Cows livestock
A natural breeding
We have chosen to produce, in small quantities, quality farm meat.
Rediscover the "true taste" of good meat by knowing where it came from and how it was produced!
We sell all our beef and calf production live in boxes of 6 kilos.
Discover the life of our breeding season on our special website: www.viandeventedirecte.fr
We raise fifty Gascony cows, local breed , with a gray coat and beautiful eye makeup Yes, really"beautiful eye makeup The tinkling of bells helps to find the herd in the fog The calves are born during winter, with a red coat. The little calf sucks all the milk of his mother. . Good, soft and sweet grass of spring The snow has melted, it is time for transhumance In summer, cattle grazes in high mountain with the cows of the village.. A little caress ... Herd around the hut Brice oversees the herd Insolent! For herding, cowherds and shepherds are helped by their dogs From May to October, the herdsman lives in pastoral huts scattered in the mountain to allow the herd grazing and maintaining these vast spaces. Even modernized and very pretty, of stone or wood the cabin remains a rough shelter The sheep pastured the highest and steepest territories In winter, cows eat hay. yum ... yum .... Cows stay at Appy from October to May And, at Appy (1000 m), winter is hard! The animals for sale are fattened with barley flour and fava. We don't use silage or pellets manufactured, only grain and grass The animals for sale are fattened with barley flour and fava. Twice a day, distribution of barley flour and fava .... a real treat The flour mill, an old tool crude but effective! In winter, the departure of animals is not always easy! This November 15, we had to pull the car with the tractor.
The gray coat appears after 4 months
Hummm...warm milk, I feel good ..