The Curious Compendium 2023 Tour Finale: Jersey cattle!

Nice to see you back Taylor. Thank you both Andreas and Taylor!

Beautiful herd, I love these impressive animals as much as teh Ankole cattle

I have a soft spot for the Schleich 13721, the CollectA 88925 and the two Mojo 387222

Thank you. :)

Farm geese and ducks!
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Domesticated geese can lay over 500 eggs in a year; compared to one or two clutches (something like 5-12 eggs) in wild species. Most domestic geese live 10-15 years, but have been known to reach 40! They serve a variety of purposes beyond just food and for down feathers; they can great for property management *pest control, fertilizer, and they keep plants nipped down), gaurd animals (given their fierce nature), and companion animals (for humans and other species both). Depending on who you ask, there are roughly 11-15 recognized domestic goose breeds (look them up, some of their appearances might surprise you!)

Beautiful gooses

Great flock!!!

You have many beautiful waterfowls, my favorite is the first on the left on the second floor.

Thank you everyone! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], I love both of the Mojo geese too!

Next are the Jersey cattle!
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This breed, originally known as Alderney cattle, come from the small island of Jersey off the coasts of England and France approximately during the 1740s. They made land in the US in the 1850s. This small breed (usually topping around 1,000lbs) can range in color of tans and browns, but can also appear gray or even black. They are most well known for their milk that is rich in butterfat; most often used in foods like cheeses, butter, and ice cream. Their milk has much higher amounts of various minerals/nutrients in it, but specifically it has 18% more protein in it, and 20%more calcium , amd 25% more butterfat than other breeds.

Jersey cow Last summer, I spent an afternoon with a dairy farmer in southern Brittany. His herd was made up of Primholsteins and a small Jersey, and she was the leader of the herd.

I'm torn between CollectA and Schleich.