Jersey/Holstien Heifers for Sale-MO

Cheribelle · #21 07/18/11, 12:05 PM

Well, the little one is finally home, settled in Very well! Long trip, but worth it. This little girl is healthy and sound all the way.

DWH Farm · #22 07/22/11, 10:34 AM

Emily, If you have any bottle heifers in the future I would be interested.

ozark_jewels · #23 07/29/11, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DWH Farm

Emily, If you have any bottle heifers in the future I would be interested.

I probably will. Had one born last week, a beautiful paint heifer. But I had a buyer already asking for a paint heifer so I *think* she is sold. I will let you know if she is available. Her mother is a great cow and I wouldn't sell her if she wasn't so far out of our usual calving seasons.

eggzackly · #24 07/29/11, 01:23 PM

I sure do love that #555 heiffer. I am not in the market and likely will never be... She is so square and built. Her mom's udder is great too! If I got her I'd cross her on a Dexter probably.

ozark_jewels · #25 07/29/11, 01:50 PM

Yeah, she is pretty.

We are struggling mightily with dry pastures and high feed prices, so have put a few more heifers on the sale list. I have a group of heifers at a friends, pasture is getting low. I have picked out just enough for the replacement heifers I need to freshen in 2012. I will sell the rest. Pictured are some of the heifers I'll let go. In the group shots, some of those I am keeping. All individual shots, are available heifers. Again, these are all heifers that I'd keep if I could(man, I seem to say that a lot

).

$500 each for most of them. One is a year old and just about ready to breed. She is $700.

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Catalytic · #26 07/29/11, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lamoncha lover

someone please buy lil 555's baby so that I do not have to resort to batting my eyelashes, kissing bottom and making all kinds of promises I have no intention of keeping. hurry up now! save me from disgrace:>)

I use *favors*, usually after I've already got a critter hidden on the property....after said *favors* I take him out and introduce him. He's a sucker for animals, so once they're HERE, it's no problem, and he very willingly does the bulk of care for them, and is gamely learning to be a country boy. This weekend he will be butchering (chickens) for the first time.

francismilker · #27 07/30/11, 06:08 AM

Emily, got any clue what the breeding is on that heifer #011 in your last pic? She's a real good looker.

BTW, the drought has caused me to sell my entire beef herd and down to 3 fresh milker and 6 milk heifers. I just can't make it paying $90 for sub-standard hay from out of state this year. I've had out hay for the last month and it's going to continue until next Spring when it greens up. Pastures are a complete loss and all but one of my ponds are completely dry. I hope you guys are in better shape up that way.

ozark_jewels · #28 07/30/11, 11:47 AM

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Emily, got any clue what the breeding is on that heifer #011 in your last pic? She's a real good looker.

Sorry to hear its as bad as all that out your way, francismilker. We are just now getting *really* dry. But this heat has done a killing number on our re-growth. We have rotationally grazed everything and can't start over again as it hasn't grown back like usual!

#011 is(I think, don't have my books here in front of me) out of #49 who I am milking now but getting ready to dry off to calve again. She is a nice young milker, that was a FF when we bought the herd. Knowing how Jim bred his cows, I'd guess from looking at her that she is 1/4-1/2 Jersey, the rest is Holstien. #011 is out of one of our Jersey bulls, either Waldo or Vader. I'm guessing Waldo, as she looks like his calves. Comes from #49 and the bulls; decent milkers, good udders, four good quarters, not hard keepers(they don't milk to the detriment of their bodies).

I can give anyone close-up history on all these gals.

barnyardfun · #29 07/30/11, 05:04 PM

I can't decide if it is a good or a bad thing that you didn't have these for sale when I was up there awhile back!!! I just asked DH if I could pretty please just have one more cow........he in no uncertain terms told me NO!

I am off to pout now.............

lamoncha lover · #30 07/31/11, 10:52 AM

sigh..just sigh dangit! I really do want a cow so bad. If ONLY we were at our land permanently. I only have a small area here..and am running 3 horses on it. sigh...just sigh
beautiful cows

ozark_jewels · #31 07/31/11, 11:14 AM

Here is the one that makes me sigh......This heifer is stunning, out of a REALLY good cow, and totally out of season so I can't keep her! She is probably going today.

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Her dam(behind her in first pic) has given us 4 heifers in 4 years. We are about to freshen her two year old. Her three year old is about to freshen her second time and is a great little milker. Darn cow bred too late!

francismilker · #32 07/31/11, 07:49 PM

You say she is probably going today. I assume you have a buyer on the way.

ozark_jewels · #33 08/01/11, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by francismilker

You say she is probably going today. I assume you have a buyer on the way.

Yeah, from Oklahoma. She went to her new home last night. They just e-mailed to say she is settling in nicely.

G. Seddon · #34 08/01/11, 06:14 PM

Ozark Jewels, have to ask....what are the tape things around the cow's hind legs? Something for fly control perhaps?

ozark_jewels · #35 08/02/11, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by G. Seddon

Ozark Jewels, have to ask....what are the tape things around the cow's hind legs? Something for fly control perhaps?

Actually, those leg bands simply mark her as a "hot" cow(not to be milked into the tank). They are removed after she has stopped producing colostrum and moved into actual milk. She is turned out with the herd at that time.

G. Seddon · #36 08/02/11, 07:09 PM

Ahhh, okay, I understand. I was kind of hoping they were some sort of new fly preventive measure, LOL! Thanks for the explanation!

ozark_jewels · #37 08/03/11, 05:26 PM

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Ahhh, okay, I understand. I was kind of hoping they were some sort of new fly preventive measure, LOL! Thanks for the explanation!

This year we have a fly control program in place, but not by our choice. Its called NO RAIN.LOL!!

ozark_jewels · #38 09/06/11, 07:46 PM

Been offline due to my computer being fried during a rough storm(which brought rain!!), borrowing a friends right now.
All these heifers are sold.
I have three little bottle heifers for sale at this time. All out of good cows. One all Jersey-coloured.
One Jersey with lots of white.
One red Jersey with less white but still quite a bit.

Cheribelle · #39 09/07/11, 05:25 AM

I must say here, the little heifer I got this summer from Emily is doing so well! Healthy and gorgeous, no problems at all! It's a real pleasure to have her here and I'm looking forward to milking some day!