I’m Elliott, a veterinarian and farmer in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. I’m also a husband, father of five, and Army officer who just can’t stop thinking about how to make life and work better for people like me who love animals.
When I started buying highland cattle and miniature donkeys a few years ago, I honestly couldn’t believe there wasn’t already a modern, secure online marketplace for live animals. So I started building Creatures to solve my own problems, creating a transparent community for buying and selling, while also making it fun and easy to keep up with health, breeding, registrations, and all the other records in one place.
It’s already been a game‑changer for me to have every photo, video, and record in a single profile for each animal. Now I can just copy a link and send it to a potential buyer, my vet, or a friend and know they’ll see the full picture instantly.
My crazy hope is that Creatures can be the online home for every known and loved animal around the world. I’m glad you’re here!
Between mid December and mid January is baby watch and udder fills.
Been a hectic breeding season for my buck. He serviced live cover my herd, and a couple other farms also.
On my own lines the offspring are 0% linebred or inbred. This offers less allele mutations and depression genetic developments.
Last year and this year doelings are the future milk makers, as my older does will get an extra brake of not breeding next year, more than likely (# of bucks born determine this too, need more doe than buck).
Being that I have 2 young bucks yet to utilize from 2 different lines. All bucklings this year will be sold in tact or banded here prior to breeding ages. Depending the girls gender out put, could be doelings sold also. I was very fortunate last year with one of my doe giving 3 doelings. Sale of 2 and kept one.
The anticipation is growing on the farm, for sure!
Enkidu📍South Texas📍 4 month dunn tipped highpark. Excellent Confirmation. Mama has produced 2 silvers and 1 dunn tip
Grandparents 40" and 42" Dam 48" (75% Highland)
Sire 40" Dexter and highland.
Welcome to Creatures, Valerie Calabrese! We would love to meet your animals and help you keep track of their records here. Let me know if you have any questions!
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