Starlight

Better with Thyme Starlight-P, 44 inches, A2A2 BB BB, 3 gallons per day

Last updated October 2026

Starlight in October 2026 at 5 years old

Starlight was the first Mini Jersey calf born on our family’s farm and she has the sweetest, calmest temperament with people but is a herd boss, just like her mama Moonbeam.

Starlight’s pedigree is predominantly Holterholm and Misty Morning Farm. Both bloodlines of small Jersey cows she comes from have been bred for grazing, A2 milk, polled and smaller stature. Holterholm cows average 6,000 pounds per year (2.42 gallons per day), 5.2% butterfat and 3.8% protein.

Starlight nursed her first calf for a year and a half and held her condition well on pasture and hay with no grain supplementation, despite having a disabled leg. She has also inherited her dam’s longer teats. Starlight’s second calf was the smallest heifer we’ve had born on our farm to date, and is a throwback to her grandma – she looks so much like Moonbeam so far and is staying tiny like her as well. Starlight has continued to hold her condition better than average in our herd with no grain or supplementation, and is due with her third calf in the spring of 2027.

A2A2 Mini Jersey BWT Starlight-P, Nursing her growing calf
Starlight Nursing Her Calf in the Fall of 2023

Better with Thyme Starlight

DOBOctober 20, 2021
SireMMF Stormy
DamMMF Moonbeam
ConceptionNatural
ColorFawn
Height44 inches at maturity,
22 inches at birth
Polled/HornedHeterozygous Polled (Pf/H)
Beta CaseinA2A2 (AA)
Beta LactoglobulinBB
Kappa CaseinBB
BBR100
Stature-2.8
Calved atBetter with Thyme, WV
RegistrationJEUSA000175042625

Calving History

  • Fawn heifer, August 2023
  • Fawn heifer, April 2026

Offspring

BWT Sunshine-PP

Sire: BWT Orion-PP

21.5″ at birth, 35″ at 6 months, 43″ at 3 years

BWT Golden Star-P on her birthday

BWT Golden Star-P

Sire: DT Desert Rain-P

21.5″ at birth, 31″ at 6 months

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Additional Photos of Starlight

A2A2 Mini Jersey BWT Starlight-P
Starlight with her first daughter and her best bud, December 2023