http://tinyfarmblog.com/cows-at-the-gate/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://tinyfarmblog.com/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-31008 clarecarver Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:42:32 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/10/16/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-31008 I have two Dexters and I love them I have a third coming in a few weeks! we are practicing grass farming and I they are easy keepers ... clare I have two Dexters and I love them I have a third coming in a few weeks! we are practicing grass farming and I they are easy keepers … clare

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-30992 Sheri Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:53 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/10/16/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-30992 My friends in CA have a Dexter cow...in their back yard! OK, their back yard is about 3/4 of an acre but she's in there amongst the apple trees and veggies. They artificially inseminated her and she had a calf which they gave away and she produced copious amounts of milk. Enough for the calf, the family of 5 to drink all the milk they wanted, make yogurt and cheese and still there was too much to even give away. Finally they told her she didn't have to produce so much; I'm not sure if this worked or not. My friends in CA have a Dexter cow…in their back yard! OK, their back yard is about 3/4 of an acre but she’s in there amongst the apple trees and veggies. They artificially inseminated her and she had a calf which they gave away and she produced copious amounts of milk. Enough for the calf, the family of 5 to drink all the milk they wanted, make yogurt and cheese and still there was too much to even give away. Finally they told her she didn’t have to produce so much; I’m not sure if this worked or not.

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-3278 Mike (tfb) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:01:05 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/10/16/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-3278 Hey, Amanda: Those are Bob's cows, so, not mine, but kept on the farm. I'm told they're Hereford-Red Holstein crosses, and the bull's a Charolais-Angus cross. There used to be up to 40 cows and calves until a couple of years ago, but most were mostly sold off after beef prices plummeted with the BSE scare. They are quite small compared to some other breeds and crosses. Speaking of small, I recently heard about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_cattle" rel="nofollow">Dexter</a> cattle, they sound really excellent for small-scale farming! I want some tiny cattle! :) Hey, Amanda: Those are Bob’s cows, so, not mine, but kept on the farm. I’m told they’re Hereford-Red Holstein crosses, and the bull’s a Charolais-Angus cross. There used to be up to 40 cows and calves until a couple of years ago, but most were mostly sold off after beef prices plummeted with the BSE scare. They are quite small compared to some other breeds and crosses. Speaking of small, I recently heard about Dexter cattle, they sound really excellent for small-scale farming! I want some tiny cattle! :)

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-3223 Amanda Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:06:38 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/10/16/cows-at-the-gate/#comment-3223 Mike, are these your cows or a neighbors? I'd like to know what breed they are because they look smaller than most of the "standard" breeds. Mike, are these your cows or a neighbors? I’d like to know what breed they are because they look smaller than most of the “standard” breeds.

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