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News at Windy Ridge ...

A month ago we did some flushing at Windy Ridge and had not a bad day. We flushed Windy Ridge Man O Man Tiffany and got 7 eggs and Wellstrand Goldwyn Vesta and got 3. Todate we've had one egg return so fingers cross we get some to hold. We also got to put some imported embryos in too, from great cow families such as Lila Z, Pasadise, Ashlyn & Liberty Rae's.

Very Exciting times !

Wattle Family....

WATTLE'S

If anything we love buying good cattle from great families.. After years of admiring Gorbro Finalcut Wattle EX 90, her owner finally sold an offspring at the 2011 North West Sub-branch Sale.  We weren't missing the opportunity to buy . She has been a show queen  as well as a On Farm Winner and finalist. 

Introducing the first Sid calf to be sold in Australia

Gorbro Sid Wattle

Farm Favourites . .

BERRYS / BERRIES

From day dot the Berry Family has always stood out especially from a commercial side. Windy Ridge Goldbullion Berry has been a wonderful cow and currently at VG 87 (EX 92 DS),  I'm hoping I can get her to the next level.. Massive Fat kg and high PI's makes her a dream Dam to mate. Not only does she produced quality all round hiefers she is also a red carrier too which excited me more.

Introducing my favourite cow in our herd her daughter

Windy Ridge Ladino Berrie Red VG 87 (89 mam)

She is red and stylish to match! She has one Toystory daughter Windy Ridge Toystory Berrie Black and she will be as stylish and pretty as her mum. Berrie is fresh and looks fantastic hopefully the classifiers do too.She is a regular in our On Farm Team and has made top 10 most years.

Introducing 

Windy Ridge Artie Strawberrie Red
Born. May 2012

 
  

Berry's other daughters are

Windy Ridge Donante Berry

Born: 25.03.09

Incalf to Herd Bull this Spring. She has a Laurin Daughter aswell. 

Windy Ridge Classic Berry RC

Born: 19.04.10 

She is fresh and has a stylish Cricket daughter to match born March 12.

& Windy Ridge Million Berry

Born: 03.09.11

MILLIE'S

 Where do I start,  the Millies have always been strong cows in herd but fertlity has been tested at times. We lost Windy Ridge  Magley Millie last year after she cast  herself  2 wks before calving, so that was sad time for us. But we were lucky that she was able to produce 2 great offsprings, Windy Ridge Gilbert Millie G 84 1st Lac & Windy Ridge Ladino Millie , great milkiing hiefers and stylish to match.  One daughter inparticular has impressed in & out of the shed.

Introducing 


Windy Ridge Ladino Millie VG 86 2nd lac.

Millie has impressed us from a hiefer and after a little while.... we finally got her incalf.  Wow hadn't she'd grown as a 2nd calver and developed.  Her greatest achievement came last year where she won the NWS Branch OFC  4 year old class.  She took the judge's breath away, having already picked his top 10 cows didn't expect to see her. This was a big rap for us on how good she was or could be (especially if she halter broken). Due to her being so fresh and shedding a lot of weight from milking so hard she didn't come up to scratch for the final. Looking forward to getting her in calf an maybe flushing as she's currently empty. We love her to bits!!


CARRIE'S 

  The Carrie's are one of the few families of our own we can say that have 3 generations of VG in our herd. The Matriarch  of this family is an old Judge cow 767.  

Windy Ridge Judge Carrie VG 85 
 (just started her 11 lactation)  has only 2 offsprings but the one thats still remains in our herd is a special cow. 2283 

Windy Ridge Ledgenary Carrie VG 86. 
She is a high production, great PI and kg percentages.  She had 2 daughters in milk we lost one early last year,  they are quite fertile. She incalf to Semex's Seaver and due this Spring 12.

Windy Ridge  Informer Carrie G 83 1st lac (DEC)
She has a Cricket daughter and was due to calve to shottle last spring.before we lost her.

Windy Ridge Ladino Carrie VG 85
 She has a  a shottle daughter, Windy Ridge Shottle Carrie is due to be mated this spring 12.

VESTA'S ...

WELLSTRAND GOLDWYN VESTA

born: 28.08.09 

Recently purchased Vesta at the Western Stars Sale II in Feb 12. We were looking for a family that we could make our own and be the start of something great at Windy Ridge. The Vesta'a are a cow family that are consistent genetically as well as productively. Goldwyn Vesta has back to back EX and the PI are high in this family. Looking forward to seeing Vesta grow and producing many great off spring at Windy Ridge.

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DAM: WELLSTRAND RAIMON VESTA 2ND EX 92 - 3E

2ND DAM: WELLSTRAND BLACKSTAR VESTA EX-5E 

3RD DAM: WELLSTRAND T.A.B VESTA VG 88

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INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF THE VESTA FAMILY AT WINDY RIDGE IS

WINDY RIDGE SID VESTA

BORN: 27.03.12

CHERRY'S..

