Backyard Miniature Herefords
Miniature herefords are a first rate easy care choice for.
Backyard miniature herefords. They are said to mature 20 percent faster than standards. The hereford assoc has a breeder page miniature hereford assoc has a directory north american miniature assoc is fairly new assoc. Veterinarians familiar with beef breeds know how to treat them too.
If you are interested in the miniature hereford as a pet as a 4 h or ffa project for your children a second source of income or your own backyard beef contact us to get into the miniature cattle business. Above goggle eyed bred to a red horned lowline x hereford bull due to calve in october. Miniature herefords are registered with the american hereford assoc.
Miniature hereford cattle require less acreage and cost less to house making them perfect for small farms and backyard breeders. Even on one acre if you are keeping dantre ranch miniature herefords you ll find yourself raising up to 4 beef cattle with very little impact on your pasture. Buyers would need to be.
Miniature herefords look just like smaller versions of traditional herefords with rich red coats and white face belly and markings. The average miniature hereford carcass provides a smaller amount of beef that a family of four can consume within the recommended freezer shelf life. Seamus the young bull shown is around 104cm tall but many miniature herefords are around 125cm or taller.
Mini herefords are another scaled down purebred breed. One man can hang a quarter and process it himself. Miniature herefords have superior feed conversion.
They re gentle adapt to all climates and are highly efficient foragers. The average miniature hereford carcass provides a smaller amount of beef that a family of four can consume within the recommended freezer shelf life. Miniature herefords are an animal for the backyard beef industry.
These miniature cows can be classified in categories that depend on their height at the hip. The miniature hereford is truly the future of the cattle industry. From what i ve seen in our san francisco greater bay area i would say yes.
Miniature herefords adapt to a variety of environments comfortably adapting to varying conditions and temperatures. So generally miniature cattle breeds range anywhere from 1 2. Also a purebred mini hereford heifer calf 700.
She is a very tame cow that enjoys scratches. They have just been bred shorter. You don t need the back 40 acres to raise miniature herefords when the back four will do.
Midsize miniature cows measure from 42 to 48 inches at the hip. For people who have moved from the city to small farms. They are not tiny 700 1000lbs under 43inches tall.
Miniature herefords are an animal for the backyard beef industry. The ideal size for miniature herefords is around 1 metre ie. Miniature herefords mature more quickly than their.
Miniature horned hereford cow. Bull also for sale a 2 year old working bull that is very good mannered and loves to be scratched. On their papers you have no idea their size.
Micro miniature cows are all less than 36 inches in height at the hip.
