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This page details our miniature dairy
cows and breeding program. In late 2012, we purchased a 3/4 mini jersey
heifer for Josey. The pure mini jerseys
are just too expensive for many homesteaders. After much research we
decided to begin crossbreeding mini jersey bulls to mini zebu, guinea
pineywoods, corriente as well as a few other crossbred mini cows. As of late
2023 we have two breeding groups with about 25 cows each in them. The
crossbreds are more hardy due to hybrid vigor. Our cattle are more
affordable than most purebreds you will find for sale.
We have also had a number of questions about why we choose to use zebu cows in the breeding up program. There are a number of reasons, the zebu and/or jersey x zebu are/or will be :
Points 2-7 would also apply to the Pineywood and Corriente heifers that we will also be using.
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This is "Clover" the little girl that got us started down this path. She is 3/4 mini jersey, so when she is bred to a purebred bull, the resulting calf will be 7/8. She is Josey's cow. He loved her to death and milked her through several lactations. She had a pretty heifer in 2023 that we will be retaining. |
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This is DCM Remy, he was our first mini jersey bull. Remy came home on 2/9/13. We used him for several years and still have some of his daughters. | ||
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