Post by fiddlegirl on May 19, 2008 22:18:14 GMT -5
We bought another Jersey this evening! I thought it would be awful to have to shop for another one, since I already have a perfect cow, but this one looks great! She's around five years old, and she may be bred. The only clue the guy we bought her from gave us about her being bred was that his bull didn't seem interested...is that right? We don't really know anything about the breeding side of things, so we didn't know about that. Anyway, she is gorgeous! Her udder is smaller than I am used to with Minnie, but I guess that's something that will be different with each cow. I was able to sit and milk her without a head-gate, but she was eating at the time. (I can milk my Minnie without feeding her and without tying her, in the middle of the field! See, I said she was perfect!) The guy we got her from just kept giving her more grain until they were done milking , so she will have to be weaned off of that. Also, she was eating sweet feed, and we mix our own. I hope that won't be a problem for her. And since they just kept feeding her, she is a little...thick!
So tomorrow, we will have to introduce her to Minnie and Sabine (we put her in the barn tonight) and the electric fence. Minnie was a bit bossy when we had our beef steer, so I don't know how they will get along. This new cow seems to be very docile.
I will try to post some pictures sometime, but I haven't done that on here yet. If all else fails, y'all could see pics on the website!
Also, we need a name! We brainstormed on the way home, and came up with some options, but we are going to see what she's like before we settle on one! She's got a big, deep "moo" so I like "Lucy"....short for Luciano Pavarotti! What do y'all think??!!
So tomorrow, we will have to introduce her to Minnie and Sabine (we put her in the barn tonight) and the electric fence. Minnie was a bit bossy when we had our beef steer, so I don't know how they will get along. This new cow seems to be very docile.
I will try to post some pictures sometime, but I haven't done that on here yet. If all else fails, y'all could see pics on the website!
Also, we need a name! We brainstormed on the way home, and came up with some options, but we are going to see what she's like before we settle on one! She's got a big, deep "moo" so I like "Lucy"....short for Luciano Pavarotti! What do y'all think??!!