I am putting out a BOLO (be on the look out) for a Dexter cow for our farm. I have wanted a cow for about 10 years now. I have been planning my escape from the city for about 12!
I knew I wanted to get a heritage breed and a miniature cow was also important so the perfect match was a Dexter cow. They are usually 36 to 42 inches at the shoulder and give 1-2 gallons of milk per day as opposed to 8-9 gallons per days (what would I do with that much milk?) They require half the amount of pasture and are supposed to be very gentle (for a cow I guess). If you want more info just check here.
I have been looking high and low and found this 18 month old cow named Kisses, her momma’s name is Hershey, get it… Hershey’s Kisses : )
We drove 3 hours to see her and when I got out of the car and went up to Kisses the cow, I realized that my concept of a miniature cow was slightly off. I have never handled any type of farm animal bigger than our chickens or ducks and the cow was definetely bigger than our dogs so…. I guess I was a little scared.
Kisses owner, Patty (hey great name) was so super sweet. She is a plethora of knowledge and taught me so much. She helped me milk the momma cow Hershey and we talked all afternoon. Kisses has horns which I would have to have removed because.. well, because they are horns. Patty has done alot of work towards training Kisses to walk on a halter and stay still. I hosed off Kisses and pet her. She bellowed (moo-ed) the entire time I was there because she did not like being seperated from her momma and every time she bellowed Olivia would freak out and start crying. It really did sound like a cruise ship horn and I felt bad for little Olivia because she was scared of the loud sound but we could not stop laughing.
At the end of the day, I shared some Kefir grains with Patty and went on my way home. Alexandra thinks we could definetely handle this cow but after talking to Patty I have decided to see a few more cows before I decide.
OMG, that's what I want too. A Dexter!