Apparently we never got the memo explaining that cows have to be trained to milk. Like most neophytes, I suppose, we just assumed when it came time to making cheese and butter and yogurt and all those other great dairy products our cow after giving birth would calmly stand there munching her hay while we […]
The big moment for our Jersey heifer Emily finally arrived Sunday afternoon. She’d become so swollen and leaky lately, she was literally spraying milk. Around 2:30 in the afternoon I noticed the first signs of tiny hooves emerging from her rear end. Half an hour later, next time I tromped out to the orchard to […]
Emily, our Jersey heifer, is due to calve in less than a month and, sure enough, look at the udder she’s growing. We’ve never owned a cow before and have been a little anxious about the whole birthing and milking process. One of the tips we picked up along the way was to start early […]
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