Tag Archives: Family Milk Cow

Milk, Milking Updates..

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Amazing wonderful milk, this is Girls official first day of Milk, that past couple days have been classified as colostrum milkings (the first five milkings). I am thrilled I am totally overwhelmed So lets talk about the colostrum first off, … Continue reading →

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Change can be good or not? -Girl

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Well, I have wondered if Girl was going to be a easy keeper of a family milk cow or not, and of course I still don’t have a real answer on that till she freshen’s and starts milking. Having said … Continue reading →

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Doing the snoopy dance! – Girl didn’t cycle this month!

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

I’m so excited, I’m so excited!! LOL Well, Girl was cycling perfectly, then she got breed, and this month, nothing.. I have been checking her daily and nothing, Marty agree’s with me.. no heat this month.. which means that the … Continue reading →

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The next part of my Family Milk Cow Journey with Girl

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Girl will be two years old in July, and I am so very excited to annouce that yesterday, she was bred, we will of course have to wait a full month to see if she took? or if she comes … Continue reading →

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Building a stone boat for Girl..

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Well, I have not given up on the idea of a proper cart for girl, I am putting away the funds for her proper gear and wow, I don’t think I ever really understood the money involved with in regards to … Continue reading →

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Digging for my lunch! I’m having Burdock and Dandelion root with a dessert of nettle…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Well, I had Girl tied out for grazing in the main yard and she was within reach of a old compost pile that grows stinging nettle, dandelion and Burdock root for me as a kind of spring wild kitchen garden … Continue reading →

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Composting for the Feb Challange

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This month on the sustainable eats Urban farm Handbook year long gardening challange, it was soil buiding.. Ok, so the photo does not look like much but when we got that amazing spring snap of weather at the first part … Continue reading →

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Girl and Marty-Cow Updates

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Well, its been a long slow week with regards to Girl and her healing foot, she is slowly walking better each day, she is a just a little bit less stiff each day, I am keeping a very close eye … Continue reading →

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Stepped on a nail!

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I know, I know, you are thinking it was me, cuz I’ve done that twice this year, once in the barn and once in the yard, and yes, I know that it would be just better to a point to … Continue reading →

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Girl is a lady now..

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Girl has become a proper young lady, and while to young in my mind, could be bred now, but we will wait another five or six months to make it so.. Still she is getting taller all the time, looks … Continue reading →

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