~ OUR COWS ~
~ WE CHOOSE EXCELLENCE AND HONESTY AS OUR STANDARDS ~
We raise and train, small dairy cows for families who want their own dairy supply. We DO NOT sell to dairies, nor do we sell "pets", except for smaller steers on occasion. All of our hand raised cattle are pet friendly.
Our cattle are disease tested (and negative) twice yearly for BLV, BVD and Johne's. We also randomly test for Neospora and other diseases in our herd...they remain negative to date. We do not vaccinate our herd, with the only exception of Brucella, if we intend to sell the heifer at some point before maturity. We maintain a strictly closed herd and test any purchased animals twice prior to blending with our herd. WSF is a TB free farm.
Our focus is primarily miniature at maturity in size followed by excellent confirmation, well attached udders, gentle temperaments, natural polling, select superb pedigrees and the original Island Jersey "look". And of course, we love our paints! :-)
We do not own any cattle that are Chondrodysplasia (BD1-BD2) positive. Current test results are provided with every sale. All of our calves (including our bulls) are hand raised by us, receive colostrum direct from their dams for the first three days of life, then are bottle fed from their own dams' milk until weaning at 3-5 months. They are handled daily to assure that they grow up gentle and compatible with humans as their caregivers. All of our cattle are grass fed on regularly mowed, unsprayed pastures, supplemented with non-GMO Chaffhaye and certified organic alfalfa pellets given at milking time.
We do not post cow photos on these pages that we no longer own or are deceased to make our pages appear full, as some sites will do. If the cow has been sold or is deceased, it will clearly stated.
Our photos and/or information on this website are copyright protected and may not be used public or private, without our prior written consent. All photos and heights posted are current. All of our cattle are DNA parent confirmed.
You've seen the rest, now buy the best!
Enjoy your tour of our farm and let us know if you have any questions. :-)
Fall has quickly settled in to the north Georgia mountains! The temps at night are cooling down fast but days are still fairly warm...late summer rains have made the pastures green and lush. Winter will soon be here! :-)
