At the left is Sarabi nursing Praylene. With the herd of Boer cross doe's and Faylene. As Faylene matured she was the one that led the herd out to pasture every morning. Sarabi was always the lead doe in the herd till she passed the job over to her daughter in 2008.
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Irish Dexter Cattle
Ebony 7/11/10 We will remember you fondly.
The Irish Dexter breed is a very stocky breed but they are known for both meat and milking ability. They will produce up to 1.5 - 2 gallons of milk a day. They can also be butchered for their meat. With a smaller sized family this breed has developed into a good cow for those that have small acreage. I am 5'4" and Ebony stands just under my chest. They have a very nice, quiet personality which makes them easy to be around. Most have horns but they also can be born polled which means they will not grow horns. Mine happen to be black but they are also red or lighter which is called dun.
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Mahogany(The Hog)
To the left is Mahogany as a weanling in 2009. To the right she's grown into a fine yearling and the halter is now off of her and I can scratch her all over and now getting her used to my hands being on what will become her udder. She's not even tried to kick me or give me a warning. The photo on the right is of the Hog and Tiffany, Mahogany is on the right and Tiff on the left. Photo taken 7/30/10
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This photo was taken in August of 2010. She is 17 months old now and we are looking at boyfriends for her. Think we found the right one, he's polled(hornless) and a dun color. So, we are hoping that come next June, we'll have a calf on the ground. |
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Tiffany
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 Tiffany was born April 8, 2010 so she is still a youngster with plenty of
growing to do. She was bottle raised and comes running to her name. She and The Hog have become fast friends. They have cow races every night before the sun goes down. Her horn buds were burned off so she'll be hornless. She's now 4 months old and been weaned from milk. She is getting what is called Chaffhaye and it will help with her developing a cud.
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Tiffany in August, 2010
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| The photo to the right was taken on 5/11/10 just after she had her morning bottle. | |
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