Freeranging with cows??

[doubleostud]

I think it would work, my flock is in with goats and mini donkeys

 

[skeeter]

Dexters?are those even real cows

 

[kstaven]

Chickens are the best for breaking up manure.

Dexters are best kept in the freezer.

 

[wishin4chicken]

Ok, I'm going to have to change my name to Wishin4chicken&cows. These guys look really neat! And says they're great milkers.

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/dexter/

Michele.

 

[miss_jayne]

talked with my husband today and we think this is the breed we are going with for milking! yeah!

so cute! thanks for the help, Steff!


MOOOOOO!

 

[quercus21]

I'm in the process of reading a book called "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan and he wrote about a farmer named Joel Salatin in Virginia who raises chickens,turkey,pigs, rabbits,cattle on a 450 acre farm with 100 acres of pasture. The cattle are all grass fed and he moves them every few days into a new pasture and then moves the chickens in to eat the grubs in the cow pies. The chickens spread the cow manure around ,add their own and basically fertilize the pastures and keep the cycle going.

It's a great book. He also wrote "In Defense of Food". Both of these books would be interesting to anyone who is growing their own food and trying to get away from the grocery store.
glenda

 

[kstaven]

If you want information on Joel Salatin go here. http://www.polyfacefarms.com/ Many of his stories are archived on the site.

 

[quercus21]

Thanks for the link to the Polyface Farm website. I was going to search for that at some point, but you saved me from putting it off and forgetting about it.

Now I just wish I had more than 1 1/2 acre, but at least we can have chickens and a garden.

 

[steffpeck]

I need to take new pic's of our cow's for our website, so when I get them done, I will post them on here so that you can see them. They really are great cows!!

 

[Beekissed]

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That would make for some funny lookin eggs

or really weird milk!

Eggnog?