Recent content by USpony

I've looked at the hoop house type structure Farm Tek has. Not sure but still weighing options. If I use a carport type structure do I have to insulate it? I heard they can be colder inside than outside, but mine would be pretty open anyway. And its open to the greatest amount of sun to the...

I found in my experience with horses that it is important for me to feel confident when I am around them. If I don't feel it then I still carry myself as if I am confident. Fake it til you make it. What is rude in people society is not rude with animals. As the herd leader you have the right...

Thanks for the pics! Do I see some Zebu in there? Are they primarily for meat, milk, or dual purpose? They seem friendly.

I don't think much of my cold location either, but I'm trying to "bloom where I'm planted" so to speak. I grew up in middle Tennessee and plan to move back someday. Cohabitation with the pony won't work out unfortunately. Rusty is the type of animal whose practical jokes are usually only...

I love Jerseys too. Their personalities make them so nice to handle. I can't wait to get mine in a few months! I am so looking forward to that famous Jersey milk. I will be crossing mine with a milky Dexter bull to produce smaller, hardy, dual purpose homestead cows. I feel the steers will...

To answer your question about where I live. I am located in northeastern Indiana. The winter here can get pretty severe. An actual temp of -20 is not out of the question, it doesn't usually last too long. We have had wind chills of -30. Teens for the highs and below 0 at night is pretty...

farmerjan, I guess I did sound sold on this cow. When I went to look at the cows I knew I couldn't get get one yet, but she was what I thought I was looking for. The trip to the amish farm was more to see what was available and what I needed to be prepared to pay. Once I got home I decided it...

I agree. He should know what his animals are up to. My concern with the white faced bull would be size. It may not have been a mini and I'd be worried about calving problems. I am off these cows now that I understand I can get into cows by a less expensive route.

Our mid-western ground is soft and no opportunity for natural wear. I will have a dairy cow I hand milk so hopefully I can get her used to having her feet handled.

I forgot to mention, I have gotten my feet wet with milking because I had a little Nigerian goat I milked. I sold her before I started nursing school as I knew I wouldn't have time. Problem was, no one in the family would drink the goat milk but one of my daughters and me. Her milk was very...

I appreciate getting so many answers to my question. This sight is golden for a beginner like me. I had a feeling that amish guy may have been adding on an "English" tax to his price. That may have been why there was no price listed. He could change it according to who came to look. He...

I do graduate in May but am not done until I pass my nursing boards in early July. The studying goes on until then. For my own benefit I'll just list the reasons I'm not ready for a cow quite yet, because I am getting impatient. 1. I'm a student and can't afford to buy her yet. Once I am...

The price I was quoted by an amish farmer for a 20 month old, bred, Dexter/Jersey heifer was $2500. She is a red brindle color (not that color matters much to me), but they are not sure if she was bred to the mini bull or to the white faced bull they used to have running around. She is...

Can cattle be taught to stand on three legs to have their hooves trimmed and filed like a horse? Yesterday I visited a beautifully keep amish farm so I could see their cows. They seemed healthy except that the 7 year old mini jersey had really long feet. I trim and file my own pony's feet and...