Posted by Bret4207 on July 11, 2013 at 05:59:57 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: Family cow? posted by John in Md on July 11, 2013 at 04:24:18:
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In my area she'd likely go for $600.00 or so depending on whether you wanted the papers and if she was warranted bred. Maybe a couple hundred more if she's a good looker.
I gave $600 (I think) a couple years back for 2 of the sorriest looking full Jerseys you ever saw. Both were in milk and one was said to be bred. I hid them under an overhang so no one would see them and call the gendarmes. Fogged the 2nd cut to them and wormed them right off. 4 months later I had a heifer calf on my hands and the other younger animal is due to calf a couple days back. I can bump her calf but people are telling me a lot of cows are running over this year for some reason. Just bred the older cow back to a nice Jersey bull. Anyway, I use an old Universal bucket milker so teat size isn't a big deal. We had more milk than we can use. The majority of the milk went to raising bummer lambs. We also have a mess of goats my wife just bought and we're using their milk for the house right now. I like goat milk a lot more than cow milk, doesn't bother my belly at all unlike cow milk.
Getting back on track, I'd see what the Guernsey owner will take. The Channel Island breeds are about perfect for a house cow IMO. I'm pretty sure ours would be happy living IN the house with us! I think I'd prefer them to the dogs most of the time.... but then not everyones wife is a dog fanatic.
As far as where the herds went, they went with the times I suppose. Doesn't make sense to me. As I understand it, being on the periphery of the dairy biz, the Channel Island breeds will produce more butter fat and protein on a lot less feed. But around me everyone is pure Holstein and milking them like quantity is all that matters. Got me. I sure do get tired of seeing black and white though.
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