Actually I’m not even sure I can remember how to make a post on my blog, it has been such a long time. But things are beginning to settle, with our recent move to Crawford. You better be careful what you ask for, and I’m always asking for raw milk. Years ago, the man used … Continue reading
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Remote Milking / Foot Rot
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
Colostrum Butter
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