Welcome to the Farm!
We are a small farm in north Alabama, where we are passionate about raising and milking miniature Jerseys. We love our girls and would keep them all if we could, but do occasionally have a mini Jersey cow cow or calf available. We are dedicated to raising our animals to the best of our ability and stewarding our property in a way that benefits the animals as well as the land. Feel free to use the contact us form below to reach out – we *love* to talk about our animals!
A million feelings have rushed in over this girl in the last few days – fear, sorrow, guilt, anxiety, heartbreak, to name a few 💔 But the one that rises to the top is gratitude. Just so, so thankful that my prayers were answered and my Lottie girl is home, safe and sound ❤️ Thank you to everyone who prayed her through her hard day yesterday… now onto loving and cheering her on in her recovery! #lottietheminijersey #minijersey
So thankful for all the prayers for Cricket – they are being answered ❤️ She is doing amazingly well – eating, drinking, resting – all the things she needs to do to recover 🙏🏻 She was so exhausted yesterday, after we got the calf out, she just laid beside him for a while – and we left him there for her to sniff and lick as she wanted once she was ready to get up. After a few hours we turned her out in a fresh pasture with good grass to keep her busy and it worked, she rested a lot but also spent a wonderful amount of time eating and chewing her cud 🌱 And today she is looking and acting even more like herself! While we are heartbroken over the loss of her calf, we can’t help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude that she is not only okay, but doing remarkably well 🥹 Prayers for no infection, continued appetite and a stress free transition into her first lactation 🙏🏻 #crickettheminijersey #minijersey
Please pray for Cricket… she lost her calf this morning 💔 I watched her all night, suspecting early labor, and at 3:45 am I could barely see the amniotic sac and she began to push. I checked the position of the calf and it was presenting normally, but when she didn’t make significant progress within an hour, I called the vet. Vet arrived before 6:00 am and used the chains to pull it, but it was already too late. Thankfully Cricket was able to deliver it without a c-section and seems to be doing okay considering all things 🥹 Please pray for her to get well, pass the afterbirth and to fully recover without complication 🙏🏻 #crickettheminijersey #minijersey
Less than a week to her due date – and she continues to look a little bit closer every day 💛 We are increasing her feed weekly, aiming to have her on her full dairy ration when she calves ✨ And just praying all goes well for her and the baby 🙏🏻 #crickettheminijersey #minijersey
Had the pasture mowed in an effort to try to improve our pasture – the drought last summer definitely set us back 🌱 We rotate over this 11 acre pasture monthly and start at the back where the grass is more coarse. We run the cows in long, narrow strips and move them daily, trying to cover the whole pasture and not have them graze any area too much. Still *so* much to learn about rotational grazing… we just try to do the best we can and improve a little each year ☀️#rotationalgrazing #minijersey
Just watching these girls inch closer to their due dates 👀 Not close enough for night checks so we’re trying to get all the little projects done around the farm that we can – can’t believe it’s almost time to be on calf watch for these two 🙌🏻 #crickettheminijersey #lottietheminijersey #minijersey
Honey Bee was the first to go into heat with Magni here 🔥 Thankfully he will be here for each of the girls to go through several heats (if they don’t settle on the first) so we are cautiously optimistic for several Magni calves next spring ❤️ #honeybeetheminijersey #minijersey #a2a2
My little Lottie, looking almost grown up in the stanchion 🥹 Based on her poll hair I’m already convinced she’s going to have a bull calf – now I’m praying for a small, correct bull calf that we could possibly keep to use as a future herd sire 🥰 #lottietheminijersey #minijersey
These two are just a day apart in due dates but look so different! Cricket looks heavy bred but Lottie barely looks pregnant – thankfully I have been able to bump both calves successfully ❤️ Both are steadily building a bag and loosening up behind, can’t believe their first calves are just a few weeks away 🥰 #lottietheminijersey #crickettheminijersey #minijersey
One week in to stanchion training and this girl is a pro! Seriously, she and Lottie have both come in and let us mess with them, turn the pump on and lock them into the stanchion with no issues 🥰 We proceeded slowly, waited a few days to turn on the pump and a few more to close the latch on the stanchion, but I’m just pretty impressed at just how level-headed our home-grown heifers are behaving heading into their first lactation 🥹 A few more weeks of practice and then it should be go time, Cricket is due two weeks from today 😍 #crickettheminijersey #minijersey #minimilkcow
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We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the form below or email us at stefanie@tinstonecattleco.com.