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 little drizzle doesn’t keep this girl from looking lovely – and she’s giving us four gallons a day to boot 💛 She is really surprising us this lactation with how much she’s producing, and how much more relaxed she is in the stanchion ✨ #mabeltheminijersey #minijersey #minimilker
A little weekend refresh for the mini barn 🫧 The girls definitely use it a lot based on the amount of poop we clean out every week, which is a great thing! We love that they’ve made it their little home 🏡 Cricket decided she needed to keep a really close eye on us and, as soon as we were done, she plopped herself down on the fresh straw for a nap 🛌 #crickettheminijersey #minijersey
Back on hay for the winter and these non-lactating girls are they are not too happy about it 🥹 We’ve given them a wide lane to get to the water trough but other than that, the big pasture is off limits until spring 🌱 Hopefully they’ll forgive me someday 🤣 #ettatheminijersey #minijersey
So happy to be at the two week fresh mark with Lilibet, and just one day away for Mabel 🤩 The first two weeks of a cow’s lactation are when metabolic issues are most likely to surface – so getting through that tenuous time is *always* something to celebrate 💛 #lilitheminijersey #mabeltheminijersey #minijersey #familymilkcow
Joining in on Monday Meet and Greets and starting with our oldest girl, MJF Etta Jane Butters 💛 Etta is almost 13 and had been sold from farm to farm by the time my friend and mentor, Tim, purchased her out of a bad situation three years ago. She came to our farm to stay for a bit and, a year later, joined our farm permanently ⭐️ She gave us Lilibet Luv two years ago and Coltrane one year ago… and she is due with a calf by Rango on January 20th ✨ Etta is sassy and opinionated and we don’t mind one bit – she is a wonderful little milk cow and we can’t get enough of those chubby-on-air genetics 🤩 #ettajanebutters #ettatheminijersey #minijersey #maryjanebutters
We will be offering these two to new homes soon! If you’d like to be considered, please complete the form linked in my bio ❤️ It is a brand new form so, if you’re seriously interested in one of these cuties, even if you’ve completed the form before, please complete it again 🥰 We may also offer one of our cows in milk to a new home – so if your farm is set up and you are seriously looking for a mini Jersey in the next few months, now is the time to get your inquiry form submitted 😍 #minijersey
Mabel came to us as a wild yearling who had been left on her dam too long and handled too little 😅 She’s made great strides in the almost two years she’s been with us, but her default is to doubt, which can make handling her in high stress situations tricky! Thankfully she seems to have made the transition into her second lactation almost seamlessly – after a few days of some anxiety in the milk parlor, she’s settled down nicely and is already giving over three gallons. She’s such a beautiful cow, we are hopeful she’ll continue to learn to trust more and more as she matures 🥰 #mabeltheminijersey #minijersey #familymilkcow #homedairy
Contact us!
We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the form below or email us at stefanie@tinstonecattleco.com.