Meet Birdsong Farm’s newest cow family!
Birdsong Farm’s “Fancy” family is the newest cow family on the farm, and was started with the addition of Gaymar Astro Fancier SUP-EX 90-3E in the autumn of 2012.
Fancier arrived at Birdsong Farm with chronic mastitis and after testing I discovered that it was caused by Staph aureus, so in 2015 I made the decision to dry her off and flush her. The flush was a success, with two heifers to carry on the Fancy family name.
I’m naming the calves in the Fancier family with a Canadian nature theme. There are five cows and heifers in the Fancy family: Gaymar Astro Fancier SUP-EX 90-3E (died in 2018), Birdsong Sweet Summertime, Birdsong Gypsy Moon, Birdsong September Sunrise, Birdsong Amethyst Joy (died in 2022), Birdsong Winter Aspen, and Birdsong Okanagan Opal.
Birdsong Sweet Summertime -ET GP 80
Birdsong Sweet Summertime was born on July 21, 2018—at the height of summer. She is Fancier’s first calf to carry the Birdsong prefix.
Summertime is A2/A2 for Beta Casein A2, AA for Beta Casein AB, AB for Kappa Casein, and AB for Beta Lactoglobulin.
To date, Summertime has given birth to three calves, and their names and birthdates are:
- Birdsong OP Ernest (aka Sebastian), October 17, 2020
- Birdsong September Sunrise, September 27, 2021
- Urban, born October 10, 2022
Summertime was bred with LAITJOIE LIGHTNING on February 17, 2023 for a November 22, 2023 due date.
Birdsong Gypsy Moon -ET VG 85
Birdsong Gypsy Moon was born on July 24, 2018—three days before July’s full moon.
Gypsy Moon is A2/A2 for Beta Casein A2, AA for Beta Casein AB, AB for Kappa Casein, and AB for Beta Lactoglobulin.
To date, Gypsy Moon has given birth to three calves, and their names and birthdates are:
- Sunny, October 11, 2020
- Birdsong Amethyst Joy, November 26, 2021
- Bull calf, December 5, 2022
- Birdsong Okanagan Opal
Gypsy Moon was bred with LAITJOIE LIGHTNING on April 23, 2023 for a January 26, 2024 due date.
Birdsong September Sunrise GP 80
Birdsong September Sunrise was born on September 27, 2021.
Her dam is Birdsong Sweet Summertime -ET and her sire is St-Lo Video.
Sunrise is tested as A2/A2 for Beta Casein A2, AA for Beta Casein AB, BB for Kappa Casein, and AB for Beta Lactoglobulin.
Sunrise was bred with LAITJOIE LIGHTNING on April 13, 2023 for a January 14, 2024 due date.
Birdsong Amethyst Joy
Amethyst Joy was born on November 26, 2021. Her sire is LENCREST CONTOUR and her dam is BIRDSONG GYPSY MOON -ET.
Amethyst Joy is tested as A2/A2 for Beta Casein A2, AA for Beta Casein AB, AB for Kappa Casein, and AB for Beta Lactoglobulin.