Dream animals

[ShrekDawg]

I like Sitka deer. So small and cute.

 

[Folly's place]

So, about cattle: in spite of what's said out there so often, a cow is a female bovine over two years of age, or when she has her first calf.
'Calf' is a very young bovine of either sex. 'Heifer' is a female bovine under two years of age. When very young, 'heifer calf' is also fine.
A very young uncastrated male can be called a bull calf. Most are castrated young, then they are steers. Virtually all oxen are steers.
An ox is any bovine who is trained to haul stuff.
Mary

 

[Painted Calls]

I like Sitka deer. So small and cute.

They're small but not tiny like my future babies.

 

[ShrekDawg]

So, about cattle: in spite of what's said out there so often, a cow is a female bovine over two years of age, or when she has her first calf.
'Calf' is a very young bovine of either sex. 'Heifer' is a female bovine under two years of age. When very young, 'heifer calf' is also fine.
A very young uncastrated male can be called a bull calf. Most are castrated young, then they are steers. Virtually all oxen are steers.
An ox is any bovine who is trained to haul stuff.
Mary

Thanks, that’s helpful

 

[ShrekDawg]

They're small but not tiny like my future babies.

OMGGGG I NEEEEEEEEDDDD

 

[Painted Calls]

So, about cattle: in spite of what's said out there so often, a cow is a female bovine over two years of age, or when she has her first calf.
'Calf' is a very young bovine of either sex. 'Heifer' is a female bovine under two years of age. When very young, 'heifer calf' is also fine.
A very young uncastrated male can be called a bull calf. Most are castrated young, then they are steers. Virtually all oxen are steers.
An ox is any bovine who is trained to haul stuff.
Mary

And a free-martin is an infertile female with masculine behavior/anatomy.

 

[ShrekDawg]

And a free-martin is an infertile female with masculine behavior/anatomy.

This is all so fascinating to me.

 

[CoopBoots]

Oh man. If I had the land and money, it'd be cows I think! I'm not at all confident I could handle an animal that big at first, but it would be so neat to learn.

Anyway, as I don't have either of those prerequisites, I'm hoping goats are a bit more realistic for my pretend-farm...

 

[Geena]

Oh I almost forgot. One day I will have a couple Muntjac deer.

I have about 1,000 whitetails I'd like to ship down to you.

 

[Painted Calls]

I have about 1,000 whitetails I'd like to ship down to you.

How convenient! I'm cleaning my freezer out this week. Send them down!