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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Sophie87 on February 24, 2015, 12:57:48 pm
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Hi
I'm looking to buy a miniature jersey cow for milking. Does anyone know and breeders in the uk? Help much appreciated!!
Sophie
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What on earth is a miniature jersey cow? Do you mean a native jersey cow which is smaller than the Canadian ones?
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Sophie87 - We've seen these miniature Jerseys in the US (my husband is from Philadelphia originally) and they are lovely and not hard to get at all in the States.
We would like some too so good luck with your search!
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What'sthe obsession with miniature?
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Rosemary - in my case, we have just under five acres so not a huge amount of land. We have miniature Ouessant sheep and pygmy goats at the moment.
We are getting involved in animal assisted therapy with animals and they're very appealing and gentle and for people with special needs that is obviously paramount.
It may just be a coincidence but I'm 5 feet 0 and so perhaps that's why I've always been keen on miniature animals!
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I would imagine that in this country (if available) they would be very expensive.
What about a Dexter? Some of them come really small, will provide milk and produce a calf that won't overwhelm you with a mountain of meat.
Or on a slightly different tack - are you choosing miniature Jerseys because you want a milking animal, or because they are small and pretty? Because if you don't really want to be committed to the milking routine - what about miniature donkeys? They are small and easy to handle and don't eat a lot. In winter they will thrive on straw. They are also very gentle and wonderful with children or people with learning disabilities.
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Someone's trying to find a home for a Jersey that isn't for breeding...
They're not large animals, or at least, a lot of them aren't.
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Apologies to Sally for going slightly off topic, just to say Landroverroy, I agree completely about the miniature donkeys, they are wonderful animals and perfect for the therapy and we hope to be fortunate enough to have some at some point.
I have seen Dexters and they are very sweet but the miniature Jerseys we saw in the US were very small and the response of the special needs children visiting them was wonderful
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Surely if you want to milk a miniature jersey, you will need a miniature bull to serve it??
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What's wrong with a goat? :o
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Surely if you want to milk a miniature jersey, you will need a miniature bull to serve it??
What's wrong with a goat? :o
Nah, that won't work. :roflanim:
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Surely if you want to milk a miniature jersey, you will need a miniature bull to serve it??
What's wrong with a goat? :o
Nah, that won't work. :roflanim:
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Surely if you want to milk a miniature jersey, you will need a miniature bull to serve it??
What's wrong with a goat? :o
Nah, that won't work. :roflanim:
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Sorry not awake at the moment... up several times per night to check on the goats about to pop.... except they aren't (popping that is)..
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:wave: i googled these must admit they are pretty cool .couldnt see any in uk , did see a price of $2000.00 for a young heifer :o .
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:wave: i googled these must admit they are pretty cool .couldnt see any in uk , did see a price of $2000.00 for a young heifer :o .
A pedigree regular-size Jersey heifer will cost quite a bit too. I paid £1200 for an in-calf 2 year-old.
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A pedigree regular-size Jersey heifer will cost quite a bit too. I paid £1200 for an in-calf 2 year-old.
Worth every penny imh[jersey]o :eyelashes: :cow:
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And then some!
I bought her in-calf, estimated to be about 7 months along. When she calved and started lactating, my neighbour, a dairy farmer, told me she would now fetch in excess of £2000.
She calved a beautiful Jersey heifer calf, and then the next year another. The first daughter went on to produce a lovely Jersey heifer calf, as did the second. And I've also got a beautiful Jersey x Red Devon heifer coming on.
As well as their own calves, they each add value to an average of 3 bought-in calves per year. They help feed the orphan lambs, any pups, pigs, chickens we may be rearing, as well as what we need for the house.
Oh, and I trust them with the grand nephews and nieces ;)
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:wave: i googled these must admit they are pretty cool .couldnt see any in uk , did see a price of $2000.00 for a young heifer :o .
A pedigree regular-size Jersey heifer will cost quite a bit too. I paid £1200 for an in-calf 2 year-old.
it was 8 mnth stirk(about the size of a collie) . £1200 strong money for a jersey about here see them regularly about £750. i take it she was top draw :trophy: . [size=78%] totaly un related but i seen a few jersey x ayrshire at a dispersal looked like a jersey but slightly bigger and nearly black really really smart lookin beasts looked like they were out a photo shoot they all made 2grand+[/size]
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£1200 strong money for a jersey about here see them regularly about £750. i take it she was top draw :trophy: .
