| Timberside Farms Miniature Cattle |
On this page I will tell you how we got started with the cow side of the farm. Our goats ate a lot
of the weeds and multi floral rose growing in the pasture, but they left a lot of good grass
behind that was going to waste.
I started looking for another type of farm animal to eat all of the grass. I found out about mini
cattle and just had to have one. Well one has turned into a fold of Highlands, a mini Black
Baldie, and a short legged Dexter. That does not include our full sized Highland or our bucket
jersey calf.
of the weeds and multi floral rose growing in the pasture, but they left a lot of good grass
behind that was going to waste.
I started looking for another type of farm animal to eat all of the grass. I found out about mini
cattle and just had to have one. Well one has turned into a fold of Highlands, a mini Black
Baldie, and a short legged Dexter. That does not include our full sized Highland or our bucket
jersey calf.
| This is Samantha, a miniature black baldie, and Elmo. Elmo is a full size Jersey bucket calf. Elmo is 2 months old in this picture and Sam was 9 months old. |
| Another picture of Sam and Elmo. I like seeing pictures like this in other people's web sites to show the size of the cows. |
| This is a registered Dexter named Smurf. She is a short legged Dexter . Smurf was born in June of 2006. |
| Another picture of Smurf and Sam. I really like the Dexter breed and will be adding more Dexter's next year. |
| This is Sarah. She is a registered Highland. Sarah is a regular sized Highland and was one of our first cows. |
| Just for Fun |
| Can you spot the Zebu? |
| Sarah kid sitting. |
| Fanny the Pygmy goat riding Garth. (My brother said that the goat looked photo shopped in. She wasn't. The goat is standing on a big tire in the background.) |
| Did somebody say breakfast? |
| Smurf, Sam and Elmo taken spring of 2008. Notice the neighbors full sized cows in the background. They were 20 feet away from our cattle in this picture, yet they still tower over them. Also notice how Elmo is as tall as Smurf and almost as tall as Sam, even though he is 7 months younger than Sam. |