Would you like to see my pet cow?

[Honduras Trish]

Pictures here

And I'm wondering if anyone else has a cow that thinks she's a pet.

[MO_cows]

Love her! I always liked the looks of Brahman type cattle, they have those long ears and sad eyes like an old hound dog.

[Rockytopsis]

She is very sweet looking, I see no problem at all.
Nancy

[julieq]

She's SO huggable! We once had an Amish raised Jersey 'house cow' that was super tame, but she probably wouldn't have followed us around...

[farmergirl]

Cute! What breed is she?

[lonelyfarmgirl]

Wow, what a weird looking cow. What is she?

I have a pet cow (well, she's a heifer right now). I'll get a photo on here tomorrow if you want to see her.

[ladycat]

We had an Angus cow named Blackie (real original... lol), that we had bottle raised and spoiled her rotten. And yes she was rotten! She followed us around like a puppy.

She raised a lot of calves for us until she got too old.

[Callieslamb]

I have six sheep that think they are pets...no matter what I tell them. Do they count?

[Honduras Trish]

Originally Posted by Callieslamb

I have six sheep that think they are pets...no matter what I tell them. Do they count?

Sure . . . although I rarely have any trouble falling asleep, so I'm not experienced at counting sheep . . . LOL

[Honduras Trish]

Originally Posted by lonelyfarmgirl

Wow, what a weird looking cow. What is she?

I have a pet cow (well, she's a heifer right now). I'll get a photo on here tomorrow if you want to see her.

I truly have no clue. She's the local mix, I guess.

I'd love to see a photo of your pet cow.

[Honduras Trish]

Originally Posted by farmergirl

Cute! What breed is she?

She's a mutt, I guess.

[lonelyfarmgirl]

well, mutt or not she's pretty cool looking. nothing even remotely close to looking like that around here.

[unclejae]

Yep, we have a pet cow. Her name is Maggie. She is 1/2 Dexter 1/2 full sized Jersey and 100% diva. She comes when called and even though she is small she is the boss. Wouldn't trade her for anything.

[Karin L]

To me she looks to be a typical Red Brahman. She's a nice girl, though.

[Yldrosie]

Yep, a Gyr (sp) red brahma. Nice cattle. I bought 10 bulls like her once. The man who owned the herd kept them all gentle like that because if they get mad, they can tear up the world.

[Honduras Trish]

Originally Posted by Karin L

To me she looks to be a typical Red Brahman. She's a nice girl, though.

Originally Posted by Yldrosie

Yep, a Gyr (sp) red brahma. Nice cattle. I bought 10 bulls like her once. The man who owned the herd kept them all gentle like that because if they get mad, they can tear up the world.

Originally Posted by MO_cows

Love her! I always liked the looks of Brahman type cattle, they have those long ears and sad eyes like an old hound dog.

Sooo, a question for those of you who know about such things . . . would this type of cow be okay to milk? Would she likely be worth milking, just for family use? Because I'd like to try milking, and since she's so easygoing and friendly I thought I might learn on her, but I'd hate to put in lots of effort if there's a reason why it would likely not work out.

[lonelyfarmgirl]

any cow would be worth milking. Look at it this way. no full grown cow, regardless of breed or origin is going to give LESS than a goat, and millions of people milk those. Heck, right now, my goats are drying off. I have one in milk and I am in the freezing cold milking for a quart a day. Is it worth it? Well, Its saving me 8 bucks a gallon and a 30 minute one way drive for someone else's milk.
I realize you have a large family, but would it be worth it for a 'free' gallon of milk or more a day for half a year at the very least? You have to decide that. If everyone in your family took their turn, you wouldn't have to milk more than once a week. Make that pretty red thing earn her keep.

[MO_cows]

The cow will produce as much milk as her body is able to - if the demand is there, and the nutrition. So if you start milking her when she calves, and supplement her grazing, she will make more milk and try to keep up with the demand. More milk than if she was just feeding her calf. It remains to be seen if she can make enough milk that you think it is "worth it".

[ladycat]

Originally Posted by Honduras Trish

Sooo, a question for those of you who know about such things . . . would this type of cow be okay to milk? Would she likely be worth milking, just for family use? Because I'd like to try milking, and since she's so easygoing and friendly I thought I might learn on her, but I'd hate to put in lots of effort if there's a reason why it would likely not work out.

In India they call them Zebus and they are the standard milk cow there.

[MO_cows]

And here are some pics of my pet cow, Peewee. She is a purebred Tarentaise but crossed with black so she is "off" color. She is on the small end of the breed, around 1000 lbs. She sure likes a good scratchin'.



And she can grow a calf. This is her 3rd calf at 6 months old.