BRINDABELLA DOLMAN CHERRISH - ET VG 85 2YR (VG MAM)

WE PURCHASED OUR VERY BEAUTIFUL CHERRISH OFF JADE & SCOTT SIEBEN AT THE 2010 NORTH WEST STARS OF THE FUTURE SALE  . CHERRISH IS FROM THE VERY WELL KNOWN IMPORTED CHERRY FAMILY, WHICH ARE VERY FERTILE . SHE'S A BIG FRAME HEIFER, WITH A SNUG UDDER. 

She is currently getting dried off and is due to Fever this Spring.

INTRODUCING HER FIRST DAUGHTER

WINDY RIDGE LAUTHORITY CHERRY

BORN MARCH 2012 .SHE'S STYLISH LIKE HER MUM WITH A LOT MORE BLACK.

JOSEPHINES..

CORRA LEA LADINO JOSEPHINE VG85

Josephine was our first purchase from the North West Sub Branch back in 08 and she hasn't disappointed us yet. Not only has she produced heifers for the last couple of years and milking well, she is also a Red Carrier. This was an added bonus with a beautiful Red Contender daughter last autumn and hopefully many more reds to come.

DAM: CORRA LEA WINLUKE JOSEPHINE VG 87

 1ST PLACE NORTH-WEST ONFC 5-6 YRS OLD

2ND DAM: CORRA LEA 252

3RD DAM: ROCLLE REAM CHESAPEAKE JENNIFER

LIFETIME PRODUCTION OVER 100 000 LITRES

4TH DAM: ELMAR AEROSTAR JOSEPHINE  3*

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HER 3 DAUGHTERS AT WINDY RIDGE ARE

WINDY RIDGE BAXTER JOSEPHINE

SHE HAS A MILLION DAUGHTER BORN JULY 2011.

WINDY RIDGE CONTENDER JOSEPHINE RED

BORN: 11/04/11 DUE TO BE JOINED THIS AUTUMN.

WINDY RIDGE STRUIK JOSEPHINE
BORN: 19/03/2012

BlACKSTAR JOSIE / LEADMAN JUNE

Lockvale Ladino Josie 2nd - Twin VG 86

Josie was one of the first stud hiefer's bought at Windy Ridge and we are still yet to see the best of her. From the bloodlines of Blackstar Josie to her Grand Dam show winner Leadman June, Josie is quite capable of producing some very classy hiefers.

DAM: RIVERVIEW PARK JED JAYE - ET G 84 (VG MAM)

2ND DAM: RIVERVIEW PARK LEADMAN JUNE - ET VG86

ALL AUSTRALIAN 2 YR OLD MILK 1995

JNR CHAMP. MELBOURNE ROYAL 1995

RES. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION IDW 1996

 CHAMPION HOLSTEIN IDW 1999

3RD DAM: ELITE BLACKSTAR JOSIE -ET IMP VG 85

4TH DAM: CAERNARVON TRIFECTA JODY - ET VG

5TH DAM: BESHORE ROTATE BUPPLYNN JODY - TL EX 2E

 

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JOSIE HAS 2 DAUGHTERS AT WINDY RIDGE AND DUE TO CALVE THIS AUTUMN TO STRUIK.

WINDY RIDGE SELECT FORTY JOSIE VG 85

4TH SEMEX OFC  2010 JNR 2

HAS A SPRING FEVER DAUGHTER.

 WINDY RIDGE SHOTTLE JOSIE

BORN: 31.08.2010  JOINED: TO CRACKHOLM FEVER 15/11/2011

HELEN / JOY FAMILY

Windy Ridge Jemima Red - ET IMP G+83  2yr

Jemima is the first red embryo to born at Windy Ridge and being 14 days early

she was quite tiny. She has grown into a very stylish young hiefer who calved spring 11 but still has alot of growing to do. She has a red Classic bull and we recently joined her to Scientific Destry, where she currently has held to date. She's from the HELEN/JOY family and is backed by 9 generations of VG & EX.

DAM: TTOWN RADIUS JEMIMA RED VG 86

2ND DAM: TTOWN STORM JEMIMA  VG 85

3RD DAM: HORIZON JOY VG 2YR OLD 6*

4TH DAM: JA-BOB MARK HEAVINLY JOY RC EX 92 (EX 95 MAM)

 5TH DAM: SKI-HI MARS HELEN EX 92 4E

TIFFANY'S

Gorbro Roumare Tiff - ET G82 2yrs

Tiff is out of Orchard Vale INFORMER TIFFANY and is the Great Grand daughter of  Orchard Vale SNOWSTORM TIFFANY at Gorbo Holsteins. We purchased her at the Genetics Australia Sale back in Sep 10. Looking forward to breeding with Roumare Tiff as we believe she will produce either show winning heifers or even be a great bull dam. 
 

