than regular cows?Do you think the feeding part is alot cheaper compared to a full grown cow?

Duh, that'll teach me for not proofing before I post...

Here it is:



Adorable when they are little!!



Dawn



"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.


Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty

Here's a pic of Edie with my friend Laura:



And with Betty:



And with my horse and goat:



They are around 38" tall. They weigh around 600#. A full sized cow would be 1200#. They eat half as much. About 1/3 what my horse does (because not only are they smaller, but being a ruminant, they utilize what they eat better).

Also, if you are speaking of dairy cattle, a dairy cow in milk will eat twice what a beef cow would because they need the nutrition to produce a higher than natural yield of milk. Edie is a Dexter, which is dual purpose, not dairy. And Cookie is a beef cow breed. So neither require much hay at all. They get fat looking at grass. Yet, I plan on milking because they should each produce over a gallon a day still, and the steers can also be used for beef (dairy calves have little value for beef).

Cookie is not a Belted Galloway herself, she is mostly Lowline (a small breed of Angus) with 1/8 of a belted offshoot from Galloway called Buelingo. However, I will be breeding both girls to a very small Belted Galloway (they come in all sizes) bull and the belted heifer calves they produce can be registered with the Belted Galloway Society as Appendix (half breed). And if I keep heifers and breed them back, when I get to 7/8, I can register a heifer as pure Belted Galloway. They are endangered, with only a few thousand left, so this is my plan.

Dawn

"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.


Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty

how can people raise them and eat them. I'd never eat another steak if I had a pet cow.


I don't rescue animals because I want to feel better about myself, or morally superior to anyone. The best part of my life with animals is the humility they teach and the humanity the foster.
Jon Katz "Soul of a Dog"

She's actually a Lowline (small Angus breed from Australia) with 1/8 Buelingo, which is a Dutch Belted cross. The belts are dominant. I will be breeding her to registered Belted Galloway bulls for belted calves each year that I can register as Appendix. It is a very rare breed now because they've crossbred it so much, it's on the endangered species list!

Dawn


"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.


Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty

pray everything will go smooth....



judy&kids

She loves to be groomed and walks perfectly on a lead line attached to her collar. Cookie on the other hand is only 1 year old and playful. She likes to butt and buck and play with toys. She also loves to be groomed and belch in my face.

Dawn


"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.


Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty

Is she sweet? My uncle had a big Jersey when we were kids and she would follow us around like a puppy, always demanding to have her head scratched. Of course, a head butt from a cow was a little intense to little kids, but we loved her anyway.

can't wait to see the moo baby.


I don't rescue animals because I want to feel better about myself, or morally superior to anyone. The best part of my life with animals is the humility they teach and the humanity the foster.
Jon Katz "Soul of a Dog"

LOL Congrats on the new baby that is so cool! Great pics too. I guess even cows know how to get comfy. =)

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius
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