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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 6:53:36 PM
Today Maggie, a beautiful "Belmont" Irish Jersey 2 yo heifer joined our family.
She is all black with a teeny bit of reddish shading over her legs. she's dehorned and reportedly from an excellent dairy line. Miss Moo still needs some work to be taught to lead, and I'll have to teach her to stand tied or in a stanchion, but she's had a lot of "udder handling"!
She's so cute and tiny! And very sweet even with my kindergartner. (In the blue skirt)
That's one dream crossed off the bucket list! Now to find someone who will AI her for me when the time comes! :D
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 1:53:13 PM
She's really good about having her udder handled. Flacid like it is it's about the side of a soup bowl. Her teats aren't terrible long, but they're a great shape.
The problem I'm running into is finding someone with the equipment willing to come out to my place to do AI. Maybe once I do that I can bull shop :(
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
| sherrye |
Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 07:20:22 AM
we found a registered white park and a mini jersey semen for our heifers the co. is great. the semen was only $1500 a stick. just a thought. the white park is A-2 A-2 and i bet missy is too. you then have a cow with a perfect milk molecule. dexters tend to be A-2. happy days for you. she looks very sweet. how is her bag and teats looking? i think you said she is registered? either way she is beautiful. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 2:24:31 PM
Here we go... my phone went nuts and copied all of the pictures on it 3 times, and then started uploading them all to photobucket... that was like 2000 photos!! no wonder my droid was burning through the battery charge so quickly!
It's all cleaned up and fixed and here are the better detail pics of miss moo.
Vet gave her a clean bill of health, she's in perfect pregnancy condition other than needing a diet. Apparently my heifer needs LESS than a flake a day. 1.5 was way too much.
Now I just get to make arrangements with the AI guy (I'm looking at the number right now, so wish me luck on a decent catalog selection :D)
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 6:59:12 PM
She is adorable!!!! Congratulations!!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 6:13:30 PM
I'll get some pictures tomorrow in the light. I'd have done it today, but you know how one thing leads to another... and then the day is shot... LOL! Can hardly wait for her to have a baby. As cute as she is grown I can only imagine how cute her calf would be.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 09:00:40 AM
Lucky Duck!
It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.-Charlie Brown |
| sherrye |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 07:51:12 AM
hey there jen.i sure am happy for you and missy moo. sure would like to see close ups of her if or when you can? i raise dexter/jerseys. she looks very sweet. i am still working on getting the halter on. my squeeze chute is in pasture. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| MEWolf |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 4:04:12 PM
Congrats, she is darling! Yay for having home made milk :-D
Margaret
Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 11:05:35 AM
Meg:
Belmont or Irish Jersey is basically a relatively new breed program that is trying to make a dexter with a boost in dairy production without losing it's huskiness as a beefer or it's small stature. From my research at this point they are pretty much a hybrid between the two and to register a cow or bull as a belmont it can be sired by bulls either registered as breed sires, or a lowline jersey or a dexter. No color or markings restrictions.
It took me 20 minutes to teach Missy Moo to be led, and she seems very fond of me. When the back door opens and someone steps on the porch she bellows for attention! When I stand in sight and am just not paying attention to her at the moment she "lows" to talk to me. She LOVES having her crest rubbed and that itchy spot where her horns used to be.
Oh my goodness she's an angel... SO friendly and people oriented.
I'm making her a vet consultation appointment tomorrow to get her a check up and discuss her AI. She's going to be one fantastic milk cow!
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
| RedHoopWoman |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 2:05:13 PM
Beautiful,congratulations!
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut" |
| Calico Hen |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 10:33:02 AM
Beautiful and what a sweetie! Is she a cross of a Jersey and Irish Dexter? Just never heard of this breed before and want to learn. |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 08:18:48 AM
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Originally posted by wooliespinner
OMG she is adorable. I would love to have a cow like her. How big does one of these get at full size?
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats
She is full size Linda :D
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ~Will Rogers |
| sherrye |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 07:37:05 AM
happy days for you i see. she is very cute. how about a closeup shot of her sweet face? now you know what your doing with your free time. LOL sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 07:31:02 AM
OMG she is adorable. I would love to have a cow like her. How big does one of these get at full size?
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
| texdane |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 05:39:13 AM
Too Cute! What sweet pictures. Congratulations.
Nicole
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| grammytammy |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 05:06:11 AM
Aww how cute she is!!!
FarmGirl 2495
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| windypines |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 04:28:51 AM
enjoy! she looks like she enjoys the loving.
Michele |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 8:15:09 PM
Miss Moo is a cutie. Thanks for introducing her to us.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
