A New Adventure

This is going to be a new adventure for us.

This little guy will be joining the farm along with two other little heifers at the end of September.

These are Dexter cows.  The more I read about them, the more I want to raise these exclusively.

They are very gentle and calm.  

This is his dad (below).  Rico will look just like him in 18 mo's, and bring about 500lbs of meat.

This guy was in the field the whole time held back only by two strands of wire.  He looks massive, but this particular breed is short and docile.  He walked right over to his owner and lowered his head for a scratch behind the ears.  I reached over and gave him a few scratches as well.   Though the owners say NEVER TRUST A BULL, they said they have never seen aggression in him.  "These cows are very pampered." The owner said, "Because I can."  They owners are in their 60's or so and have 23 alpaca's, 5 cows, I don't know how many buff orpington pullets, other assorted chickens, ducks, and a cute little vegetable garden in front of the house.  Their farm is neat as a pin!  I looked at Scott and said, "This is what I want the rest of our lives to be like."  The exclamation point to their chosen life style............a "FOR SALE" sign on their motor home sitting in the driveway.