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Before the British Blue herd was established, I have bought and bred commercial beef cattle for primestock showing since 2004.
We have bought from suckled calf sales and privately off farm and have great success at shows throughout the south east of England, culminating in championships at both our local Christmas Fatstock Shows at Maidstone and Ashford Markets as well as the South East Primestock Winter Fair. We have also taken summer championships at Essex and Kent County.
Last year we stood second in the suckled calf class at Chelford before selling a homebred British Blue cross heifer calf for £900. We also sold a homebred Limousin cross steer to Rhys Grenham, Sussex, which went on to win the commercial beef championship at Heathfield Show this year and a third prize at the Royal Show.
We have now ceased with the showing of commercial cattle and now concentrate on breeding suckled calves for sale privately or at suckled calf sales. We have often have calves available by Bluegrass Cyclone, Wilodge Tonka or Burnbank Arnie.
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