3 Things to Know About Bottle Feeding Calves – Meet Our Bottle Baby!
Bottle Feeding Calves. We have a bottle baby! A week ago, we thought our girl, Faith, was going to pull through. We …
Category: Cows
When you have a cow, you have it all.
Saying Goodbye to a Dear Friend
We said goodbye to our sweet, sweet Jersey Cow, Faith. I could spend a decade wondering if we did all the right …
Milk Fever Hangover – She’s Still Hanging in There!
I thought I’d send out an update on our sweet, Jersey-cow, Faith. If you haven’t been following, be thankful. It’s been a …
Faith is Still Standing
Faith is still alive. She is not out of the woods yet. The doctor was by again yesterday. She is getting fantastic …
Down With Milk Fever
Faith miscarried her calf Monday night. Our vet came out and delivered her calf. Before he left he said, “There are 2 types of …
9 Reasons to Get a Jersey Cow and 3 Reasons Not to……..
9 Reasons to Get a Jersey Cow (and 3 Reasons Not to) Why a Jersey Cow? There are many breeds of cows. …
There’s a Walrus at My Farm
Land Walrus. My oldest son has decided that our Jersey cow, Faith, looks like a walrus. He may be right. Why? She’s …
Working Calves that….. don’t want to be worked
I thought I’d show you how cute our calf is. By the end of this post you may concede that she is …
What is a Good Mineral Program?
I wrote a post a while ago about “hidden hunger.” Go here to read about it. I find it fascinating. 3-19-2017 UPDATE: …
Can You Grass Feed a Jersey Cow?
Can you Feed a Jersey Cow only Grass? I believe we all are trying to do the absolute best we can for …
How To Load a Cow in 5 Easy Steps
How to Load a Cow. There are lots of reasons to load cattle. One reason may be to head to the processor….. …
Goat v/s Cow
Goat v/s Cow We had decided we would own and milk dairy goats. A few Nubian does and one buck was the …
Milking a Cow for the First Time
Milking a Cow for the First Time We have been milking Rosie for less than a week. She has never been milked …
MEET ROSIE!!!
I got a phone call a week ago from a fellow Kentucky Cattleman Member. He is an older gentleman who raises black-Angus, …
Frisky The Wonder Cow
Kentucky Weather. It’s either really wonderful or really terrible. There’s no in between. Here’s some pictures I took at our homestead LAST …