Good news: All the bulls are gone!
What we have tried in vain for ages was finally accomplished and with only one exception (we believe he was the necessary blood sacrifice to get things rolling), ALL BULLS have found new homes with an assured future as breeding bulls. Now they will fulfil their destiny to improve genetics in dairy, dual purpose and ranching herds for many Kenyan farmers for years to come.
Most have made the long journey upcountry heading for true cattle country. Bulls paradise in ranching land of the Massai. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Nothing truer than that. An incredible last minute intervention was made by a great friend of Makitosha Farm, a gentleman I greatly admire with the business mind of a Kikuyu and the heart of a Massai.
Bad news: It was the ultimate financial disaster for us. Almost all the bulls went below beef value, which I only agreed upon so they wouldn't be slaughtered and could do, what they were bred for to do, procreate. Young stud bulls of over two years of age for a price that did not even cover the cost of the milk we fed to them until weaning at 4 months. The semen used for their conception, lost, part of the milk we raised them with, lost, every mouthfull of maize germ meal, wheat pollard, grass, hay and silage fed to them for two years, lost, every drop of water they drank and which was used to clean their paddock, lost, every single dipping, vaccination or deworming or other medical care and medicine used on them, lost, hours upon hours of work-time spend on dehorning, feeding, cleaning and generally taking care of them, lost. We will never be able to do it again. Not for the sake of the bulls and not for the sake of Kenyan farmers.
Conclusion: If you want to share in the genetic wealth created on Makitosha Farm which was accomplished by using the world's top sires for close to 30 years, you will have to raise that bull you want to have yourself.
All bull calves will be sold at one week old or at the earliest opportunity thereafter. Only bulls we have raised to be used as our own stud bulls will become available fully grown and probable won't exceed one to two head per year. Alternatively we will agree to custom raise our bull calves for you, to whichever age you require. Payment for the calf and rearing cost will have to be deposited upfront. If anything happens to him along the way (death), we carry the risk for you and refund you your money in full. This service will cost you:
KShs 400/- per day for the first 120 days
KShs 200/- per day thereafter
Presently we have two bull calves, one a "C.A. Sansao" son (MAGIC50) and one most likely the continent's first 75% Gir calf, a "Bonzo" son out of a "C.A. Sansao" daughter.
Their pedigrees and pictures will be published within days on this blog. Keep tuned....
