Tennessee Cow Rescue

Tennessee Cow Rescue We are a nonprofit, 501c3, cow rescue farm in McMinnville, TN. Twelve cows enjoy life here!

01/14/2025

If you listen past the wind, you’ll hear Ruby happy and dreaming in the sun. ☀️

01/13/2025

Yesterday, we received 14 round bales and the cows were very proud of themselves that they pushed one down the hill. I love it when visiting farmers say things like, “these are some dang happy cows”!

I wonder if that ever crosses their mind when they get back to their own cows? 🤔

I’m not an advocate for farmers feeding livestock a corn based diet. Corn causes a cow’s stomach to be more acidic which...
01/09/2025

I’m not an advocate for farmers feeding livestock a corn based diet.
Corn causes a cow’s stomach to be more acidic which increases the ecoli in their system and in the ground and on their hide and in your food. If there is an outbreak, it’s almost always traced back to too much feed.

I do give it to these knuckle heads a few times a winter when it’s super cold or we are expecting bad weather. They want to be in their shelters with full bellies not standing at the hay trough all day.

The other all got corn too but these four all insisted on eating the same exact kernel, as you can see in this photo. Give them a bag of corn and it gives crack-ed corn a new meaning. You can tell how skinny and underfed they are. 🤣

If we do get all of the snow they are predicting here in then they’ll get hot oatmeal for breakfast because that’s how we roll here at TCR. 🤪

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📸 Frank the Tank, Queen Elizabeth, Ferny Fern Fernando and Alyssa

Cows who have formed bonds sleep in a circle with their backs to each other watching for predators. Queen Elizabeth is i...
01/03/2025

Cows who have formed bonds sleep in a circle with their backs to each other watching for predators.
Queen Elizabeth is in the middle taking a nap while the others are on duty…like the royalty she is! 👑

It was a cold night watching over the animals. He ran in as fast as he could this morning to get snuggled up on the couc...
01/02/2025

It was a cold night watching over the animals. He ran in as fast as he could this morning to get snuggled up on the couch under a blanket. 🛌💤

📸 Akiva (NOT the normal life of a livestock guardian dog)

As if Massey Ferguson didn’t already light up my ♥️. I got to drive Scarlet in the dark. The reindeers needed feeding a...
12/26/2024

As if Massey Ferguson didn’t already light up my ♥️. I got to drive Scarlet in the dark. The reindeers needed feeding and now they are all tucked in for a warm (sunny and 60 in TN today!) winter’s night.

Akiva, look at me so I can take your picture.
12/23/2024

Akiva, look at me so I can take your picture.

12/09/2024

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Never ideal to have your biggest cow in the driveway, standing in the middle of what used to be hay for the littles. But...
12/07/2024

Never ideal to have your biggest cow in the driveway, standing in the middle of what used to be hay for the littles. But, what can a girl do? 🤷🏼‍♀️
It happens!

📸 Ruby

Cows need water when it’s super cold just as much as when it’s super hot! Last year, we put in a drinking “fountain” fro...
12/05/2024

Cows need water when it’s super cold just as much as when it’s super hot! Last year, we put in a drinking “fountain” from Drinking Post Automatic Waterers.

It works like a frost free hydrant. The cows touch it with their nose and the bowl fills with water and it is always clean, cold and fresh. The water they don’t drink falls down the pipe below the frost line to prevent freezing.

Next spring, we hope to have enough money to put one in for Sanjay, Little and the calves. 💦

There are a million places you could for . We appreciate your support each and every day but this day always seems sp...
12/03/2024

There are a million places you could for .

We appreciate your support each and every day but this day always seems special. It's the community coming together to do good, whatever good looks like to you!

Give someplace today that warms your heart and if it's us, we are grateful. www.tennesseecowrescue.org/giving-tuesday

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This wasn't the first time that I didn't make the traditional rescue choice and I doubt it'll be the last. It was impor...
11/26/2024

This wasn't the first time that I didn't make the traditional rescue choice and I doubt it'll be the last.

It was important to me that Frankie came to the farm with his momma despite there being nothing wrong with him. After watching nineteen babies leave for the sale barn, she deserved that.

Our awesome donors made it happen, and for them, this Thanksgiving, I am . Momma was donated but we had to pay the farmer for Frankie to keep him from going up for sale.

I miss his Mom so much.
She taught me that not every cow is used to my overzealous cow-affection.
She showed me that she'd defend that baby if it was needed.
She taught me a little patience.

Winning the honor of her affection meant more than she knew. When she arrived, I couldn't touch her and when she died, I was holding her in my arms.

Happy Friday from Ferny Fern Fernando! Did you know that there are very few male Holsteins living in the world? 🐄Holstei...
11/22/2024

Happy Friday from Ferny Fern Fernando!

Did you know that there are very few male Holsteins living in the world? 🐄

Holstein steers are about 5 ft. at the shoulder which means they are close to 7 ft. tall with their head up. 🤪

Good morning from handsome Mr. Frank the Tank. He’s growing up so fast. He still misses his Momma but he’s doing okay. ...
11/19/2024

Good morning from handsome Mr. Frank the Tank. He’s growing up so fast. He still misses his Momma but he’s doing okay. 🙂

📸 Frankie

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If you listen past the wind, you’ll hear Ruby happy and dreaming in the sun. ☀️

Yesterday, we received 14 round bales and the cows were very proud of themselves that they pushed one down the hill. I love it when visiting farmers say things like, “these are some dang happy cows”! I wonder if that ever crosses their mind when they get back to their own cows? 🤔

Stars for the Moos
Stars for the Moos

Hi everyone! 🌟 You can support the cows by sending Stars - they help us earn money for cow supplies. Whenever you see the Stars icon, you can send the cows Stars! #StarsEverywhere

A view I never expected to have! I guess it makes sense since my goal is to show other people cows from a different perspective. #animalrescue #animalrights #nonprofit #cow 📸 Ruby ❤️

Throwback to my continuous attempts to get a selfie with baby Sanjay on a nice and sunny summer day! ☀️☀️☀️

We are moving Sunday Funday to Saturday! When people come from out of town, there are tons of things to do on Saturday. On Sunday...not so much. Folks can grab something to eat and shop at some of our amazing stores while they are here in town! Bring the family and support the cows. 🐄 Sign up at www.tcr.farm/visit See you soon! On SATURDAYS!!! 😁 #WarrenCountyTN #mcminnvilletn City of McMinnville - Government McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce Main Street McMinnville #cows #nonprofit #animalrescue @followers

Wait for it… He’s come a long way in less than a month! 🙌🏼👏🏼🙏🏼💪🏼

Of course Mom gets my milk at Crooked Stick Feeds! They are the best! If you are in #mcminnvilletn stop in for your farm and animal supplies!

Our super sweet Ruby cow arrived here at the Tennessee Cow Rescue on June 3rd SO we need to rename our Massey Ferguson tractor since her name was Ruby too. Leave your name choice in the comments and like the post to be included in the drawing on Friday. All names will go in the hat and we'll pick a winner on Friday afternoon. The winner gets 4 tickets to tour the farm on any Sunday Funday, (no expiration date) and a custom t-shirt or hat (your choice) that says "I named the tractor at TCR". @followers @topfans 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

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