Dexters!
Because we don't have enough animals to take care of, we decided to buy ourselves some cows!
It is really the fault of our friends Emma and Julie, who came to visit for the weekend and took us to look at some cows they were considering buying. Not having a strong will, we walked away with two cows with their calfs for ourselves while Emma and Julie got their own 10 month old heifers.
The breed are called Dexters and they are perfect for people like us, who don't have a barn to keep cows in during the winter months. Dexters can stay outside all year round and only need their food supplemented when snow on the ground prevents them getting the grass underneath. They are small cows so easy to handle, and although some Dexters can be hard to handle, being a wild breed, these specific cows are use to human contact and rather docile. We will keep the calves until they are 30 months old, and then they will be slaughtered for meat. We will keep their mothers and start breeding from them almost right away.
So all we have to do now is fence in the field we plan to keep them in and get prepared mentally for having actual cows on our land. It wouldn't' be a proper farm without cows would it?
posted by Amber @ 10:29 AM
3 Comments:
I'm so stunned I can hardly talk. I think the cows are great; it's just such a surprise. Are ALL those cows yours?
If you have cows don't you have to have a horse or two to round them up? I mean if you're going around saying, "Howdy, Partner" you have to have a horse.
Love,
Mom
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Holy S**t -- that was a surprising blog update! Cool!
Of course...every farm needs some cows. I remember years back ago talking to a male customer of mine, he was talking about the cattle that his family raises for meat. Very wealthy family. I made the mistake of saying..."How many acres is your farm?", to which he was horrified I called it a farm. Its not a farm Maryanne, its a Ranch. I have never forgotten that, and there is a difference. I love the farm! Thanks for the update Amber, always enjoy hearing about whats going on, and seeing pictures of the animals. Maryanne
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