE SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR 2012 BULL LEASING SEASON.
Call for scheduling, $85/head service fees (At your ranch).

Vern
2 Pinons Ranch
970-497-9842

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Truman bull calf for sale.

TPR Truman is a purebred Highland bull calf and is the top of both my fold's lines. He will be a great bull to sire any fold.
SOLD 3/23/12
FOR SALE: BULL CALF
Truman, 1 year

Truman at 1yo and George at 4yo.

Truman at 5 months and yearling Julia


Truman's sire's lineage: WPL Simon #45836

Brain of Dirtane
Ridge Top Simpson
Who's Hill Britany
Sire: J Bar T's Kahlen (D)
Thistledown's Rannock
Thistledown's Single Malt
Lassy McDonald
Animal: WPL Simon (D)
RoLyn Acre's Loggins
Thistledown's Rannock
Lassy McDonald
Dam: Thistledown's Single Malt
JS McDonald 75
Lassy McDonald
WJ Royal Lassy


Truman's dam's lineage: Hillary #42198


Bakers Cube Mtn. Ian
Valhalla's Thor
Valhalla's Bianca
Sire: MSH McGlocklin of Haven
Cape St. Mary's Caledon
Thorne of Tulach Ard
Lady Sorcha of Padilla
Animal: Hillary
Valhalla's Thor
Mt. St. Helen's Exchequer
Thorne of Tulach Ard
Dam: HLH Isabel
BWR's Little Ben
Tulip of Vee III Acres
Ruby of Trout Lake

FOR SALE: BULL CALF

Truman at 5 Months old.

Truman at one day old.

To be registered, $1200.


Vern
2 Pinons Ranch
970-497-9842

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Herd Dispersal and Ranch work.

A cow and calf have gone to another ranch for breeding/beef.
TPR Julia, yearling fullblood highland, last calf of herd sire Bill. NOTE: Both bulls are available for leasing from now until appx. June, 85$/head service fees. Still have one excellent bull calf for sale (Truman, see above) Contact: Vern at 970-497-9842 or vurnwillis@yahoo.com

SOLD

And a brindle steer calf:
SOLD




Other calving duties such as tattooing and castration were accomplished recently:



We also started a barn raising last week, a corral and chutes will follow.


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Both bulls came back home last week, here are some updated pictures:
Simon (4yr/old) with George (3yr/old) in the background.

Simon and yearling Julia. Simon will be leased to a ranch in Rangely in the near future for more servicing.

George has possible lease upcoming in the Montrose area.

Simon and others.



2 Pinons Ranch
Vern
970-874-4020
970-497-9842

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Highland Cattle for sale.

SOLD, Highland Cattle for sale now, Gypsum and Delta, details here: SOLD http://westslope.craigslist.org/grd/2676333219.html
Vern 970-497-9842 or 970-874-4020.

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Bulls available for leasing, 970-497-9842. vurnwillis@yahoo.com

Herd Sire "Bill" (Reg. #42199) hails from the ranches of Washington state, his offspring "George" (Reg. #48872) has taken over the duties of his line on the Two Pinons fold.


George


















Bill, George's sire. (2009) Deceased



 Here is George's lineage:


Valhalla's Thor
MSH McGlocklin of Haven
Thorne of Tulach Ard
Sire: Bill
Valhalla's Thor II
HLH Tammy of Haven
Willapa Rae
Animal: TPR George (D)
Valhalla's Thor
MSH McGlocklin of Haven
Thorne of Tulach Ard
Dam: Hillary
Mt. St. Helen's Exchequer
HLH Isabel
Tulip of Vee III Acres







Herd Sire "Simon" (Reg. #45836) hails from the Ranches in Western Colorado and has started his own line in the Two Pinons fold.
Simon at 4yrs and Rosalyn with his first calf.


Simon at 3yrs.

Here is Simon's lineage:


Brain of Dirtane
Ridge Top Simpson
Who's Hill Britany
Sire: J Bar T's Kahlen (D)
Thistledown's Rannock
Thistledown's Single Malt
Lassy McDonald
Animal: WPL Simon (D)
RoLyn Acre's Loggins
Thistledown's Rannock
Lassy McDonald
Dam: Thistledown's Single Malt
JS McDonald 75
Lassy McDonald
WJ Royal Lassy





George and Simon are available for leasing and ready to service your cows and heifers.
Two Pinons Ranch
970-497-9842, email: vurnwillis@yahoo.com


SCOTTISH HIGHLAND LINKS:

1. Wikipedia description of scottish highland cattle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_cattle

2. Breed Standards of Highland Cattle as set forth in Inverness, June of 1885: http://www.highlandcattlesociety.com/highland_breed/standards.aspx This site is the Society in Scottland.

3. American Highland Cattle Association: http://www.highlandcattleusa.org/ For the current Two Pinons fold animals click on "Herdbook Search" then type 8080 in the "Current Owner Membership#" field then hit enter.

4. Canadian Highland Cattle Association: http://www.chcs.ca/eindex.htm I've read that a Highland/Hereford cross steer will yield greater hanging weight at processing than a purebred. There is alot of good information here.