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KnoboGanzaaa Team Gemini Variant
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Jaxx
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It's really cool...but I'm still kicking myself for not choosing a TGv over it.
I love TG's! ...Ah well...still got these beauties to fondle:
They help to dull the regret.
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My family is going nuts over the cattle/dog pics!
GREAT THREAD!
Shane
GREAT THREAD!
Shane
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Jaxx, that is the picture that totally sold me on the Team Gemini. I knew it was a very capable all-around blade, but wow it could be beautiful too.
It's really cool...but I'm still kicking myself for not choosing a TGv over it.
They help to dull the regret.
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Westfork, the comment about being crossed with longhorns made it click, I thought those horns looked familiar, we had a pet longhorn that its mother abandoned when I was a kid, of course for safety wise we had to smooth the horns out but ive always thought that Longhorns were some of the more majestic looking creatures around(but being from Texas I may be sligtly biased), that is until I saw yours. I dont know how well theyd thrive down here with the heat, but I may have to look into it.
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Actually you can find that horn style in Scottish animals as well. Many of the registered highlands in America no doubt have some longhorn blood in them. When they set up the original U.S. registry sixty years ago, if it looked like a highland it was accepted. On the registered lines brought from Scotland you can sometimes look up the lineage all the way back to the 1700s (Highlands are the oldest registered breed of cattle). This is the mother of our first herd sire. She was upwards of 1400# in her prime, and her short hair and horn style (over 50 inches tip to tip) make me think some of her ancestors got a little too close to some longhorns. She popped out calves until she was twenty years old.
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Westfork, we still have yet to see any photos of a Yak/Highland cross despite finding many pieces of information about them. As we understand it the result is supposed to be a larger stronger Yak, but that remains to be seen. We will just have to post up pics when ours is born. We have only had our starter herd of 6 head since February this year so we are still learning as we go.
It sounds like you have been at this for a while and you have a wonderful looking herd. You can definitely see the longhorn in that old cow and she is very grand to look at. Yak cows are also supposed to drop one baby just about every year until they die between 20-30 years old.
One thing I forgot to mention about Yaks is that they are very quiet compared to cattle. They do not moo, bawl, or anything similar, but rather just grunt. Grunting is the only noise they make vocally and each animal's sound is very distinct. That also makes them very quiet to the extent that you can keep them in the back yard and barely know they are there.
I see you have been steadily adding pics while I am falling behind.
I was out beating up my first Busse (FBM LE #4) today and was able to get some more pics of the Yaks.
Bullet got a little excited when he saw it...
Though since they have a fresh round bale to mangle, they really weren't interested enough to come get a closer look.
So I went in to get closer pics.
This is one of the two we are pretty sure are bred, Yinnie which is short for Ying Yang due to her facial markings. She is the most watchful one in the herd.
This is the HYIC, Yoko, whom after growing up the only Yak amongst much larger Highlands dislodged our young little bull from his lead role when she first arrived here, much to Bullet's embarrassment. She guards the food very well. She is also a bottle baby which is why she is so friendly.
The rest of the girls are yearlings trying to grow up as fast as possible.
Much better than a needle in a haystack...
This was earlier this year when we first acquired our squeeze chute and the Yaks were going through "training".
Which led to this less than pleasant experience for Bullet, getting all gussied up.
It sounds like you have been at this for a while and you have a wonderful looking herd. You can definitely see the longhorn in that old cow and she is very grand to look at. Yak cows are also supposed to drop one baby just about every year until they die between 20-30 years old.
One thing I forgot to mention about Yaks is that they are very quiet compared to cattle. They do not moo, bawl, or anything similar, but rather just grunt. Grunting is the only noise they make vocally and each animal's sound is very distinct. That also makes them very quiet to the extent that you can keep them in the back yard and barely know they are there.
I see you have been steadily adding pics while I am falling behind.
I was out beating up my first Busse (FBM LE #4) today and was able to get some more pics of the Yaks.
Bullet got a little excited when he saw it...
Though since they have a fresh round bale to mangle, they really weren't interested enough to come get a closer look.
So I went in to get closer pics.
This is one of the two we are pretty sure are bred, Yinnie which is short for Ying Yang due to her facial markings. She is the most watchful one in the herd.
This is the HYIC, Yoko, whom after growing up the only Yak amongst much larger Highlands dislodged our young little bull from his lead role when she first arrived here, much to Bullet's embarrassment. She guards the food very well. She is also a bottle baby which is why she is so friendly.
The rest of the girls are yearlings trying to grow up as fast as possible.
Much better than a needle in a haystack...
This was earlier this year when we first acquired our squeeze chute and the Yaks were going through "training".
Which led to this less than pleasant experience for Bullet, getting all gussied up.
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A The Walking Dead version of TG could be sooooo cool.....
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Those are some good pictures Tim. Sorry I was a long time to respond but I only had enough time to play on the computer for the ganza.
It is always interesting looking at other people's handling setup. It can be challenging making facilities for horned animals. Can't use the less waste-prone round bale feeders, alleyways have to be wide enough for horns which means the young ones can turn around in there, and head gates are hit or miss.
When my wife's favorite cow died a couple years ago she wanted to save her head. Largest critter I ever had to skin out, but it came back from the taxidermist this week.
Every critter we have is closely related to her. Taxidermist made me promise not to put a red stocking cap on her for Christmas.
It is always interesting looking at other people's handling setup. It can be challenging making facilities for horned animals. Can't use the less waste-prone round bale feeders, alleyways have to be wide enough for horns which means the young ones can turn around in there, and head gates are hit or miss.
When my wife's favorite cow died a couple years ago she wanted to save her head. Largest critter I ever had to skin out, but it came back from the taxidermist this week.
Every critter we have is closely related to her. Taxidermist made me promise not to put a red stocking cap on her for Christmas.
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Did he say anything about mardi gras beads and some sunglasses though?
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Nice looking set of Geminis. Congrats
Garth
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I apologize for getting this thread back on topic since the cattle are REALLY AWESOME, but I just put in my fully payment for my Team Gemini variant. Couldn't wait, what can I say 
and 'tis the season, no? Thanks, Lexi! And thanks, westfork, for showing me what to expect!
and 'tis the season, no? Thanks, Lexi! And thanks, westfork, for showing me what to expect!
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CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME CARDBOARD SHEATH I GOT!
Inspected by #13! Wow! That's the fourth one I have inspected by him/her! And sharpened by Beef, that is awesome!!! And check out that red plastic net!
Unfortunately my camera was focusing on something else in the background, sorry
I'm so bad at photography
Inspected by #13! Wow! That's the fourth one I have inspected by him/her! And sharpened by Beef, that is awesome!!! And check out that red plastic net!
Unfortunately my camera was focusing on something else in the background, sorry
I'm so bad at photography
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Nice looking cardboard ya got there! How is the knife?
The knife?
Oh, that thing in the background there? Oh, hmm, eh, hrrrm, well, uh, IT ROCKS
It's pretty, it's my first Team Gemini anything, but I don't know what I'd use it for. I guess I'll take it out camping next time once I have a sheath and figure that out! I don't expect the clip point to be much weaker than a drop point on an INFI blade that it'd snap
the thing is like a quarter of an inch thick, too!But alas, it will never see its true intended use until the zombies come. :yawn:
Also, thanks for getting it over to me, Lexi
the USPS took a while but it was kind of cool having the postman yell "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" to me Saturday morning when I was half asleep. He woke up the rest of the house and they all just had to see what I'd just received
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Tim and Westfork,
You guys are living the dream.
Really nice pics and stories and info.
You guys are living the dream.
Really nice pics and stories and info.