Tennessee Cow Rescue

Tennessee Cow Rescue We are a nonprofit, 501c3, rescue farm in McMinnville, TN. We opened April of 2021.

EIN 86-2953480
Open most Saturdays in spring and fall. 🌷🍁
www.tennesseecowrescue.org 🖥️
www.TCR.farm/donate 💰➡️🐄

Simone is our animal of the day! She is a Holstein. She has been here for almost four years. She arrived with Alyssa. Th...
05/24/2026

Simone is our animal of the day! She is a Holstein. She has been here for almost four years. She arrived with Alyssa. They were brought to the farm by a dairy farmer, they were covered in ringworm and their eyes were infected with pink eye. It was the worst pink eye I’ve seen. The dairy was going to kill them when our mutual vet told them to call us instead.

We had to sew their eyes shut and keep them in the shade. Cows need to have their eyes out of the sun to heal (the sun on their infected eyes is also very painful). We also needed to protect the eyes from flies which is where pink eye comes from.

They were in quarantine for months before they could go in the pasture. Simone’s vision is better than Alyssa’s.

They were my first experience with quarantine, medication, wound cleaning and earning trust. They were six months old when they arrived and I can promise you no one talked to them or touched them their first six months. They were not feeling well, overwhelmed, scared and had no idea why I was talking to them all day. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Pinkeye is the #1 thing farmers call me about. I am SHOCKED at some of the things I have heard that farmers use as a treatment. “I tried powered sugar, it didn’t work”!
Powered sugar????? 😳😲🤯

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www.tennesseecowrescue.org

Won't you be our donor? Our donation software, Givebutter, is generously donating $10 for EVERY monthly donor who signs ...
05/11/2026

Won't you be our donor? Our donation software, Givebutter, is generously donating $10 for EVERY monthly donor who signs up to help the cows this week. May 11-15th

Even donations of $10 a month make a difference.
That covers the cost of a bag of grain or a bale of straw or hay.

If you've been thinking of donating, now would be a super time. We'd love to have you. 😁

Please like and share our page and this post to help us grow our following. 🐄

We run 100% on donations.

https://givebutter.com/monthly-donor-drive-tcr

05/05/2026

No more “ba” for Stormin Stevie, he’s a big boy now.

When I founded TCR, I thought that I’d never have a bottle baby…he’s my 6th!
That’s 84 weeks of bottles! 😳

05/05/2026

We planted a peach and a plum tree here on the farm.
Didn’t expect to see one of these for years!!!!

Always waiting by her Mama. 💕📸 Samara (means Protector) 🐾🐾
05/04/2026

Always waiting by her Mama. 💕

📸 Samara (means Protector) 🐾🐾

05/01/2026

Sharing this for several reasons.
1. I think our followers will think this technology is interesting.
2. We have farmers who follow us and this tool is a game changer for Momma/Calf care.

Just yesterday I saw a post here in on Facebook about a Momma out by herself, at night, struggling with birthing her calf. Calf was stuck with the feet out. Which meant, she needed help. The calf probably needed pulled (which if not done careful, can cause damage which is what happened to our Sanjay). No one would hurt a calf on purpose, but it’s not an easy thing to do. You have to pull with the right force and the right pressure, in the right direction at the right time.

I saw the post too late, but that is exactly something we help with when we can be of service. We care about the community, the farmer AND obviously we want to help the cow.

Side note, six years ago before I had even met Elizabeth, a cow in the herd behind my neighborhood was down and struggling with birthing and for a longgggggg time, no one came to help her, even though I went to the house to be sure they knew. I was too scared to climb the fence and be with her. I regret that and I share the story only to show how far I’ve come. 😬😳 I couldn’t have helped but I could had made sure she wasn’t alone.

Do we have storms coming? Who knows, depends who you ask. When rain is coming or it’s cold the dogs always have beds on ...
04/27/2026

Do we have storms coming? Who knows, depends who you ask. When rain is coming or it’s cold the dogs always have beds on the porch. If it storms, they know, regardless of the time, I’ll let them inside.

They are absolutely non traditional guardian dogs. Understanding what they do and how they do it has been an education. When it comes down to it, they are like all of the animals here and rain ☔️ or shine ☀️ I will do my best to care for them.

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You’ve never seen more chick security. Calf, sheep and cat all watching to be sure these ladies are safe. The sexlink ch...
04/18/2026

You’ve never seen more chick security. Calf, sheep and cat all watching to be sure these ladies are safe.

The sexlink chicks are outside for a few hours every day. Why did we decide on sexlinks this year? Because nobody around here wants any more rooster problems and theses ladies are 90% chance all ladies.

Now that we will have enough hens for one rooster our plan is to only take in additional hens who need homes. (Sir went to live with a very nice family who has a giant hen house and he’s the only rooster, he’s very happy!)

After trying every solution in the world…Hal will have 12 hens and hopefully all will be well with the world.

FAITH is our resident of the day. She’s such a beauty. Blind Faith is a born blind Holstein heifer who has been here go...
04/18/2026

FAITH is our resident of the day. She’s such a beauty.
Blind Faith is a born blind Holstein heifer who has been here going on three years this July. She was taken to a sale barn in KY when she was only two days old. No one bought her and she was left there alone, spinning in circles. Someone put her in a hauler and she stayed there for two days until I nice man took her in and fed her. She’s been here ever since.

Yes, that is dog food. 🦴🐾No, that is not a dog. 🐄Does the baby calf want to eat calf grain? Nope. 🤣📸 Stevie, go eat your...
04/18/2026

Yes, that is dog food. 🦴🐾
No, that is not a dog. 🐄

Does the baby calf want to eat calf grain? Nope. 🤣

📸 Stevie, go eat your own food, buddy.

Address

826 Boren Road
McMinnville, TN
37110

Telephone

+19312404079

Website

http://www.tcr.farm/donate, http://www.TCR.farm/wishlist

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