Taylor's Farm

Afton's 4H group went on a field trip out to the Taylor farm Thursday night. I drove with them out to Genola and brought Khora and Bonnie with us. The Taylor's just started raising some mini herefords about a year ago and he was giving us the rundown on showing and raising these smaller sized cows. They got them for their grandchildren to show, since they aren't as intimidating. Apparently they are more docile and even tempered and you can raise 3 of them for the same price as 1 regular sized hereford.  But he said when it comes to selling them there is only about a 10% difference in price. He bought some Dexter's (some black cows) to use as segregate mothers while they were building up their herd. So these $800 cows could have $1,500 calf's. It was interesting! We loved it out there!  You should have seen Bonnie, that girl was in heaven! She got to sit on top of one of the cows they were showing us and thought that was pretty neat! They were feeding a cow some hay and one of them licked her hand with its really long tongue.  She wasn't too sure she like that though. On the ride home the girls and I were fantasizing about living out there with just enough space and land for horses and chickens and a dog! And then if there was a little fishing pond close enough Isaac would be in as well.  I was actually getting really excited about it.  Their farm was beautiful! A girl can dream.  You can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl.

These miniature herefords are very gentle by nature.

Just the right size for this little cow girl!

These guys won't get much taller than this just wider.  These girls were 1-2 years old.

Feeding regular sized hereford cows.  This one had a small calf.  He was a little shy.

Bonnie loved feeding them. . . until she got slimmed by her big tongue.

At 2 years they are required to put a ring in the bull's nose so they can control them.

The big guy! Regular size hereford.

Beautiful day at the farm.