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Whats his Name

03/28/2022 by Katie Millhorn

We have had lots of anticipation over the name of one of our beautiful bull calves.  He was born on March 8th to Jersey cow Delilah and our Scottish Highlander Bull, Norman.  Delilah is a 2th generation milker on our farm.  You may remember the saga with her mama, Daisy.  Daisy was my favorite milk cow who died after a long battle died with late-lactation milk fever. (yes, that’s a real thing)  It was horrendous.  You can read my post here..

As you know, I love my milk cows deeply. Not only are they are huge part of our homestead but of our family.  I spend 12 hours a day with my girls and love them like no other.  After Daisy’s death, Delilah has moved into her mothers head stall.  Delilahs first born, Daphne, will be milking right beside her next spring.  Naturally, with the amazing blood lines of these cows, I was disappointed that this calf was a bull.  But alas.. you cant win them all.

So what did we name him?  Well after over 3000 suggestions, yes, I said 3K and 80K impressions, (you can read all of them here)  we have chosen the name…

The suggestions ranged from Delman, combo of Delihah and Norman, Danny, Dooley, Dandy, Dillion, Duke, Duncan and about 3000 more. We LOVE reading your suggestions!  Thank you for being part of our farm family and helping to name this little bugger.  His grand-dam would be quite proud.

Ok  Ok  Enough already.  Please meet Dexter. Isn’t he the cutest!

Thank you everyone who chimed in on his and all the calves names.  We have three more Highland heifers to calve this spring, then we will begin with piglets and then dairy calves by June.  Spring has Spring.

Welcome to the herd Baby Dexter!

Want to help name the next calf?  Follow along on our instragram

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WELCOME TO THE FARM

Hi, I’m Katie. Our family lives on our fourth generation family farm here in beautiful Idaho. We milk jersey cows, raise pastured heritage pigs and poultry, scottish highlanders for beef and a few sheep for fiber.  Our journey is about healing the body through sustainable agriculture.  After being diagnosed with a autoimmune disease several years ago, I saw a need to change the way we think about diseases in today’s modern world.

Our farm prides ourselves on selling the best meat and dairy possibly.  We do not use ANY gmo’s, corn or soy in our animal feed.  Our critters graze on fresh green pasture and are fed a locally grown, locally milled grain ration.

We are not offering farm direct pickups or tours at this time.

Our dairy and egg products are available at Pilgrims Market in CDA Idaho.  We do not ship raw dairy.

Grassfed Beef, lamb and pastured pork are available by the half or whole. 

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Recent Reviews and Notes

“Dear Katie,

Thank you for all you do for us. We appreciate your hard word and we LOVE the top quality products you provide for your customers. It’s a wonderful, thoughtful service for which we are all grateful.”

“Katie,

I bought some extra bacon when I picked up my pig. I wanted to tell you that it was good but nothing near as yours! We are super excited to be restocked!”

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