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The "Fancier" Family

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, and Birdsong Amethyst Joy.
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Birdsong Sweet Summertime ET GP 80


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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.

​Summertime's first calf, Birdsong OP Ernest (aka Sebastian), was born on October 17, 2020, and her first heifer calf, Birdsong September Sunrise, was born on September 27, 2021. She was bred with ST-LO VIDEO on January 4, 2022 for an October 9, 2022 due date.​ Her pregnancy was sexed as a bull.
Fancier (right) standing with Diana in the pasture. (2013)
Fancier as a 12-year-old cow in 2017.

Birdsong Gypsy Moon ET VG 85


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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.

Gypsy Moon's first calf, Sunny, was born on October 11, 2020, and her second calf, Birdsong Amethyst Joy, was born on November 26, 2021. She was bred with ST-LO VIDEO on February 25, 2022 for a November 30, 2022 due date.

Birdsong September Sunrise


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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.

​Birdsong Amethyst Joy


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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.
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Naomi De Ruiter
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    • Milk Cow Mentoring
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