This is our newest addition to our farm.
Welcome SASSY! She is a purebred,
registered jersey cow. We bought this
beautiful girl from Larry and Virginia
Roose of LeRoy, Michigan. I had
shared with Larry last year at Fiber
Festival that I wanted to have my own
milk cow to supply our own organic milk,
butter and cream. Who would of known
that he would call me a couple of
months later and say he had a jersey
heifer that he wanted me to have? How
wonderful! She is more beautiful than I
imagined.
She is here now and she really makes it
feel like a complete farm! Sassy will be
able to be bred next year, so we should
have our own milk in the not too distant
future!
Welcome SASSY! She is a purebred,
registered jersey cow. We bought this
beautiful girl from Larry and Virginia
Roose of LeRoy, Michigan. I had
shared with Larry last year at Fiber
Festival that I wanted to have my own
milk cow to supply our own organic milk,
butter and cream. Who would of known
that he would call me a couple of
months later and say he had a jersey
heifer that he wanted me to have? How
wonderful! She is more beautiful than I
imagined.
She is here now and she really makes it
feel like a complete farm! Sassy will be
able to be bred next year, so we should
have our own milk in the not too distant
future!
| Our Farm Cow |
Thinking about getting a dairy cow?
Consider these facts:
** Store bought Milk, Cheese, Butter, Cream are all expensive items that are lacking in quality and
freshness.
** With your own cow, you know what is in your dairy products, including no antibiotics or hormones.
** If you have other stock on your farm like sheep or goats, the smell of a cow is said to prevent
coyote. This came from an old goat farmer at a Michigan State, and I tend to believe it
does deter them to some extent. However, I am still considering getting a Large Guardian Dog.
**Extra milk can be used to fatten chickens, and sweeten the meat of home raised pigs.
**You can leave the calf part or full time with the mom and still have enough milk for your family every
day.
**Manure is plentiful with a cow, great for your garden.
**You can raise the calf, keep or sell if it is a female, and if it is a steer, raise for your own freezer.
**Cows can share the rotation of your pastures with other animals and they do not share the same
type of parasites, therefore, they can follow each other in the field rotation.
Consider these facts:
** Store bought Milk, Cheese, Butter, Cream are all expensive items that are lacking in quality and
freshness.
** With your own cow, you know what is in your dairy products, including no antibiotics or hormones.
** If you have other stock on your farm like sheep or goats, the smell of a cow is said to prevent
coyote. This came from an old goat farmer at a Michigan State, and I tend to believe it
does deter them to some extent. However, I am still considering getting a Large Guardian Dog.
**Extra milk can be used to fatten chickens, and sweeten the meat of home raised pigs.
**You can leave the calf part or full time with the mom and still have enough milk for your family every
day.
**Manure is plentiful with a cow, great for your garden.
**You can raise the calf, keep or sell if it is a female, and if it is a steer, raise for your own freezer.
**Cows can share the rotation of your pastures with other animals and they do not share the same
type of parasites, therefore, they can follow each other in the field rotation.
Coming in for a close-up shot! Tyra
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