| History
of the Ronick Herd - Cows |
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Fingask Natalie
and Keerholme Pandora |
The Ronick Herd
started as a hobby in March 1980 when Ronald Dick
aged only 18 at the time decided to spend his then
life-long savings on an in-calf cow with heifer
calf at foot namely Fingask Natalie and Keerholme
Pandora for 5500gns. David at the same sale purchased
his first maiden heifer Skelden Ombre for 3200gns.
It was as a result of Ronald’s interest that
the herd prefix of Ronick was formed by merging
the two names together.
The majority of the existing females today have
been bred from a nucleus of approximately 20
females that were purchased throughout the 1980’s
at various dispersals and breeding sales. The
principal ones to mention in addition to Natalie and Ombre are Druk
Oiseau, Hampton
Maria, Olivette,
Rive, Heckington Pipkin, Oakley
Onde, Cockleshell
Tracy, Cockleshell Tara, Orchard
Vanilla, Broadmeadows Vera,
Swanington
Begonie and last but not least
Broadmeadows
Ainsi.
Notable Purchases
| March 1980 |
Fingask Natalie and Keerhome
Pandora 5500gns
Skelden Ombre 3200gns |
| July 1980 |
Druk Oiseau – Top priced in-calf
heifer 4200gns
Druk Dispersal - Druk Pompadour – Top
priced maiden heifer 4000gns
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| October 1980 |
Tanhill Martel and Tanhill Rondelle
at foot 4100gns
Hampton Maria and Hartside Rebecca at foot
2800gns
Olivette and Harvest
Ringo at foot 3600gns
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| 1981 |
3 Full French heifers imported by Albert
Howie -
Rive, Rina and Ramure |
| May 1981 |
Heckington Pipkin 2800 gns |
| October 1981 |
Gorton Roma – Top priced heifer
3200gns.
ILC Official Sale |
| Feb 1985 |
Goldies Utah purchased as a maiden heifer
2600gns |
| May 1985 |
Purchased Orchard Herd including principally
Fifi, Oakley Nina and daughters |
| July 1986 |
Oakley Onde and Oakley Blossom at foot
7000gns.
Oakley Inaugural sale |
| July 1988 |
Cockleshell Tracy and Cockleshell Dolly
at foot 4850gns |
| November 1988 |
Broadmeadows Vera 7200gns
Broadmeadows First
Dispersal - Broadmeadows Ainsi 8200gns |
| July 1989 |
Swanington Begonie 3600 gns |
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