Cows

Velvet today gave birth to her second calf, a healthy bull calf. Dexters are such easy birthers. We knew she was due soon, but just like last time we didn’t […]

Here’s some cow photos for your internet enjoyment. Gideon has been separated from the ladies for the past month. Twice he got out of his paddock, one time getting over […]

After a week or so of mornings with no milk, we’ve decided to give up the milking until next year for a number of reasons. As mentioned before, first time […]

After a week, we have increased milk production from the single glass to over a pint (mostly from Rosie). I am confident that the milk production will continue to increase […]

Today we started the milking routine for the cows. We are not expecting much now since these are first mamas and the calves are still young but instead wanted to […]

With our two cows now providing milk, we needed some way to get them into a head gate so we could easily milk them. We purchased this from the fine […]

After Velvet delivered earlier in the week, we expected Rosie to follow on fairly quickly. However, she held on for a few more days and finally delivered her calf on […]

Boy were we fooled. Based on the udder size alone, we figured Rosie was going to be the first to deliver, but instead Velvet delivered her calf the next day. […]

We found out the other day (through observation) that our two heifers are pregnant. You would think one would notice something like that, but the only tell tale sign is […]