Horn Tipping
When the Horns Come Off We bought the most beautiful cow. Her name is Trinka and she came fully equipped with gorgeous …
Tag: cow
How to Train a Cow
How to train a cow to be your family milk cow Squeal! This is sooooooooo my department. I love working with cattle. …
How to Turn Manure into Soil
How to turn Manure into Soil The Scoop on Poop. Manure gives me bushels and bushels of food every year. Your garden …
Ketosis in Milk Cows – Be Aware of the Dangers & Warning Signs
Ketosis in Milk Cows – Be Aware of the Dangers & Warning Signs It’s Spring! Time for rain, flowers, calves, and Ketosis …
Tips to Avoid Grass Tetany
Tips to Avoid Grass Tetany It’s Spring! Oh boy – it is Grass Tetany Season. If you don’t make it to the …
Share Milking With a Calf
Milking time! Have I mentioned how much flexibility you can have when you keep your calf with your milk-cow? It is a …
Nothing is 100% Grass-Fed
** NOTE: Thank you to all the folks who have sent me info on the specifications of “grass-fed” animals. The guidelines for …
Fight Cancer With Food – What is CLA & How to Eat it
CLA was discovered in 1987 when scientists found it was able to fight cancer in mice. It’s true. CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) …
Why Snow is Good for Your Garden
Why Snow is Good for Your Garden It snowed! Here in Kentucky, we never know if we’re going to get “white stuff” …
No, You Can’t Strain Milk with a Coffee Filter – in Case You were Wondering
No, You Can’t Strain Milk with a Coffee Filter. Ugh. Ugh and ugh again. I have the most fabulous milk strainer. Go …
When Your Cow Dies (and life stinks)
I haven’t talked about Faith on the blog since she died last spring. It has taken this long for me to be …
To De-Horn or not to De-Horn? That is the Question.
This story started 4 years ago. My oldest daughter wanted a cow. I wanted milk. So, we got a milk-cow. While we …
How to Knock-up a Cow in No Time – Boo Yah! The Ladies are Bred!
How do you get 2 cows pregnant right out of the gate? No Artificial-Insemination failures. No wasted preg-check visits by the vet. …
The BULL GOT OUT!!
The Bull got out. The bull that is not ours. The bull that we are leasing. The bull that weighs about 2000 …
Health Benefits of Raw, Grass-fed, Milk & Dairy Products
Health Benefits of raw, grass-fed Dairy. If you are on the fence about cow or goat ownership I want to encourage you, …