Garnet is a half sister to Ruby. She was born July 22nd, 2002. She was dehorned as a calf. She is an incredible mama. Her daughters Helen, Grace & Gillian are with her here on the farm. The previous owners had Garnet from a calf so this is her first move in many years.

Garnet is still very much in the prime of her life & should continue to produce calves for many years to come. We do not like to cull productive animals here on the farm. When dealing with rare breeds you are also dealing with rare genetics. The older the animals, normally the less mixed the genetics are so we want to do all we can to keep these older cows in production.

All the Milking Devons here on the farm have chains on their necks with a numbered tag. This not only makes for easy identification out in the pasture but allows us to catch hold of them easily when we need to look at them, milk them etc. They are used to wearing these "necklaces" so it is far less stressful for them than putting something on them just when we need to handle them. Garnet's Tag Number is 2.

Garnet is registered with the American Milking Devon Cattle Association (AMDCA).