Cattle

Commercial Herd

We have a variety of breeds represented by our commercial cows. Charolais, Shorthorn, Hereford, Red Angus, and Santa Gertrudis – we love them all. The hybrid vigor that comes with cross breeding is something we strive for with our herd.

While we do feed out a few calves to provide beef for our family, most of our calves are marketed at weaning. If you are interested in adding calves to your herd, or purchasing a calf to feed out for freezer beef, please reach out!

Brangus bull on commercial cow-calf operation — Clyde is the patriarch of our herd.

Clyde has been our bull since 2017. He’s a registered ultra-black Brangus bull. He has the best disposition! His personality is hilarious, and he often passes it onto his calves. But his strongest genetic influence is his face. His bull calves always have his “mean mug” look. While he does predominantly throw black calves, we do have a few Charolais cows that have stronger color genetics…

Beef calves standing in a pasture — Some of our 2023 calf crop.

Registered Miniature Herefords

While we got our first mini in 20**, we started our registered herd in 2021 with Walter. Walter is probably the most popular bovine at Flying Pig Cattle Co. He’s visited several schools, made appearances at a birthday party or two and even got some screen time on Today’s THV The Vine. Read more about Walter’s star power on his Meet the Herd post. We have six cows in the herd, coming from two farms in Colorado. They are all halter broke, while some enjoy it more than others.

Miniature Hereford bull laying in a pasture — A young Walter waiting on the next group of Pre-K kids to love on him.

We absolutely love the minis. We can walk up and pet most of them in the pasture. The docility of Hereford cattle can’t be matched. Read the five reasons Miniature Herefords are a great addition to your farm.

The Dairy Cow.

We are a beef cattle operation. Period. But……

Jersey dairy cow in a pasture — Meet Apple!

I bought a dairy cow. Apple is a registered Jersey cow. We are currently milking her once a day, and she gives us about 2 gallons each time. Not only is she providing enough milk for our family, we are able to sell her raw milk as well!

In addition to drinking the milk, we’ve loved the homemade butter and homemade ice cream! If you are interested in purchasing raw milk, please reach out!

All of our cattle are raised on grass (just like all cattle!) and are fed hay and grain to supplement their diet throughout the winter. If you have any questions about how our cattle are raised, please ask.