Every cow has their own personality. Like humans or the cats and dogs in your life, each cow is a little bit different. I bet that no two cows are alike. They have good days and bad days, they can be playful and they can be grumpy. Sometimes they can't get enough attention and then there are days when they want to be alone.
The fun part is getting to know them and winning their trust. It's our job here at the farm to get the cows people ready so that visitors can come to the farm and spend time with them in the pasture.
Cows need hay and grain and regular vet care. Three of our cows are vision-impaired and they need expensive fly/sun masks to protect their eyes from further damage.
Your monthly sponsorship gives us the confidence to take on more cows when there is a need.
Queen Elizabeth rules the pasture. Elizabeth has taken on the role of Mother Cow and we affectionately call her "Mama". We started the rescue for her so she was the first cow here and all we do is because of her. She has outgrown snacks and lately hasn't been accommodating about anything....teenagers!
Agnes Angus bats her long eyelashes so you'll pay attention to her. She was the sweetest cow and wanted the most attention until her first time in the chute for a vet visit; after that, she became more reserved and is more hesitant to approach someone new. Her birth month is January and boy is she a quiet, proud and stubborn Capricorn!
Blind Sweet Alyssa gives the best kisses. Alyssa is 90% blind from a horrible eye infection; she mostly can only see shadows. The sun bothers her right eye and it always looks like she's crying. If she gets left behind in the pasture, you can see her stop and smell and listen until she finds her friends. We ring a bell to help her get to the haybarn and a different bell so she can find us at the gate.
Simone does the best dances. She is about 70% blind from a pink eye infection. Simone comes when she is called and is the most willing to get brushed and wear her fly mask. This girl is a gentle giant.
Sanjay is a mini bull calf. He became handicapped after a difficult birth. His horns are coming in and he loves to play and headbutt anyone who visits.
Fernando, our newest addition, is our first full-size bull calf. He is a tornado to bottle feed. You come out of the pasture covered in formula and you always end up on a different side of the pasture than where you started because he pushes into the bottle with all of his might. Fernando is soft and sweet and has the cutest freckles on his pink nose.
Faith joined us here at the farm on July 1st, 2023. She is a born-blind Holstein heifer calf. She was taken to a sale barn in KY when she was only one week old. No one wanted her and she ended up left in a hot cow hauler until a farmer found her, saved her, and brought her to us. We are thrilled to have her. Since she arrived, she has been seen by the vet, is bottling feeding like a champ, gaining weight and her coat is shiny and healthy. She was very underweight and in rough shape when she arrived. Currently, she is living with Sanjay and Little Lamb in Sanjay's pasture.
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Annie arrived here at the farm on January 3rd. She was born blind with some cognitive issues near Murfreesboro, TN. Annie is a Black Baldy which is a Black Herford with a white face, she is a cross between a Red Herford and a Black Angus. The farmer found Annie in rough shape, her face and tongue very swollen and she was unable to stand. This swollen tongue remains a concern but the swelling has decreased and with some practice, she seems to be gaining control. At the moment, she is living in our tool shed and we'll move her to the calf pasture as soon as the weather warms up. She has been inside since her birth so we don't want to put her outside before she's able to handle the temperatures. Eventually, she will live with our blind Holstein, Faith.
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