 Dam: Orchard Vale Informer Tiffany - ET EX 91

1st 4 yr old State Wide OFC 2010

4th 4 Yr old IDW 2010

1st 4 Yr old Shepparton National Show & Reserve Best Udder

2nd Dam: Orchad Vale Tiller Tiffany - ET VG 87

3rd Dam:Orchard Vale Snowstorm Tiffany - ET EX 90 3E

Snowstorm was the winner of may OFC and was 2nd in 4Yr class at IDW 03 

4th Dam: Orchard Vale s\Storm Tiffany - ET EX 3E

5th Dam: Orchard Vale Astro Tiffany 2nd VG 87

6th Dam: Orchard Vale Warden Tiffany EX 4E

7th Dam: Ganook Quality Tiffany - ET VG88

8th Dam: Lindenvale Kriss Teena EX2E

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Tiff has a Man o Man  & a Windbrook daughter.

Windy Ridge Man O Man Tiffany

born: 08/03/11 due to be joined autumn 12.

Windy Ridge Windbrook Tiffany 
born: March 2012

FAITH'S

Windy Ridge Alexander Faith - ET IMP

Faith is from the great Ralma Juror Faith Family.  Faith will be joined this Autumn and we are looking forward to many more Faith memebers at Windy Ridge.

DAM: BOUW  GOLDWYN FEMMY

HIGH GENOMICS  IN THE USA CTPI: +2116 G

FULL SISTER HAS HIGH GENOMICS OF + 2007.

G.DAM: BOUW SHOTTLE FRISBY VG 86 2YR 

 SOLD FOR 19000 EUR IN TULIP SALE 09 & SHE  IS INTERNATION CONTRACTED.

3RD DAM: RALMA DURHAM FRISKY VG 88 1ST LAC

FULL SISTER TO FIRBALL EX92 AND FUDGE VG88 ( DAM OF COOKIE VG 89)

4TH DAM: RALMA JUROR FAITH EX 91 GMD DOM

 23 CLASSIFIED DAUGHTERS ALL VG OR EX 

5TH DAM: RALMA LEADMAN FASHION VG 89

6TH DAM:RALMA MELWOOD FORTRESS

7TH DAM: RALMA GOLDEN FORTUNE VG 88

8TH DAM: RALMA NUGGET GOLDIE VG 86

9TH DAM: YENDORA JAQUE PIONEER EX 90

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POLKADOT'S....

EAGLE RIDGE DUPLEX POLKA 2ND 

VG 87 2nd Lact. Ex Mam

BORN: 03.02.09

 

 

  We went to the Eclispse/EagleRidge Sale looking to buy but not sure what we wanted.. I had Polka picked out from the start, she and her family have huge PI's  & a great pedigree that goes back to the Polkadot'a at Orchard Vale . We got her for a good price and she's paid her way and more. 

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Dam: Eagle Ridge Shotime Polkadot 4th VG 88

2ND Dam: Orchard Vale Insp. Polkadot-ET EX-4E

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Polka has 1 daughter & an a embryo to calve in April 12.

 

Introducing

WINDY RIDGE SANCHEZ POLKA

Autumn 11 born due to be joined this June 12.

NONI'S .....

High Green Goldwyn Noni VG87 2nd Lac ( 89 mam).

3rd  YEARLING MELBOURNE RAS 2009.

2nd SEMEX OFC NORTHWEST 2010 2YR CLASS.

NORTHERN REGION WINNER SEMEX OFC 2010.

SEMEX OFC CHAMPION 2YR CLASS 2010.

1st ECHUCA/MOAMA SHOW 2.5 YRS OF AGE. BEST UDDER IN CLASS & HONORABLE MENTION INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION 2010.

MATERNAL SISTER: HIGHGREEN BOLTON NONI VG 88 3YR OLD

DAM: FERNYHURST TALENT NONI VG 87

G.DAM: FERNYHURST LEDUC NONI VG 87

2ND:DAM: FERNYHURST MASON NONI 4-ET VG86

3RD.DAM: FERNYHURST CONQUEST NONI VG 86 5*

5TH.DAM: FERNYHURST SUPERSTAR NONA VG86

6TH.DAM: JUDEL LFK NONA VG 88 STP 2*

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Noni's currently fresh calving late November 2011 and averaging 45 litres and looking fantastic.
Noni is incalf to Semex's Windbrook and is due Oct 1st 2012.

Introducing Noni's first daughter

Windy Ridge Braxton Noni - ET . Born 21.07.11

She looks tall & stylish.