Mini Jersey Naming Conventions

What a wonderful experience it is to watch a baby miniature Jersey calf take its first few steps and get its first meal.  They are so happy and cute that, at least here at Mini Miracles Farm, we just can’t help but walk around with gigantic smiles all the time.  We...

Mini Jersey Breeding Season

 It’s that time of year to get ready for breeding season for your miniature Jersey.  Depending on what part of the country you call home, breeding season may be all year long or very short periods of time.  On Mini Miracles Farm we have 2 distinct breeding seasons: ...

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...