Our Boutique Babies
We are so excited to announce that our first batch of calves, to be available for sale, will be born in December. These babies are being born via AI and will be bottle fed, started on halter training, & be socialized with human interaction daily.
Focusing on Quality, Temperament,
& Size
When it comes to miniature cattle, there are three key factors we have poured ourselves into ensuring we can provide.
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#1: Quality - we aren't just breeding for size, here at the Rafter 4 Ranch we strive to breed cattle that are not only small but better the breed in their health & stature.
#2: Temperament - we want to breed miniature cattle that are more than cute to look at, we are breeding your pasture pets & we want to ensure that their personalities reflect as such. In order to do this we breed good tempered cows & socialize our calves everyday.
#3: Size - in order to ensure we are providing the smallest of mini cows we retain the smallest of calves to generationally continue reducing their size. Plus we rely on more than just the chrondo gene to produce that small size, hand picking the naturally smallest to pair back to them.
Our Bottle Feeding Method
Keeping Calves Socialized yet Respectful
Our calves are required to be bottle fed thanks to our AI practices. It is not uncommon with bottle fed babies to see disrespectful behavior towards their humans. Our approach allows our calves to become familiar with being handled by people, without them directly correlating the bottle to us. We do this by haltering our calves & then using a bottle holder to give them their meals. In our experience this creates the friendliest cows that still respect your space.
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