Rocky Bluff Farm

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Rocky Bluff Farm

Rocky Bluff Farm is a cattle farm that also specializes in Working Border Collie Breeding and Training. We raise freezer beef locally for Rooster's Beef.

Rocky Bluff Farm is our Sim-Angus Cattle Farm in Nortonville, KY. It is named after two Natural Rock Formations on our property. We have about 130 acres of pasture and a few wooded acres. With rotational grazing and intense management, we are able to have about 60 brood cows, 15-20 replacement heifers and our freezer beefs to be fed out. We run 4 bulls and AI our entire herd--including replacement

heifers and heifers bred for special bred heifer sales. We also rent ground to raise and put up our own hay. My husband, William and I (Becky) have been fully managing his family's cattle farm since 2003. As family help dwindled due to aging parents, health and availability, we began looking for an alternative to hired help. Since, I have always had pets, I searched and found a cattle herding dog breed that could be my family's pet and help around our farm too! I expect my cattle dogs to work hard in all conditions. We synchronize our AI breeding, so we have to have our cows at the barn many times, irregardless of rain, dust, mud, and cold or heat. My dogs go to work gladly any time. Their favorite part is the Gator ride to the field. Then they gather the cows and bring them to the barn. They save us so many steps when we gather our cow herds for routine workings or just moving them from field to field. I have been training border collies to work our cows since 2000. I start them as pups in the yard and then move to sheep. With more training and age, I progress them to begin working our young heifers. I love the dogs and they are a part of our family. Each one here has a job. My goal is to raise and train truly cattle working dogs that can help someone else out as much as my dogs have helped us. Contact me and I'll help you find a dog that is right for you and your situation.

07/12/2024

The sheep and cow herd got new fields today. They sure enjoy it. The babies are getting so big.

07/01/2024

This picture is a long time coming. That ewe between my legs, trying to get to the mineral, is our only original mama sheep left that Dean and Lauren bought as a first investment with their money, I think 10 years ago.

Her name is Goldie and she has never been friendly, but always manageable and easy to handle. But this past spring, we had her at the barn, supplementing her babies bottles and she has gotten gentle. She now asks for scratches and food.

She obviously isn't afraid of me. She's put herself between my legs to get to the mineral. It took 10 years, but she's finally decided to be our pet. We also noticed she has no teeth. She is probably 12 to 14 years old at least.

06/28/2024

Feeding the older bottle baby sheep in a new pasture.

06/22/2024

This was one morning I didn't mind getting sheep p**p on me. This little girl has been battling diarrhea for 2 days. It's finally close to normal now. She's still dehydrated so I'm feeding her electrolytes and soaked alfalfa pellets. She's looking better today. She one of the "new herd" babies, so she doesn't have a name yet just 103 tag number. Give it time...she's sweet.

06/20/2024

I am really good at a lot of things....stacking hay on a trailer must not be on the list! What are you good at?

06/10/2024

It's Mineral Monday on our farms. The sheep 🐑 will have to wait for theirs until tomorrow. It's on the bottom and I want William and the palet fork 🚜to help me unload it.

05/21/2024

05/12/2024

Here are some pictures around the farm this week. We're feeding lots of baby bottles.

04/18/2024

Unexpectedly, Lauren and I have been bottle supplementing 12-13 lambs; all for various reasons. We have been feeding them 4 times a day. As you can imagine, that's takes lots of time only 2 bottles at once.

We watched videos that showed these feeding stands and then we (William, Sam, Lauren and I) built our own. I still had to hand feed a few of the shy eaters but this was way faster!

04/15/2024

Today's edition of "Where are Smokey and Koda? Hint: there is one dog in each picture...

03/26/2024

I'm taking March's freezer beef to Yoder's today. There are some spots available later on in the year. Message me for details.

03/25/2024

It's lambing time! We have a barn full of "new" mommas and babies that need extra attention. But they sure are cute!❤️🐑

03/16/2024

I have some sweet lambs at the barn now. Here's a quick look. Enjoy!

03/06/2024

Our 3 Livestock Guardian dogs. Koda is the “puppy”. He’s just over a year old. He loves kisses. Smokey the cream colored one loves belly scratches and car rides. Lily the white one is helping keep our semi-orphan lamb and reluctant mom safe at the barn while they’re away from the rest of the herd.

03/01/2024

Anybody see a problem in this picture? I think I should fire someone! 😉But aren’t they cute girls?

02/21/2024

Calves everywhere!!!

02/10/2024

Lauren and I caught and dewormed , as needed, all 41 sheep yesterday. Then we hauled them and the dogs home. I’m one tired girl! But I enjoy working with them. We’ll be having babies before long.

02/02/2024

I had a little 🐮rescue mission this morning. I can’t believe we are calving already—although I supposed they are coming when planned. I just wasn’t ready for them yet!

Address

555 Oak Hill Cir
Nortonville, KY
42442

Telephone

+12706769495

Website

http://rockyblufffarm.com/

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Videos

Fresh Pasture for our herds

The sheep and cow herd got new fields today. They sure enjoy it. The babies are getting so big.

It's time to eat!

Feeding the older bottle baby sheep in a new pasture.

Yes we do this twice a day!

Bottle feeding our lambs in the field.

Unexpectedly, Lauren and I have been bottle supplementing 12-13 lambs; all for various reasons. We have been feeding them 4 times a day. As you can imagine, that's takes lots of time only 2 bottles at once. We watched videos that showed these feeding stands and then we (William, Sam, Lauren and I) built our own. I still had to hand feed a few of the shy eaters but this was way faster!

It's lambing time! We have a barn full of "new" mommas and babies that need extra attention. But they sure are cute!❤️🐑

I have some sweet lambs at the barn now. Here's a quick look. Enjoy!

I had a little 🐮rescue mission this morning. I can’t believe we are calving already—although I supposed they are coming when planned. I just wasn’t ready for them yet!

These Baby Sheep are so cute and cuddly! This video was taken this spring, and now those babies are ready to be weaned. They've grown so much.

William unloading hay with the JCB Teleskid.

Sheep and dog races! 🐑 🏁 🐕 🏎

Sparky and Gabby

We had a little water flow 💦 over one of our bluffs today. I had to wait for it to quit raining ☔️ to move the cows 🐮 across it. (They didn’t care; I just didn’t want to work in the rain!😉)

Moving the cows in the heat!! ☀️ They don’t want to leave the shade, but enjoy the grass ☘️🌱once they get here.

Summer Annual Rotation

Our little Cow 🐮 Parade in the 🌧 Rain!

Cattle Drive...or following me as it was!

Time to Consolidate the herds!

Oreo eating apples!

We have a pet whether, Oreo, who loves apples. He has a funny way of eating them. Lauren offered to all the other sheep, none wanted any. But Brandy, my mare, got her hers!