Home Ranch Cattle Co. is a 120 acre ranch located on the outskirts of Rifle, Colorado and was founded in the winter of 2021 just after we purchased our forever ranch. HRC is owned and operated by Carrie and Erik Jensen along with our four daughters, Brilee, Austin, Baylie and Hannah. Erik and I both grew up on working commercial cattle ranches in Collbran, CO and knew we wanted to continue that lifestyle for our children. I personally have always loved raising cattle but hated the season of shipping calves in the fall. We still raise high quality commercial cattle but I wanted something that we could keep on the ranch forever. I love animals especially livestock as they bring me so much joy. That’s just what the Mini Cows do, they provide so much love and joy that you just can’t get from caged pets or livestock that is bred for meat production. Having been a horse lover my entire life I recently found love in raising miniature donkeys. We purchased two bottle fed mini Jenny’s and they came packed with personality. They are the perfect pasture companions for our cattle and our horses. Our youngest daughters, Baylie & Hannah, are active in 4-H and also started their own small herd of Boer show goats. Raising livestock runs in our blood!

All of our calves and donkeys are mama raised unless there is a dire reason to pull them from the mother. We aim to wean right around 4 months old. Once the babies are weaned they will spend 4 weeks going through our desensitizing process, they will be halter trained, vaccinated, and prepped for their new forever homes.