2027 Calf Plan

A look at what we're expecting from our herd next year

Planning Ahead for Quality Calves

At Mossy Valley Farm, we plan our breedings carefully to produce calves that reflect the best traits of the Dexter breed — correct build, gentle temperament, and excellent foraging ability.

Below are our anticipated 2027 pairings. Expected colors and traits are based on the genetics of each dam and sire. As the calves arrive, we will add their pictures to the slideshows below.

Planned Pairings

Dam: GAF Sadie Mae

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: GAF Sadie Mae - Mrald/Belle Fourche breeding

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned - Belle Fourche Mon Capitan grandson/John Potter breeding

Expected: Spring 2027

Traits: First time cross. Sadie consistently puts lovely large calves on the ground. Calf will be homozygous polled and carry dun. Milk will either be A2/A2 or A2/B. Chondro and PHA negative obligate.

Dam: SMF Hazel

Sire: K&B Valley's Logan

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: SMF Hazel

Sire: K&B Valley's Logan

Expected: Spring 2027

Traits: Calf will be dun and carry A2/A2 milk. She had a very nice dun bull calf in 2026 with Neo. We liked the cross so much that we decided to replicate it. Chondro and PHA negative obligate.

Dam: Lucky 7 Felicity

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: Lucky 7 Felicity

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected: Spring 2027

Traits: This will be Ellie's first calf. Calf will be dun or red with 2 copies of the dun gene, A2/A2 milk, and polled. Chondro and PHA free obligate. We expect this calf to have nice depth and bone.

Dam: FF Julie Elizabeth

Sire: K&B Valley's Logan

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: FF Julie Elizabeth

Sire: K&B Valley's Logan

Expected: Fall 2027

Traits: This calf will be dun, Chondro and PHA negative. We are working to improve Liza's body condition. She came to us in poor shape with a case of pneumonia so this picture is a bit misleading. She has a lot of potential and this will be her 2nd calf. Bred to Neo, we expect this calf to have a lot of bone and depth. We still have to test her milk status to see what the calf will have.

Dam: GAF Country Girl

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: GAF Country Girl

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected: Fall 2027

Traits: This will be Country Girl's first calf, and we expect it to be outstanding. She is heavy Belle Fourche bred and Ned is a Belle Fourche Mon Capitan grandson with some James Potter breeding thrown in as well. The calf will have A2/A2 milk and be red or black carrying dun. We expect her calves to look a lot like Sadie's as they have similar breeding.

Dam: Mossy Valley's Olive Ann

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected Calf

Calf Name — Pending

Dam: Mossy Valley's Olive Ann

Sire: Plum Creek's Ned

Expected: Winter 2027

Traits: We are most anxious for this 2nd generation Mossy Valley bred calf to appear in late winter2027 or early 2028. The calf will be dun, polled, A2/A2 milk and Chondro/PHA negative obligate. Olive Ann is a product of our Neo and a close relative to Hazel. Crossing her with Ned will give us the outstanding bone structure and depth we strive to produce here at our farm.

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