She is a twin with a bull calf. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A GOOD HOME FOR HER .If i can, she has good blood lines but I don't think that that matters .Very healthy and will make a good pet . Must sell because of limited pasture.Located in north eastern PA Email me with offer at Dove@epix.net Vince

-- Vince (Dove@epix.net), April 27, 2002

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Vince, I will forgo the obvious and wait for Stan, LOL, but seriously, if she is a well bred animal maybe a 4-H er would take her and show her maybe? Just a thought, or perhaps Future Farmers of America? Hope you do find a home, I don't think that the average person can keep a cow around for just a pet but maybe you can find someone. A call to your County Extension Agent might give you some ideas too, they are pretty much "up' on what's happening with live stock and shows. Also, I bet you have a radio show there like we do here where you can call in and list what you have for sale or trade or whatever? Ours is called "Swap 'n' Shop", yours might have a different title. Maybe someone there would hear about her. I helped deliver a neighbors calf(black whiteface)and she turned out "blue". Surprising how attached I am to that little creature! Good luck, LQ

-- Little Quacker (carouselxing@juno.com), April 27, 2002.

Are you sure she is sterile? Not EVERY heifer with a bull twin is. I have heard that the female parts of a freemartin are smaller than those of a normal female, either inside her or outside.

-- Terri (hooperterri@prodigy.net), April 27, 2002.

Vince, I won't buy her, but I'd consider letting her come to live at the sanctuary if you are serious about wanting her to go to a "good home" rather than a home where she will be kept for meat. (Not that the two are mutually exclusive.) I understand you'd prefer to get some cash for her, but if that doesn't work out, you can get in touch with me. We provide lifetime care, and all our residents are treated as pets.

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), April 27, 2002.

A vet could tell you quickly if she is a freemartin or not. Basically the internal reproductive organs will be much, much smaller. Consider donating her to a petting zoo place if a permanant care arrangement can be made. Sharron would be an excellent option.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), April 28, 2002.