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While the miniature Hereford and Lowlines are wonderful animals, at current market prices it would not be very economical to butcher a calf with so much invested in its parents. We were able to locate some very nice cross bred miniatures. These crosses include Hereford, Lowline, guinea Pineywoods and Zebu. They suit our needs and meet our requirements of reasonable cost, low intake, ease of handling and care and will fit in our freezer when the time comes. Our herd now consists of a bull and ten cows and a few calves. Please let us know if you would like to be on our contact list for 2012 calves.

	This is Cleburne, our bull. He was sired by a Lowline bull and out of a zebu cow. He is the cornerstone of our miniature herd. So far we have been very pleased with his calves. We bought him as a calf in 2008. I think he has matured well. A few of his calves sunning in the picture on the right.
The whitefaced calf in the picture above and to the right is Junebug's 2011 fall calf. I wish he had been a heifer.	This is JuneBug. She was sired by a miniature Zebu bull and is out of a guinea Pineywoods cow. The pineywoods is what the original spanish cattle became in southern AL, MS, GA and northern FL. They are very hardy, disease resistant and will eat stuff that others cows will not.
This is Annabelle. She was sired by a Lowline bull and is out of a very small regular red Angus cow.		Annabelle had a nice heifer for us in 2011. Annie is pictured a few lines down.
	Carla on the left, and Darla on the right are a cow / calf pair that we bought in Oklahoma. They were a great addition to our little herd. Carla was bred to a zebu bull when we bought her. Her heifer calf is pictured below.
Marla was calved on 12/1/2009. She is the smallest cow we have at the moment. Zebu can mature slow, so I am hoping that she will still grow a little more. She should have her fist calf sometime in 2012.
	This is Rosa. She is out of a miniature hereford cross cow. I am not sure what her sire was. She had a nice little bull calf for us in November of 2011.
This is Penny. She was added to the herd in the fall of 2011. I am not sure of her breeding, but she is very similar in size and conformation to our other cows. She has already been bred by Cleburne and we are looking forward to her calf next fall.
	Fancy is on the left and Lacy is on the right. They came to our farm during the summer of 2011. They are bred to a lowline bull. We are anxious to see what they bring us.
	This is Annie. She was calved on 4/13/2011. She is sired by Cleburne and out of Annabelle. She will be staying here. She is growing well and will be a good cow for us.
This little guy was born on 11/7/11. He is out of JuneBug and sired by Cleburne. I really wish he had been a heifer. I love the brindle and the white face. He is for sale for $850. He is 50% zebu, 25% lowline and 25% pineywoods. He should make a great little herdsire. I am actually giving some thought to keeping him to use here.
	This little bull was born on 11/3/11. He is sired by Cleburne and is out of Rosa, our little red cow. He should make a good little herd bull for someone. Deposit received. Thanks Kevin.

	This is T-bone. He is sired by Cleburne and out of Carla. He was calved on 4/5/2011. He has already been banded and will be our first mini freezer beef.
	This is a polled yearling heifer that is out of a mini hereford cross cow and a bull that 1/2 zebu and 1/2 mini hereford. She will make a nice cow. I wish that I had room and money to add her to our herd. $800 She belongs to my cousin Kenneth Reed. You can contact him at 256-605-0027. He works on a rotating shift so if he doesn't answer leave him a message and he will get back to you.
	This is a orned yearling heifer that is out of a mini hereford cross cow and a bull that 1/2 zebu and 1/2 mini hereford. She will make a nice cow too. $800 She belongs to my cousin Kenneth Reed. You can contact him at 256-605-0027. He works on a rotating shift so if he doesn't answer leave him a message and he will get back to you.