INKSTACK ABERDEEN ANGUS
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May 2019 - New Junior Herdsire at Inkstack

May 2019 - Bulls out to grass


May 2019 - Prometheus out at last

Apr 19 - Scanning Results are in!

Apr 19 - Prometheus Heifers doing the Business!


Mar 2019 - Time to start the washing

Feb 2019 - Panther comes back up the A9!


Jan 2019 - Hogamany = Rules out the window

Dec 2018 - Photo reunion 17 years later

Nov 2018 - Inkstack Aberdeen Angus on Tour - New Zealand Trip Kick Off!


Sep 2018 - Orkney Contingent Farm Visit

Inkstack were delighted to Welcome the Orkney Agricultural Discussion Society over for a farm visit and tour of the cattle.
It was a pleasure to host, and even more pleasure to grab a few drams afterwards and catch up with everyone.
Thanks again!!

Aug 2018 - One man and his dog, went to bale a meadow..

Aug 2018 - Orkney Show Judge 2018

May 2018 - Cows to grass

Apr 2018 - We won!!

Feb 2018 - Calving gets underway!

Feb 2018 - No luck for Fantom before the sales

Jan 2018 - Life long friends continue the new year drams


Dec 2017 - Links drainage continues!

Local contractor Gordon Robertson has been busy in the links, cleaning ditches and sorting out drains.
We have had a lot of success lately in wintering the cattle on poorer areas, improving the drainage in the wetter areas and then reseeding out the following year.
Nov 2017 - Autumn skies at Inkstack

Oct 2017 - Inkstack Eros Sells at Stirling Bull Sales for highest price of the senior classes
Oct 2017 - Inkstack Eros Sells at Stirling Bull Sales for highest price of the senior classes

He is heading over the water to Messers Muir, Gorn, Orkney. We wish them all the best.
Oct 2017 - 20 years, 3 generations, 1 herd of Aberdeen Angus
Oct 2017 - 20 years, 3 generations, 1 herd of Aberdeen Angus

Sep 2017 - Prometheus Finishes 3rd year out with cows at just over 3 years old
Sep 2017 - Prometheus Finishes 3rd year out with cows at just over 3 years old

Prometheus (pictured here at 3 years of age, after finishing his 3rd year out with the cows) is growing into a temendous bull. He is one of, if not the, longest bull we have bred at Inkstack, and has the shape to go with it. He puts shape, length and muscle into his calves, and each crop seem to get better and more consistant.
Aug 2017 - Like Pea's in Pod
Aug 2017 - Like Pea's in Pod

Pictured left are 2 Prometheus sons aged 15 month, early one Saturday morning.
July 2017 - Caithness County Show - ANGUS CHAMPION 2017
July 2017 - Caithness County Show - ANGUS CHAMPION 2017



Jun 2017 - AA World Forum - Northern Exposure Event, Dingwall, 2017
Jun 2017 - AA World Forum - Northern Exposure Event, Dingwall, 2017

Inkstack Eros S679 and Inkstack Fantom S717 enjoying the show, representing Inkstack Angus at the AA World Forum Event. Fantastic show of cattle from all around the north of Scotland.
Cracking day was had.
May 2017 - 20 Years of Inkstack Angus
May 2017 - 20 Years of Inkstack Angus

Looking through old photos and stumbled across this photo – Inkstack Red Premier, the first ever Inkstack Aberdeen Angus calf born 20 years ago.
How time flies when your having fun (or kept busy trying to breed AA!!)
April 2017 - Synchorinising AI's - The Results!
April 2017 - Synchorinising AI's - The Results!

We are delighted to say 7/12 of the heifers held (slightly lower than our success rate when catching normal but alot less early mornings!) and some thumpers of calves too.
So pleased with the calves and results that we will be trying the same again on this year heifers.


Feb 2017 - Inkstack Red Eddie goes Locally
Feb 2017 - Inkstack Red Eddie goes Locally

We are delighted to sell Red Eddie to a local commercial farm at under 12 months old. Eddie is a shapey, thick lad with good structure and locomotion.
We wish the every success with this lad!
June 2016 - New Farm Sign!
June 2016 - New Farm Sign!

After 25 years of careful planning (well, talking about it after a beer or two!) a new farm sign has finally been erected at Inkstack.
Many thanks to Ian Renton from Caledonia Signs for the sign.
July 2016 - Hiefers AI'd
July 2016 - Hiefers AI'd

Usually trying to catch them naturally,
this year we decided to try synchronising the heifers.
12 heifers AI'd to some top bulls:
- 1 x Nightingale Ploughman,
- 1 x Bosullow Elmark,
- 5 x Sondergard Fred
- 5 x Netherallen Peter Pershore.
Many thanks to AI Willie Mackay for the top notch service as always.
June 2016 - Good to see such positive news for Idvies from Inkstack Ely's first crop of calves.
June 2016 - Good to see such positive news for Idvies from Inkstack Ely's first crop of calves.

