We have learned a lot about milk fever in the last couple of days, but these are the lessons you wish you learned before you need the information. Once again, milk fever was not on our radar, because we thought she was out of the woods from her earlier episode on Wednesday. All day Thursday … Continue reading
But I was asleep most of the time and did not even realize it. I do have some new heroes though, and they saved her life. I had tried to drink a lot today, but have a very small tummy, and my mom has a HUGE bag. The lady that came this morning when I … Continue reading
Annabelle, our Jersey cow, began limping, and it continued to get worse. We have kept our livestock on our irrigated meadows this spring, and grazing on wet grass can lead to foot rot. She did get foot rot in one of her hind hooves, so we moved her to a paddock which was dry. Cleaning … Continue reading
Of all the riches surrounding the raw milk life, colostrum is icing on the cake. Our lovely dairy cow of last year, Gert, who died of milk fever, gave gallons of the thickest, neon yellow colostrum, but it was too strong to drink straight. This year when Annabelle calved I was determined to drink it … Continue reading
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