Freedom Farms
™
Our start with Dexters is a likely story, without any glamor and not any glory.
I always had horses, wild ones to tame, they never were hungry and never were lame,
BUT I did not have time, the time that they needed, so the request by my hubby, was tearfully, heeded..,
no horse.., no time.., no time so no horse.., ah, but this was the breeze that changed our due course.
A big empty barn, our pastures were green.., we wanted something different, that we'd never seen.
Cows were our choice, but our big ones were grumpy, and the dairy's old cows looked bony and frumpy..,
Cows were our choice, but our big ones were grumpy, and the dairy's old cows looked bony and frumpy..,
so looking through papers one day and what did we see? An ad for some Dexters, we found our Lady Bea.
She started this fever, this insatiable craving.., then she gave us a lesson on Dexters misbehaving!
She started this fever, this insatiable craving.., then she gave us a lesson on Dexters misbehaving!
She was small, round and cute, we just couldn't get mad.., but nobody had trained her, and for this we were sad. We got her a halter and a long, long lead rope.., she taught us to ski through the mud and towards "hope".
She DID come around though, for those that are wondering, but many a times,
through the woods we'd go thundering!
Now, one of the largest herds round these here states, we learned from sweat, blood and tears.., and many mistakes.
Now, one of the largest herds round these here states, we learned from sweat, blood and tears.., and many mistakes.
So now we help others, trying to help them you see - because hooking others on Dexters just fills us with glee.
We say what we know, though we can always learn more.., about these little darlings that we just adore.
We say what we know, though we can always learn more.., about these little darlings that we just adore.
And now looking back it is so easy to see, that this love and commitment's a gift from our Bea.
In Loving Memory of a VERY Special Cow
Lady Bea 1996 - 2002
Bea died of Gangrene Mastitis after we turned her weaned calf (separated for 4+ months) back in with her and the calf attempted to suckle. We immediately removed the calf back to the weaning pen and as stoic and hardy as these animals are, Bea showed NO signs of sickness until 48 hours before her death.., when she decided to eat her grain much slower than usual. An emergency call to the vet (Bea slowing her eating.., was an emergency!) and every medication and treatment known to man was not enough to save her. She died in her sleep. The suckling of the calf was enough to open a teat up to bacteria. We now do not turn calves back in with their dams until they are 15+ months old. We scurried around after Bea's death to purchase her only grand baby at the time (FF Emerald Be A Lady) and her 1/2 sister (Bud's Twinkie) and of course we still have her daughter (FF Q.T. Quincy) who has produced more grandbabies of our Bea.
Bea died of Gangrene Mastitis after we turned her weaned calf (separated for 4+ months) back in with her and the calf attempted to suckle. We immediately removed the calf back to the weaning pen and as stoic and hardy as these animals are, Bea showed NO signs of sickness until 48 hours before her death.., when she decided to eat her grain much slower than usual. An emergency call to the vet (Bea slowing her eating.., was an emergency!) and every medication and treatment known to man was not enough to save her. She died in her sleep. The suckling of the calf was enough to open a teat up to bacteria. We now do not turn calves back in with their dams until they are 15+ months old. We scurried around after Bea's death to purchase her only grand baby at the time (FF Emerald Be A Lady) and her 1/2 sister (Bud's Twinkie) and of course we still have her daughter (FF Q.T. Quincy) who has produced more grandbabies of our Bea.
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