Value of a cow-what should I sell her for?

Thanks.

I've decided to breed her and see what happens in the spring. I went to the fair and met these sisters who raise Guernseys a couple of counties over and they gave me the name of a gentleman who loves right down the road from me. Apparently many years ago his father had a Guernsey dairy (and I've seen the sign a million times over the past few years-just never saw the cows) but now his son raises beef cows. Seems he can be trusted and is a great guy, and they told me to tell him they sent me.

So there is hope ! I guess it's always too soon to quit, right ?

I love the name Ms. Moo. Lol
Good luck

Why cant you milk her? Does she kick? I've seen lots of people do well with Kow Kant Kick bars, or by using the rope tie trick.

My mom came up with that. She called to check on the cow situation right after I brought her home. I'd been calling her 87 because that's what the tag around her neck had in it but I hadn't gotten to the naming part yet. I answered the phone while in the barn and my mom knew I was doing chores so she said, "well, how is Ms. Moo doing?" I knew immediately she had just named my cow.

I can milk her...or at least I could. She hadn't been milked by hand and when we brought her home we didn't have the barn built, much less a head gate, so after about two very long, muddy and tear-filled weeks, I finally got her to stand tied to a t-post and let me milk her. Well when she calved a few months later the calf got stuck and died...and after that she would have none of it. And trust me, I don't give up very easily...but I did on this. I tried and tried and tried and got enough milk to get two bottle calves started, but I got so tired of fighting to milk her I started tying her up in the barn and forcing the calves on her. Luckily for us all they never did quit. They look one heck of a beating twice a day but she finally caved and raised them up. I haven't bred her since then but I am going to now.

Oh and the milk machine was a stinking mess. All those parts to wash...her teats were too big...she kicked it off and sucked goop down inside of it. That was a huge waste of nearly $900. I need to sell that thing ... I don't see me ever using it again.

Sorry if this is blunt but if you want her to be a dairy you need to get her breed, until she breeds she is meat. but if you breed the old girl her price as a milker go's way up, 6 is not that old for a cow.

(just read that you are breeding her, good for you)