She's a very special girl with superb genes, yes. I wouldn't have been so precious, but I'd been after a house cow for ever and this was the only one BH would let me have! (She's the great-great-great granddaughter of our neighbour's favourite cow. The neighbour, retired now, used to have a prize-winning herd, and bred a bull for AI. Hillie is a descendent.)
It's ridiculous to have such a superb animal as a house cow; although I produce some pure-bred Jerseys I don't register them - there's no point as we're not a dairy herd and we're not milk recorded. However, BH likes to look at really good stock, and he loves to go and look at Jerseys at sales and tell me how much better Hillie, and especially her first daughter Plenty, are. ::)
Whatever we paid for her, she's founded a dynasty here and been worth every penny. BH absolutely adores them too :hugcow:
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:excited: I love Jersey's too ...... just not the right place here to have any :( These miniatures are they like micro pigs?
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:excited: I love Jersey's too ...... just not the right place here to have any :( These miniatures are they like micro pigs?
You wrote what I was thinking. The whole "miniaturisation" thing makes me uncomfortable. These micro versions of farm animals to me serve no useful purpose. It's like an urbanisation of farming - also see post on "Countryfile" - all comes to teh same thing.
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What about Zeebu cattle? They are small and gentle and available in Great Britain.
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My daughter worked at a farm park last summer and would strongly disagree about the temperament of miniature Zebu cattle!
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I researched Zebus last year when there were some for sale on preloved.
Apparently their meat is tough, so not much point in producing a load of stewing steak for the same production costs as prime sirloin.
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Given that the person posting originally hasn't been back to answer any replies I guess s/he has given up/lost interest....
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Given that the person posting originally hasn't been back to answer any replies I guess s/he has given up/lost interest....
I was thinking about apologising for the threadjacking, but as you say, she maybe hasn't been on anyway.
We've enjoyed ourselves anyway! :D
Edited to say, actually, she's left the forum :( . I hope we didn't drive her away... :-[
Edited again to say she seems to be back on, although hasn't posted again. Hi Sophy! We'd love to know more about your plans :)
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nice jerseys sally :thumbsup: .
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nice jerseys sally :thumbsup: .
Thank you :)
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nice jerseys sally :thumbsup: .
Thank you :)
She knits nice ones too ;)
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nice jerseys sally :thumbsup: .
Thank you :)
She knits nice ones too ;)
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I was puzzled for a minute there. We're discussing knitting, crocheting and felting coloured sheep for a display celebrating 30 years of the British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association, so I thought you meant a knitted Jersey cow! lol Like these (http://www.stylehive.com/bookmark/pdf-amigurumi-crochet-pattern-cow-welcome-to-by-jennyandteddy-1386811) (Yes, ok, they're crocheted, but they're cute!)
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canny think why the author abandoned her post,goats donkeys zeebu an wooly jumpers no a miniature jersey (cow) in sight . :roflanim: :roflanim:
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Sophie, Did you ever find your miniature cows?
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Resurrecting the dead thread to say I may have a solution for anyone who has interest. My mum breeds the mini Jerseys in the UK (A2/A2, polled, AJCA registered) and can send me 16 embryos and semen if anyone is interested in a breeding partnership!
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Hi I saw your post and wanted to see if it was still possible to purchase embryos I live in Canada and am trying to get started but very hard to get stock. Please feel free to email ogresacres@ hotmail.com if possible thanks sylvia.
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Staying on the miniature thread, and I can see peoples views are mixed
what are peoples thoughts on the Australian Lowlines.
They seem to be at a premium,
and derived from the Angus or where the original Angus.
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Next door have Lowlines. They are not recognised by the AA breed society (unlike the Native Angus which I prefer) they run to fat easily but are easy to manage. Personally I think that one particular herd have imported stock and created a market by good marketing, they are really in it for the money.
Nice overpriced pets though.
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Next door have Lowlines. They are not recognised by the AA breed society (unlike the Native Angus which I prefer) they run to fat easily but are easy to manage. Personally I think that one particular herd have imported stock and created a market by good marketing, they are really in it for the money.
Nice overpriced pets though.
That’s interesting all searches seem to circle back to the same flock
I quick like traditional Herefords if I’m honest
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Hello my name is Martin, I have two mini Jersey Heifers in Germany and looking for sperm for insemination. Is there someone who has this breed in the uk . Would also buy a bull if sperm is not possible
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Hello my name is Martin, I have two mini Jersey Heifers in Germany and looking for sperm for insemination. Is there someone who has this breed in the uk . Would also buy a bull if sperm is not possible
Thanks to Brexit it is impossible to export live animals from the UK to mainland Europe. Probably not much easier with semen straws.