The Well Trained Heifer

It is hard to milk a cow you can’t catch.  For this reason, we at Mini Miracles Farm work hard to train our miniature Jersey heifers.  We have found that it’s never too early to begin training your heifer (or bull calf for that matter).  By the time our mini Jerseys...

The Joy of Twin Heifers!!!

 Three weeks ago, on a bright spring morning we at Mini Miracles Farm were blessed to welcome two lovely mini Jersey heifers into this world.  We should have realized that the dam might be getting ready to have twins, her udder had swollen to twice the size it’s ever...

Preparing Cows for Calving

It’s spring and calving season is in full swing. Like all breeding farms, Mini Miracles Farm has had some new miniature Jersey arrivals.  However, despite the weaknesses inherent in winter forage some of our cows are just too fat for easy calving, and with spring...

Winter and Miniature Jersey Calves

It’s the last day of the year and winter has finally set in. Winter here in our part of Texas is not cold as it is in the north, nevertheless it’s cold for miniature Jersey calves anytime the temperatures drop below the 50 degree mark. This year since we have a couple...