Cows

  • Milk Maidens

    The “new thing” I learned this month was how to milk a cow. And care for the cow before and after milking; how to handle the milk; that raw milk is really delicious- and no, I’m not just saying that! I honestly expected to make some huge transition in order to force myself to get…

  • Caesar

    A few quick photos and then I’m off to bed… I’ve been called up to help with the milking in the morning and I’d hate to nod off in church. He’s a handsome fellow, isn’t he? Didn’t give any fuss coming off the trailer. He just wanted to be near his lady. He literally was…

  • Maybelle

    New to the barnyard this week is a Dexter heifer whom we’ve named Maybelle after my daddy’s first cow when he was a boy! It was looking as though we weren’t going to be getting a cow this year as we had hoped. We definitely had decided that a Dexter was the breed of choice…