On a Whim Farm
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On a Whim Farm is a hobby farm based in Culpeper, VA. I raise and sell standard, mid size, and mini Jersey dairy cows , Highland cows, and the occasional sport horse.
For Sale
OWF Maximus
Maximus is a very stout Highland cross steer calf. He is all red except for a small white spot on his belly.
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​Sire: Rustic Manor's Lakeport Rocket
Dam: Roly Poly (she is as wide as she is tall) - mini Jersey/Hereford cross
Beta casein: Untested
Size: 19-20" at birth (will likely stay in the mini range)
Horned status: Unknown
Registry: IMCBR
Registration number: TBD
BBR: Untested
DOB: February 18, 2025
Price: $2,500
Video from February 20
Video from March 18
OWF Dumpling
Dumpling is an A2/A2 AJCA registered cow. She has had two calves (unassisted) and is currently bred to my painted A2/A2 registered polled mini Jersey bull, Beeson's Sure Shot Stoli.
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She is a relatively easy keeper and is kept on pasture and horse quality hay. I would not recommend her for someone with no cow experience. She has never been mean or aggressive, but she isn't a cow that will let you love on her. That said, she is very easy to deal with for someone who has some cow experience. I have hand and machine milked her after she calved and she never tried to kick me or do anything bad.
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She was preg checked by my vet again on March 5th. Still pregnant and is approximately four months along putting her due date around August. Vet commented on her excellent body condition. Getting her in the barn was so easy - she literally just followed me in when I was carrying a bucket with some grain in it. I do think she could be trained to go right into the barn and then stanchion because she is very food motivated.
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She has never had any health issues, no mastitis. All four quarters work as they should.
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Dumpling is not currently in milk. When I did milk her, I calf shared and got approx 2 gallons/day with OAD milking while on pasture/horse quality hay.
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Beta casein: A2/A2
Kappa Casein: A/B
Beta Lactoglobulin: A/A
Size: Small standard
Horned status: Dehorned
Registry: AJCA
Registration number: JE840003231387131
BBR: GT100K BBR 100
DOB: April 5, 2020
Disease Testing: Tested negative for BLV, BVD, Brucellosis, and Johnes
Price: $4,000
OWF Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea is a heavily painted A2/A2 polled mini Jersey heifer calf. She was born on August 23, 2024 as an embryo transfer. The second row of pictures below is of the dam, Haven's Sandy Cheeks. Sweet Pea is an embryo transfer (ET) calf and her parentage is confirmed via DNA testing by UC Davis.
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Sire: Misty Morning Farm Romeo
Dam: Haven's Sandy Cheeks
Beta casein: A2/A2
Kappa Casein: B/B
Beta Lactoglobulin: A/B
Size: 22" at birth (should stay in the mini range)
Horn status: Heterozygous polled
Registry: AJCA, IMCBR, AMJA
Registration number: TBD
BBR: Not yet tested
BD1 Chrondo Status: Non-carrier
BDz Dwarfism Status: Non-carrier
DOB: August 23, 2024
Disease Testing: Parents and entire herd tested negative for BLV, BVD, Brucellosis, and Johnes
Price: $7,000
SAR Ladson Morgan
Morgan is a mid-size AJCA Jersey heifer that is VERY friendly.
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Sire: S-S-I Victory Chrome Ladson-ET
Dam: SAR Texas Morgan
Beta casein: A1/A2
Size: Mid-size (might finish as a very small standard)
Horn status: Dehorned
Registry: AJCA
Registration number: JE840003262668577
BBR: Untested
DOB: September 9, 2023
Disease Testing: Tested negative for BLV, BVD, Brucellosis, and Johnes
Price: $2,500 (She is in with my A2/A2 polled mini Jersey Bull, Beeson's Sure Shot Stoli and will be available once confirmed pregnant by my vet)
Diva
Diva got her name because when she was a baby she was such a diva! However, she is no longer a diva and is the sweetest heifer. She is very easy to handle and walks fairly well in a halter. She is easy enough that she might work for someone with very little cow experience. Diva is very submissive so she doesn't do well in a big herd because she gets bullied and then won't eat the hay. I pulled her out of the herd and now she babysits the calves. She would be ideal for a small farm with 1-2 other cows.
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Breed: Jersey 50% / Holstein 50%
Sire: Unknown
Dam: Unknown
Beta casein: A1/I (equivalent to A1/A2)
Size: Mid-size (I expect her to stay within the mid-size range)
Horn status: Dehorned
Registry: N/A
Registration number: N/A
BBR: Untested
DOB: January 10, 2024
Disease Testing: Tested negative for BLV, BVD, Brucellosis, and Johnes
Price: $2,500 (she is in with my A2/A2 polled mini Jersey bull, Beeson's Sure Shot Stoli; will be available once she is confirmed pregnant by my vet)
