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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 4:12:55 PM
well here i sit on pins and needles. waiting for hazel. she is our new jersey milk cow. i am so excited my heart feels like it will pop. LOL i milk her tonight. i am ready set go. waiting waiting waiting. i will post a pic and share how milking went. happy days here sherrye
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 19 2011 : 10:55:57 AM
good to hear from you angie, i hope you are doing better today. it is so fun. i just love how we live. i let the 2 cows out in yard today. hazel had been in a tent barn and corral. i wanted her to settle down first. well i just let them out. they ran and bucked with bags swinging. belle said come hazel lets go here, no wait lets go over here, no how about the fruit yard. i moved them out of my peas the strawberries etc. they were running crazy. so i am in the house. here comes 2 1100 pound cows across our back patio. they stuck their heads in the glass door and mooed. well i need to go do some work. but i was so filled with love to my God Jehovah when those girls were running together. so cute so spring. happy days here sherrye
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| amomfly |
Posted - Apr 19 2011 : 09:46:37 AM
WOW Sherrye- you are so busy, and so cow savy!
Come visit my blog
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God Bless
Angie-amomfly
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 19 2011 : 06:52:35 AM
godd morning, i had cecided i would test all my dexter girls before i buy a cow. i tested to see if i had any A-2 milk. out of all my girls i have 3 A-2 and 3 A-2 A-1 milkers. so i am sharing a cow for a few months. i have a cow freshening in may. so i am waiting for her tests back before i do anything.hazel is a sweet heart. so they pay her food, dr., etc. i milk and do daily for her here. when they know how to milk and get there parlor done she will go to them.we are testing her also. i really want A-2 milk cows. lacey is a cow buyer. i found hazel through her. she is buying cows up, testing, then selling the A-2 cows for a lot of money. A-2 jersey milk cows go for anywhere from 2.000 up. so my goal is to breed my white parks and dexters to A-2 jersey cows. training the milk raising the calf, then training to milk and then sell an A-2 dual purpose cow. you get milk that is a complete casien molecule. so it is easier to digest. you get a beefier animal. if you get bulls you can sell for beef or milk cow breeding. so i am waiting to see if maddie is A-2. i am sending her dna in today. she will calve in a few weeks. at this time she is not a milker. lacey is always looking for A-2 cows. if she finds one and needs it milked and worked with she will bring it here. i need to dry belle off for calving in july. so i will need another milker for her dry period. so we will see what develps. for now i am training hazel to be a family cow. she is getting used to life on a family farm. since coming from a dairy, she has a lot to learn beyond the milk room. i sure am glad your kids are all born. i have 3 goats to go. i so need a camera. i have to wait for others to take pics for me. when i get some i will post. she is such a pretty girl. thanks for being interested. i slept great last night. so more power today. i would bet money that some of the girls on here have A-2 cows. the defective gene is mostly holstein and gurnsey. some jersey too since bred to the others some. folks in klamath and portland area are getting 10.00 a gallon. i dont put my price up. i do share the knowledge about A-2 with my customers. i bet maizie is A-2. since she is angus less likely to have flaw. i think its weston price that calls the genetic flaw as the devil in the milk. so sun is out frost on ground but a mighty fine day. hope all you farmgirls have a fine day. did i mention these milk cows go for really good money. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 8:09:57 PM
Sherrye, it was about 7 when I posted. Had to get up and get going for an appt at 9:30. So you are not keeping this cow? I thi=ought you were getting a cow. I am confused.
Kris
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 06:55:43 AM
gads kris i know there is a time change from you to me. it says you posted at 4 am. i am in bed then. the crying is a little better last night. milking was easier. she is just confused. so far she is a good girl. now we are going to bring maddie in and try to tame her for milking also. i only have hazel for a few months. i am teaching the gal how to milk and care for her.then eventually she will go with them. i am sharing the cow with her. so i am going to train maddie to milk is she is A-2. so the next set of hairs goes to u.c. davis today for dna tests for it. i am still getting my surge milker tweeked right. so easier each time for us both. wish i had a pic. folks took some, no has sent me any yet. soon pics sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 04:42:17 AM
Sherrye, you poor girl. I can just imagine how you feel. If I were you, I would not let her out of the barn til she got used to everything and everyone there. That's too much work chasing a cow. That's alot of milk. I guess you will be making cheese and butter and all kinds of god stuff again. My friend has started making cottage cheese that is so good and French vanilla yogurt that taste just like, or better than, Stoneyfield. And of course cheese and butter. She is getting so much milk from 2 cows. She sells most of it but still has gallons to use. I get my whey from her. So I am happy for you but don't go wear yourself out and get sick or hurt.
Kris
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 7:02:52 PM
well mary jo i am so tired i cannot express how tired. we have been doing rodeo round up with the cow hazel dear. she is getting a little calmer. still no pics. sorry. anyway we are getting about 5 or 6 gallons a day with her. i am still trying to get her inflations the right length. she will be a good girl once she knows the system. i really do like her. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| gypsy goat |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 05:52:02 AM
sherry i'm so jealous,wish i lived closer to share in the blessings of a cow-i would like one soooo bad. can't wait to see pics! hope all is well with you my friend
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 01:17:06 AM
Oh how exciting.. I can not wait to see her. I know the crying is heart breaking but soon that will be over. Wish I was close enough to give you the said eyes to share some milk. I promise I would help with the chores.
You get some rest and keep us informed. I am wide awake after giving the 2 am bottles and the wind almost too me to Kansas... You give that sweet new girl and big hug from me.
Oh How Exciting!!!
Grace Gerber
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 07:20:56 AM
lacey just left. poor old girl out there is crying. i will get pics up today i hope. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 9:56:39 PM
she is here. oh many happy days ahead at silk purse farm. she is so great girls. first she looks like a grown up sophie. she is blonde blonde did i say blonde. oh wow. she has sweet eyes. tomorrow pics for sure. we milked her tonight. we have some work to do there. lacey who brought her stayed the night. how fun it was. so hazel has cried since she got here. it is so sad. she just moos into the air. she did give belle a good lick or two. they will be best buds i am sure. she is 3 1/2 months fresh. so i hope to be in MILK. so i am so tired from the anticipation. wow she is a beauty with a HUGE udder. i am a happy girl. well i am going to have to get my 10 gallon can up and running fast. happy days hope i sleep sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:03:55 PM
Sherrye, is she there yet? I hope she is a great milk cow for you and you get lots of good milk. When did she freshen? Can't wait to see her.
Kris
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 4:49:56 PM
I have been so out of the loop Sherry. Is Hazel pregnant or?!
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219!
"Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."
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