Walk out to get Jersey herd 4 evening milking

linn · #21 05/22/13, 07:31 AM

Beautiful cows, calves and dog.

maxbetta · #22 05/22/13, 08:34 AM

You have such an adorable "fur family." Thanks for sharing photos!

LittleRedHen · #23 05/23/13, 10:54 AM

Absolutely gorgeous herd and Oh my, what property you have! that place is like a dream!

ozark_jewels · #24 06/01/13, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by carellama

I love your photos!!! Can you please tell me how you raise your fodder. I am interested but have heard so many things I don't know where to start! Looking for a healthy food alternative for my 2 diary girls

We bought a set-up, but had to build our own room and put everything together. We couldn't afford the completely ready-made set-up. It is pretty simple. If I only had a couple cows to feed or a few goats, I think I could cobble something together on my own. But for this many cows, we needed a bigger set-up. Its still a work in progress, but after its a little more complete, I will try to post pictures to give you some idea.

ozark_jewels · #25 06/01/13, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hilarybennett

x 2, did you get a pre-fab setup? Those run pretty high... wondering if you rigged up a home grown home growing system....

Can't remember the name of the company that sold us the system. We did buy a system, but had to build it and build a growing room. Still very much a work in progress, or I'd post more pics. I'll try to get the name again and post it.

ozark_jewels · #26 06/01/13, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by waterbuffy

Just curious to know if the dam of the jersey/belt cross had white on her. Friend crossed his jerseys with one of my registered belted bulls and noticed if jersey was all brown most likely got a solid calf. If jersey had alittle white the calf had atleast a partial belt.

So far every calf (three bulls, and the heifer) has been black with at least a big white spot on one side. The heifer is the only one whos belt ran all the way around. Two bulls had belts that stopped at the backbone and the latest had just a big white patch on one side.
Two cows were pure Jersey with no white at all. One cow was half beef, with a bit of white. And the dam of the heifer pictured is 1/4 milking shorthorn, 3/4 Jersey. No white on her.
How about the size of your Dutch Belted calves?? Have been surprised at the size of these calves, they are big!

ozark_jewels · #27 06/01/13, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by triple divide

What a milky looking herd! Thanks for taking us along. BTW who is the matiarch in the herd? We always had one bossy. Usually a good old aged cow.

I think because we have only had most of these cows for a short time(under two years), and a lot of changes have taken place during that time, their isn't really a herd boss at this point. Several of the 6-9 year old group are top dogs, but no one cow is boss. The only one they all defer to at this point is Ace, the big bull!

ozark_jewels · #28 06/01/13, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleRedHen

Absolutely gorgeous herd and Oh my, what property you have! that place is like a dream!

It is really beautiful here. Only a teeny-weeny piece of it can I call "mine".

It belongs to my sister and brother-in-law.....they love it.

waterbuffy · #29 06/02/13, 02:36 PM

My pure belts have been fairly good size calves, 85-100lbs. Jersey crosses I'd say about 75lbs.

Gercarson · #30 06/02/13, 02:51 PM

Brings back childhood memories - eternal summer time on the farm. Long walks into the back forty, wading in the creek and catching crawdads. Thanks for the pictures.
By the way, what ever happened to the Jersey's that had horns? When I was growing up - lo, those long years ago - it seemed there were a LOT of Jerseys and they were smaller and all had horns. Now, most look like the Brown Swiss instead of Jerseys.

MountainMan66 · #31 06/03/13, 08:19 AM

How many are you milking? I am milking 120 Holsteins, with 4 jerseys( they are my wife's) she has had them since she was young, do you have any problems with your young calves with IBR or hemorrhagic bowel? we have a hard time with the young jerseys but not with the holsteins. any suggestions