Growth of our Land by Ranching & Silvopasture Practices
Cows
We absolutely love our Dexters! Their ability to navigate the brush and steep mountain hills of our property is unmatched by even our cross breeds. Our 3 breeding cows are Music (ADCA Registered), Penny (Music's daughter), and Lucy Lou (Lulu). ​
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Pictured below: Miss Betty Rock (White Face) and Miss Lucy Lou
Bulls
We have 1 breeder dexter bull. Mr. Charlie Brown is our red, horned, and ADCA. He is the sweetest bull who loves his chin scratches and nose rubs. ​
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Pictured Below: Mr. Charlie Brown
Get to Know
Our Livestock
*All our herds are closed herds at this time*
Price List
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We have several cattle options for sale! Price list recently updated to reflect current hay expenses.
Notice: We do have ADCA registered stock and can provide lineage; however, we are no longer offering ADCA registration of our stock.
Calves - $130/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 slower growing nature of the breed and the strong benefits it is for the calves to be on mama's milk. Mama's naturally wean between 9-13 months of age. Calves under 6 months of age are sold as cow-calf pairs only. Fee does not include vet check unless sold as Cow-Calf Pair.
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Steers/Heifers/Unproven Bulls over 12 months old - $1600 + $150/month of age
*Fee does not include basic vet check
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Proven Bulls $3200
*Fee includes basic vet check
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Proven Cows $2800
*Fee includes basic vet check
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Current Sale Options:
*Starter Herd: Cher ('24/Dun/Polled/Cow) & Peter (Apr '26/Dun/Bull), and Ringo (Nov '25/Red/Horned/Bull) (Unrelated Bull) - $2800 plus price of calf, plus price of unproven bull - Last one from 4BR with no relation between Bull and Cow - Offer Expiration 7/22/26 - Ringo will begin his transition to a steer on 7/23/26
*Miranda ('24/Black/Polled/Cow) & Carrie (Mar '26/Red/Heifer) - $2800 plus price of calf
*Cher ('24/Dun/Polled/Cow) & Peter (Apr '26/Dun/Bull) - $2800 plus price of calf
**Reba ('24/Black/Polled/Cow) & Jolene (Mar '26/Dun/Heifer) - $2800 plus price of calf - (small chance Reba is 50% Angus, and Jolene 25%)
*Miranda ('24/Black/Polled/Cow) - $2800
*Cher ('24/Dun/Polled/Cow) - $2800
**Reba ('24/Black/Polled/Cow) - $2800
*Ringo (Nov '25/Red/Horned/Bull) - calf pricing until November
*June (Apr '25/Red/Polled/Heifer) - $1600 + $150/month of age
*Carrie (Mar '26/Red/Heifer) - calf pricing, not available without mom until September
*Jolene (Mar '26/Dun/Heifer) - calf pricing, not available without mom until September
*Johnny (Mar '26/Red/Bull) - calf pricing, not available until September
*Peter (Apr '26/Dun/Bull) - calf pricing, not available without mom until October
*Crystal (Apr '26/Red/Heifer) - calf pricing, not available until October
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​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 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, with an occasional training treat here and there. We have learned that many of these cattle love apples - so when we have apples, that is the choice treat! Bulls, Steers, Heifers, and Cows, young and old - we have butchered all in steak cuts, and absolutely love the flavor. An older cow or bull results in slightly tougher cuts, but the beef flavor is to die for! The younger animals are more tender and still have a delicious beef flavor! Steers and young heifers are often butchered at 26-30 months, and can be finished any way you'd like them!​ A portion of our breeding stock received vaccinations. No calves have been vaccinated on the ranch, other than 6-9 month old banded bulls for tetanus to prevent infection while transitioning to a steer. Since we have owned cattle, we have not had to use antibiotics for any illnesses as of yet.
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 Buttercup 2 are 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...
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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 was 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.
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We do have a limited number of yearling boars and sows. ​
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Price Guide:
12 Weeks - 16 Weeks: $85
17 Weeks - 6 Months: $135
6 Months - 9 Months: $200
9 Months - 12 Months: $ 270​
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Pictured below: Miss Anabelle Sox
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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.
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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.
Meat Birds
From time to time we raise and butcher meat chickens (generally cornish cross or Freedom Rangers) and turkeys (large or giant broad breasted bronze or white). They are a bit of work, so we don't consistently raise these birds and butcher.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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)