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!
Two weeks into rotationally grazing our big pasture and the girls are in their happy place 🌿 We are moving them onto fresh grass every 24 hours and will have the whole pasture grazed in about 40 days. Then we’ll start back at the top and let them start over again ☀️ #honeybeetheminijersey #minijersey #rotationalgrazing
Adding one thing to my “Things I Never Thought I’d Do” list… and thanking God this girl was such an agreeable participant 🥰 We got this gilt last year knowing we wanted to breed her, but not keep a boar – which meant AIing her ourselves 😅 So grateful for months of following @themoderndaysettler’s Patreon account and taking her AI in Sows class – despite being a complete novice, it all went off incredibly smoothly! We used a Berkshire boar from Shipley Swine named Earn It, would so love to have little Old Spot/Berkshire piglets running around later this year ❤️ Now all that is left to do is wait three long weeks to see if she goes into heat again 🙏🏻 #gloucestershireoldspot #pasturedpigs
Surprise 🥰 We have a new herd member! We weren’t looking to grow our herd, but when I heard that Honey Bee was available, I was determined to do all I could to bring her home ❤️ Honey Bee has long been a “dream cow” of mine and I’m still pinching myself that she is really here! It took a while to figure out the logistics, complete testing and necessary paperwork – and then we had to keep her quarantined for a bit to ensure she didn’t get anything on the long trip here 🚚 But now, at long last, she has joined the herd and is quickly making friends with our other girls… and she couldn’t be more of a sweetheart! We are smitten ❤️ #honeybeetheminijersey #minijersey
Lilibet calved almost five months ago and was giving about 1.5 gallons a day. Since we have four other girls in milk we decided to go ahead and dry her off, ahead of the spring grass that will encourage production 🥛 She was milked for the last time one week ago and is looking fantastic – we are praying she is bred back to Rango for a fall 2025 calf 🤍 #lilitheminijersey #minijersey #minimilker
Contact us!
We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the form below or email us at stefanie@tinstonecattleco.com.