April 2016 - First crop of Prometheus calves are looking exceptional
April 2016 - First crop of Prometheus calves are looking exceptional

Prometheus is leaving easily calved, long shapey calves that are looking as good a crop of calves as we have had. We have maximised the number of females put to him this year such is our initial thoughts on the calves he is leaving


Feb 2016
Feb 2016

We were very pleasantly surprised last night to have been awarded the Highland Area AA Club "Pedigree Herd of the Year". Given the quality of the other herds involved, it was very pleasing to receive such a fine trophy at the annual get together in Inverness. A few celebratory drams were had!

July 2015 - Fabio joins the sires
July 2015 - Fabio joins the sires

June 2015 - Powerhouse out as well.
June 2015 - Powerhouse out as well.

INKSTACK POWERHOUSE N529, our backup bull went out to the calved heifers to replace Eusebio. He's a tremendous size and length and the calves he left last year are looking strong.
June 2015 - Eusebio off to the borders
June 2015 - Eusebio off to the borders

May 2015 - Prometheus goes out as main herd sire
May 2015 - Prometheus goes out as main herd sire

May 2015 - Now on Facebook!
May 2015 - Now on Facebook!

Just search for "Inkstack Aberdeen Angus" and give us a like!
Apri 2015 - Picasso goes to new home
Apri 2015 - Picasso goes to new home

Before the bulls were put out Picasso was purchased by a local commercial cattle farm, returning to get another bull. We were sad to see him go but we had a good selection of young bulls to cover the cows after AI, so we could afford to let him go. He has a great width and shape and we look forward to seeing his calves grow. They calved very easily, mostly less than 40kg and are starig to flesh up nicely.
Nov 2014 - Black Beauty Bonanza
Nov 2014 - Black Beauty Bonanza

He behaved well when we were there and looked well in the ring.
July 2014 - Tour from the Borders

June 2014 - New Herd Sire
June 2014 - New Herd Sire

May 2014 - Inkstack Overall Champion at Dingwall Bull Sale
May 2014 - Inkstack Overall Champion at Dingwall Bull Sale

Inkstack Panther M491 won the Aberdeen Angus Championship at the annual Spring Bull Sale at Dingwall, before going on to be awarded the interbreed Champion.
He then went on to sell to Messrs Alllan, Durran Mains, just a few miles along the road from Inkstack!
May 2014 - Premier moves to Borders
May 2014 - Premier moves to Borders
We are very pleased that Inkstack Premier has been purchased by the Threeburnford Herd in the Borders. Andrew Halliday came up in April to have a look at him and his offspring having seen he was for sale in the AA Review. Andrew liked the cattle he saw and thought Premier a suitable sire for the Threeburnford herd.
Our most successful herd sire to-date, Premier now has too many daughters and close relatives in the herd to stay on at Inkstack. We are very pleased with the stock he has left us with many retained heifers and the commercial bulls he left have sold well. We hope he goes on to be as successful for Patricia and the Threeburnford team.
February 2014 - Inkstack Ely sells for 12,000 gns
February 2014 - Inkstack Ely sells for 12,000 gns

Inkstack Ely won his class in Stirling on Monday - our first Class win at the Stirling Bull Sales. He then went on to sell for twelve thousand guineas - our highest sale price to date - to Messrs Fraser of the famous Idvies Herd. We thank them for choosing Ely and wish them ever success with their purchase. He is a big powerful bull with great fleshing. At his size he was incredibly easy doing. That, with his shape and breeding, led us to use him last summer on our heifers and close relatives of Premier.
(Note Summer 2014 - he has consistently left very good calves, as good a bunch of calves as we have had with any bull used in the past. He stamped his style on all the calves. Photos to be posted on calves 2014)
October 2013 - Inkstack Fortress heads down south
October 2013 - Inkstack Fortress heads down south

INKSTACK FORTRESS M526 has sold to the Easton Greys herd.
New 400 day weight record for Inkstack - April 2013
New 400 day weight record for Inkstack - April 2013

INKSTACK ELY M501- "LEVI" - has set a new weight record for Inkstack. An actual on farm weight of 805kgs at 402 days, Levi becomes the first bull to pass the 800kgs at 400 days bred at Inkstack.
Levi is a Rawburn Elysium son, out of a Ranui Impact daughter. He combines the length of Elysium with the deep New Zealand type body
Sale of Inkstack Earlson - Feburary 2013
Sale of Inkstack Earlson - Feburary 2013

Summer 2012 - Inkstack bull to Logie
Summer 2012 - Inkstack bull to Logie

New Herd Sire - May 2011
New Herd Sire - May 2011

Flush and Embryo transfer - April 2011 - THE RESULTS!
Flush and Embryo transfer - April 2011 - THE RESULTS!

Having implanted 8 of the 11 embryos from the flush, we were delighted
that all 8 scanned in calf and all made it safely through calving. We
now have 6 heifers and 2 bulls from the flush. They are very smart, stylish calves, like peas in a pod!
Flush and Embryo transfer - July 2010
Flush and Embryo transfer - July 2010

We recently flushed one of our top cows at Inkstack, Inkstack Flhame A033 to Ankonian Elixir 100. Her fantastic muscle definition, length and structural corretnss made for an easy decision that she had to be flushed, and Elixir, well he speaks for himself!
Her lovely calf this year, Flhame K394, (pictured left at only 6 month) by Ankonian Elixir, confirmed this decision!
