I love the colour!
What's so special about this cross? Good house cow? (I am almost totally ignorant about cows/cattle...)
I have a bee in my bonnet about this cross being a superb house cow, yes. The Red Devon used to be triple purpose - meat milk work - but in recent decades has been more and more a beef only animal. Still a milky suckler though, and a laid-back temperament. A good do-er, very hardy.
I think there's no doubt she'll be a grand addition to the suckler herd - in fact BH is rather annoyed that she'll be in
my herd not
his!
I think that with a more beefy conformation, and a bit hardier than the straight Jersey, not
quite such high performance, she could be an easy-to-manage smallholder / house cow. And good for crossing for a beef calf of course. (Yes, I know - they could just get a Shetland! Probably right there, but I have wanted one of these for
ever.
)