Tracy in Ky Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 God has been very gracious. The day went smoothly--from loading her at the Dairy, to unloading at the vet for a pregnancy check, to reloading, to unloading here, and her first milking here. She did great. She is 5-6 months pregnant, so we will milk her until the end of December and then take her back home to calve. I need to buy another deep freezer because I plan on freezing LOADS of milk. ha ha. Hopefully by the time we run out of milk in the spring, we will be able to buy Sweetheart or another one--God willing. Here she is. The pictures aren't great, but I thought I would post them. She is part Jersey and part Guernsey. She is a Jernsey! ha ha This picture is awful, but you can see her udder. Notice the front two blind quarters. She's still giving almost 4 gallons daily from those two quarters. Amazing. Isabelle wants to know, "Are you my mother?" She is obviously not happy--check out those ears. And the chickens! She isn't used to chickens running around. Poor thing... She isn't as friendly as Daisy was--not agressive, just not as curious and people oriented. That is fine. It'll take her a few days to settle in and feel at home. She and Isabelle seem to like each other.:) Blessings, Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well..........I don't know much about cows, but she looks really pretty! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 She's a beauty. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 What an amazing gift. She's beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Oh, beautiful! Enjoy all that milk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 awww she's BEAUTIFUL! I am so excited you guys were blessed with another cow (borrowed, I know, but that's still fab!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I love her!!! She looks so precious! I love cows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissy Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 She is beautiful..I love her color. Happy milk freezing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 She's gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Tracy, what a blessing. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Oh, I love, love cows. She's adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I am so happy for you! She is a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 She is beautiful! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Awww, she's such a pretty girl! Enjoy all that milk! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascamps Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Just curious, because my husband would like us to get a milk cow when we move. Do you milk her by hand or do you have a machine. Do you have acreage for grazing or do you just feed her? So if you can't use all the milk what do you do with it? Other than freeze it. .....I guess I could make cheese... sheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Just curious, because my husband would like us to get a milk cow when we move. Do you milk her by hand or do you have a machine. Do you have acreage for grazing or do you just feed her? So if you can't use all the milk what do you do with it? Other than freeze it. .....I guess I could make cheese... sheryl We milk by hand. I'd love to have a machine, but they are pretty expensive. Milking by hand doesn't take that long, once you learn how. Maybe 20 minutes or so. Dd8 milked a little this morning, and ds14 milked quite a bit this evening. They enjoy milking. We have acreage for grazing, but of course in the winter she'll just eat hay and feed. As far as the milk, I make it into butter and cheese and ice cream. I'm going to make yogurt also--hopefully I can get to that Monday. It really helps with the food bill, because there are so many items that I don't have to buy. I'm excited that you are thinking of getting a milk cow. I just love having one. It is a lot of work, but if you love your cow and what she gives you, you can push through the difficulty (like getting out of bed before 6 A.M. and going to a cold barn:eek:). Just for fun, here is a picture of this morning's milk pail once I got it to the kitchen. This is before filtering/straining it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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