Growth of our Land by Ranching & Silvopasture Practices
Cows
We currently have 3 Dexter cows, 3 Dexter heifers, and 1 Dexter Cross Heifer.
Slowly, but surely, we are getting our herd to a pure Dexter herd. Their ability to navigate the brush and steep mountain hills of our property is unmatched by even our cross breeds. Our 3 cows are Music (ADCA Registered), Penny (Music's daughter), and Lucy Lou (Lulu). Our 3 heifers - Miranda (Lulu), Reba (Music, Cross), and Cher (Penny) are enjoying life as yearlings and just welcomed the newest member of our herd, Miss June (Music).
Pictured below: Miss Betty Rock (White Face) and Miss Lucy Lou
Bulls
We have 1 dexter bulls. Mr. Charlie Brown is our red, horned, ADCA registered bull out of Blarney Ranch in Trego, MT. He is the sweetest bull who loves his chin scratches and nose rub.
Steers: We currently have no steers!
Contact us for more cattle options.
Pictured Below: Mr. Charlie Brown
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Our Livestock
*All our herds are closed herds at this time*
Price List
Calves - $100/month of age up to 12 months old
*We generally let mamas wean their calves naturally. Based on the breed, we won't wean before 6 months of age due to the breed and great benefits it is for the calves to be on mama's milk. Mama's naturally wean between 9-13 months of age.
Steers over 12 months = $1350
Steers over 24 months = $1500
Heifers/Non-Proven Bulls - over 12 months of age $1500
ADCA Registered - $1750
Bulls - 24+ months Proven Start at $2,500
ADCA Registered start at $2,775
Cows - 24+ months - Start at $2,000
ADCA Registered starts at $2,275
Dexter cattle are an amazing 1st-time cattle owner breed! Smart and gentle, this breed would be amazing for 4-H/FFA show projects. The breed is smaller by nature, and may have trouble in a large cattle beef class - so check your 4-H/FFA/Fair Requirements. The meat is a deep red color that is marbled just right - often sought out by gourmet restaurants and often preferred over Wagyu beef. Our Dexter beef is fed primarily grass and forage from the ranch. We have used some grain or treats to do a bit of training in some cases (like when Mr. Charlie thought it would be a good idea to roam around the valley eating the nice green lawn grass at our neighbor's house). However, the grain usage is kept to a minimum (a training treat) to preserve the quality of our beef - and also the health of our cattle. We have learned that these cattle love apples - so when we have apples, that is the choice treat!
Pigs
We currently have 1 breeding pair of pure American Guinea Hogs, 1 American Guinea Hog Boar and 2 American Guinea Hog Cross. Miss Patty Piggy and new piggy to be named is our AGH Cross. We made the decision to keep her a part of our breeding stock based on temperament and quite honestly, her siblings were delicious. She is the sweetest pig and loves her belly scratched - if she had it her way, her belly would be scratched all day long...
Our 2 boars and 1 sow of pure AGH breeding stock share the same great personality as Miss Piggy. We have one male that is about 2 -years old, Kermit the Hog, and another that is just a tad younger, Ernie. They both have quite the personalities and love their scratches and pets. Ernie is a tad shy compared to Kermit, but as sweet as can be. Both boars are still together, as they love cuddling in the sleep pile and keep each other warm. One of our females is Anabelle Sox. She has a little white spot in the shape of a heart on her nose, and white socks on her feet. She is quite the feisty girl, yet still as sweet as can be and loves to be pet. Poor Anabelle Sox didn't make it through the winter of 2022 - leaving us with one pure AGH sow named Rosie.
We currently have no hogs for sale at this time.
Price Guide:
12 Weeks - 6 Months: $75
6 Months - 9 Months: $100
9 Months - 12 Months: $125
12 Months - 18 Months: $175
18 Months - 24 Months: $225
Proven Breeders 24+ months: $300
Pictured below: Miss Anabelle Sox
Sheep
We currently do not have any American Blackbelly Sheep. A registered breeding pair will eventually return to the ranch as, regardless, of age or gender, these sheep taste amazing! In addition to tasting fantastic, the sheep did a fantastic job mowing the front lawn, were social with the horses, cattle, and pigs, and have helped grow some pasture out in the far fields.
We do not have any Sheep for sale at this time.
Turkeys
We currently have a blue Slate Tom, named Roman, and a Black Slate Hen (Black Beauty) and Red Bourbon Hen (Little Red) that we are hoping, fingers crossed, will hatch out some little ones this year.
Chickens
We have a great variety of chickens - most of which are heritage dual purpose birds. We occasionally will purchase cornish hens - fast growing, but delicious, meat birds - for processing and sale. We have also purchased Color Yield breed chickens which grow a lot of meat, but do not suffer from some of the rapid growth issues Cornish Cross chickens do.
Our chickens are great egg layers - most of the time. We have barred rocks, wyandottes, leghorns, orpingtons, and easter eggers just to name a few. Our chickens help in the garden and orchard when they are needed. The chicken coops are quite large and designed to try and keep the hawks out. When we are able, we let the chickens roam outside of the coop - but those hawks are just relentless. Braeden's winter project is to make some chicken tractors for spring.
We have 5 regular egg customers, which is keeping us at a perfect egg level. However, when we do have extra eggs, mainly in late spring into the summer, we will have them for sale at our Mobile Market.
We are working on perfecting our poultry processing and packaging capabilities for sale to the public. Depending on the time of year, the processed birds might be meat birds (such as cornish cross) or heritage meat birds (such as orpingtons, brahma, wyandotte, and New Hampshire reds)