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Post by Selsie Turner on Jul 29, 2012 23:15:43 GMT -5
This thread will help us keep track of how many cattle we have in New Haven, both for meat and dairy. This will be updated as calves are birthed and animals are butchered.
In general, the New Haven cattle will not be individually named, pictured, and given "biographies" like our horses, particularly if they are intended for food consumption. That said, breeding stock and dairy cattle will stay off our plates until they have outlived their usefulness, so anyone wishing to build a full "biography" for a pet cow is welcome to do so, and I will be glad to post it.
However, as far as Selsie is concerned, the Beefmasters she helped bring back from Pennsylvania are named Sirloin, T-Bone, Ribeye, Hamburger, Fillet, Mignon, Porterhouse, Steak, Tips, Beef, and ItsWhatsForDinner. Oh, and... Chuck. Mmmm, cow.
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Post by Selsie Turner on Jul 29, 2012 23:30:56 GMT -5
Procured from Pennsylvania:
7 - Holstein dairy cows
1 - Holstein bull
8 - Beefmaster cows, six of which are pregnant
4 - Bull calves that will make fine steers once castrated; or else one can be reserved as a back-up bull
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Post by pandoraspet on Jul 30, 2012 10:57:10 GMT -5
From Justin Carver
10-Beefmaster cows, eight are pregnant
3-Beefmaster steers
1-Beefmaster bull
All named dinner!
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Post by dwindsweptwayne on Jul 30, 2012 13:51:17 GMT -5
From Darlene Wayne:
10 Miniature Jersey cows (4 birthed spring '15, 6 producing)
2 miniature Jersey bulls
2 Miniature Jersey heifers
1 Miniature Dutch Belted bull
13 Miniature Dutch Belted cows (6 birthed spring '15, 7 producing)
(Cows and bulls are named and are pets. They've been through heck and back with Darlene -- but make no mistake... named or not, pets or not, when they're no longer able to provide milk or have outlived their ability to father calves, they'll be enjoyed as a tasty, well-tended repast for the Community).
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Post by Sophie on Jul 30, 2012 16:23:47 GMT -5
Remaining from Rocky's 40 after the Walker / Rager attack:
1 – Big red bull that will follow you around like a puppy dog for cow cubes
2 – Steer
10 – Heifers, pregnant
1 – Heifer, not pregnant – lost calf during the walker attack & Rocky has segregrated from the bull to give her an Estrus cycle to make sure there was no undetected damage
1 – Heifer, not pregnant (yet)
4 – Heifer calves, < 1 year
6 – Bull calves < 1 year
Rocky will evaluate all the Bull calves when they arrive and determine which bulls she wants to keep. Ideally, she'll keep a total of 4 bulls to give some genetic diveristy. So, two of those little boys get to keep their boys.
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Post by pandoraspet on Nov 8, 2012 9:54:12 GMT -5
four Jersey Dairy cows, Justin found. Brought back and put in the quarantine pens.
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Post by Sophie on Nov 17, 2012 18:11:17 GMT -5
Randulfr brought home 8 cows, 1 steer, 1 bull - unknown breed.
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Post by Sophie on Feb 25, 2013 10:33:42 GMT -5
2 heifer calves born
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Post by Sophie on Mar 9, 2013 16:09:53 GMT -5
4 miniature Jersey calves born
(3 female, 1 male)
6 miniature Dutch Belted calves born
4 female, 2 male)
Full-sized Dairy Cattle Increases:
2 Holstein calves (both male) [From Selsie's group]
2 Jersey/Holstein calves, both female [From Selsie's Holstein bull, out of Justin's full-sized Jersey cows]
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Post by dwindsweptwayne on Oct 27, 2013 12:06:41 GMT -5
- 3 Water Buffalo (2 female, 1 male) (these cannot interbreed with cattle)
- 2 Yaks (used as oxen) (1 each, male and female) these can interbreed freely with cattle
- 18 Dairy Cows, 12 producing, 2 heifers freshening within 2 months (off-cycle wild-bred... may be yak-crosses, aka delaks), 4 cows, pregnant/non-lactating
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