Kristi and Rich Hamilton, who have purchased quite a few cows, steers and a bull from us, today picked up our last pure Senepol cows to add to their own herd.  The three cows have been wonderful performers, all three are in calf by a Devon bull again, and are steady and reliable. However, our Devon herd has grown to our target size and we have more and more pure, traditional English Devon on the way.  We were simply running out of room, even with all our neighbors who have volunteered pastures. The decision was not an easy one for us, made possible in our minds only by knowing the…

Back in the beginning, when we were deciding on the breed that would do best in our area and provide the best meat, we considered not only Devon, our eventual choice, but Senepol.  And here is our newest calf from a Senepol mama, born yesterday.  She has a Devon daddy and we’ve found the cross between the two to be just about ideal. They are the steer of choice for many of our customers who are in the meat business.  The Amish in Pennsylvania are particularly fond of them and report they get sensational carcass yields from our Thistle Hill crosses. And here’s another Thistle Hill baby once removed.  This…