tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post2716252455960541277..comments2024-03-19T08:31:05.678-05:00Comments on JUST ME: milkingDonna. Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-70948726915343269242009-07-14T13:51:19.041-05:002009-07-14T13:51:19.041-05:00How do big dairies get their cows to let down thei...How do big dairies get their cows to let down their milk? I thought they separated the calves almost from birth.ms martyrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-6801393475908100352009-07-13T15:33:45.692-05:002009-07-13T15:33:45.692-05:00Donna-
You and Bonnie make quite the team! I have...Donna-<br />You and Bonnie make quite the team! I have really enjoyed following your blog. I wanted to let you know that we ended up keeping two of her sisters and the one that was wild when you and Cliff were there is still wild. She doesn't kick but is always frantic until she is settled into the stanchion. The other heifer is just like Bonnie, calm and easy to work with. We are also sharemilking and haven't had problems with either one letting down but we have started separating for short stretches to let the girls onto a bigger pasture (I don't quite trust those sneaky calves yet... they hide too well!) I'm emailing you a pic of our colorful bull calf.Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-33973654291321556652009-07-13T08:58:56.304-05:002009-07-13T08:58:56.304-05:00This post sure brought back memories of milking do...This post sure brought back memories of milking down at my grandfather's farm which was just down the road from us. I never was very good at it and we always milked in the barn with the tail up on a hook so that they couldn't splat us in the face with it! I've been stepped on, not fun. We used to help Grammie churn and always ate what we called 'cows butter' the butter that she made. It was bright yellow and sooooooo good!<br /><br />Your great granddaughter is gorgeous!Midlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-20546366059073022652009-07-13T08:53:33.882-05:002009-07-13T08:53:33.882-05:00Very cooperative Bonnie. I'd sure want to give...Very cooperative Bonnie. I'd sure want to give it a try milking a cow... only thing is, will it give me a flying kick.Muhd Imranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434293882529251438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-15028313237395036352009-07-12T20:20:44.809-05:002009-07-12T20:20:44.809-05:00It sure is hard to milk when a cow holds her mild ...It sure is hard to milk when a cow holds her mild for her calf. She is a good one to stand still like that. Glad that you didn't get your toes stepped on. HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157512726495946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-71071890144508663082009-07-12T18:17:19.069-05:002009-07-12T18:17:19.069-05:00Guy, we use perhaps a gallon a week. Cliff's ...Guy, we use perhaps a gallon a week. Cliff's sister uses 1 or 2 quarts.<br /><br />I am only milking until the calf is able to take it all. I don't want the cow's udder to get misshapen from being swollen with milk. By the time Sir Loin is a month old, he should be handling it fine. Then, if I want milk, I will keep him away from his mom for 12 hours, milk two of her quarters, and turn them loose together until I need milk again.Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-89224630856666945952009-07-12T18:06:18.656-05:002009-07-12T18:06:18.656-05:00What are you doing with the milk?What are you doing with the milk?The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-14341365559546641102009-07-12T16:01:08.249-05:002009-07-12T16:01:08.249-05:00I remember my mom milking like that when I was lit...I remember my mom milking like that when I was little. Then we would fight to churn....LOLHolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731060504909592779noreply@blogger.com