Bottle calf

Providing your own meat and dairy products are great ways to become more self-sustainable. It just so happens that both can come from raising cows. The initial cost (not including feed or vet bills) of buying a cow can be quite the investment. Luckily there is an alternative; you can start with a bottle calf […]

Bottle-Feeding Calf Basics: How Often to Feed a calf, or want to be prepared for the future, knowing when and how much to feed is important.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to raise cattle on a farm? How about how to feed a bottle calf? We have a new little bottle calf at our house. She has the cutest red hair you’ve ever seen. Meet little baby Scarlet! #farmlife #bottlecalf #raisingcattle

This is my bottle fed calf ain't she gorgeous?!?!

We got our bottle calf off Craigslist in September, 2016. He cost me $60, and he was about a week old. Grady was a Jersey bull calf. Jersey’s are a dairy breed but since each cow must calve in order to produce milk, the dairy industry has a lot of excess bull calves. In fact, almost half the beef w