How to Know if Your Cow is Pregnant
How to know if your cow is pregnant Several years ago we had our Artificial Insemination guru come out and attempt to …
Tag: milking a cow
Old Fashioned Ice Cream
This is the absolute BEST ice-cream in the world. It is creamy. It is rich. It is scoop-able. It freezes perfectly. …
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice-Cream. To transform plain vanilla ice-cream into mint-chocolate chip ice-cream all you have to do is add crushed mints …
Yes! You Need a Milk Strainer!
The Perfect Milk Strainer No, I don’t make any money if you buy this strainer. But I wish I did because you …
Help- My Cow Just Calved
Help – My Cow Just Calved Please contact your vet if your cow needs medical attention. I am not a vet and …
Horn Tipping
When the Horns Come Off We bought the most beautiful cow. Her name is Trinka and she came fully equipped with gorgeous …
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. …
Homesteaders Food Challenge- Week 1
It has been quite a week. My brother called me a fake and said he wasn’t buying my book. No, I don’t …
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 …
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) …
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 …