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Barnyard Buddies:  Maggie Moo joins the farm!  |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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 Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 6:53:36 PM
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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 |
Edited by - Dusky Beauty on Jan 27 2012 6:54:42 PM |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 8:15:09 PM
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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 |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 04:28:51 AM
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enjoy! she looks like she enjoys the loving.
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grammytammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tamara
Binghamton
ny
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 05:06:11 AM
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Aww how cute she is!!!
FarmGirl 2495
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 05:39:13 AM
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Too Cute! What sweet pictures. Congratulations.
Nicole
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 07:31:02 AM
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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
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 07:37:05 AM
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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
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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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 |
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Calico Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Meg
Middle Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 10:33:02 AM
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| 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. |
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 2:05:13 PM
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Beautiful,congratulations!
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut" |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 11:05:35 AM
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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 |
Edited by - Dusky Beauty on Jan 29 2012 11:09:28 AM |
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 4:04:12 PM
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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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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 07:51:12 AM
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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
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 09:00:40 AM
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Lucky Duck!
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 6:13:30 PM
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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 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 2:24:31 PM
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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 |
Edited by - Dusky Beauty on Feb 01 2012 2:25:34 PM |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 07:20:22 AM
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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
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 1:53:13 PM
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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 |
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Barnyard Buddies: Maggie Moo joins the farm! |
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Maggie Moo joins the farm!
