HI there I am in Alberta Canada, I breed Jersey cows, I bred my two heifers to a dexter this year! As fro milking if the cow REALLY fights you can tie a thin rope right in front of the udder, tie it as tight as you can, I have had to do this a few time and it really work great! I also hobble with a soft cotton rope. My girls are all very quiet now, but when I got Star she wanted to kick every part of me! I built my own stanchen, I would add a photo but I don't know how!!
Hey Connie..be sure to check out this website if you havn't already... www.keepingafamilycow.com they have a great forum and it is my favorite cow book for info about family milk cows.
hi robin and jenny. thank you for your replys and ideas. i hope hubby gets a place built for her soon so i can bring her home and have some real milk! she had been handled alot for the first 8-10 months of her life so hopefully she will remember that this is a good thing lol. right now she is in a pasture with angus and she wont even go to the food until they are done *sigh* if that is problem here with the steer and heifer we already have then we will put her in a seperate fence. that might make it easier to get her in for milking time too *grin* i will go look at the recomended web site right now! peace connie in alaska [size=4][navy]
jenny that web site was awesome! i was up until 4 am reading the posts on it! lol. thanks for sharing it with me! i brought hoem 43 3 day old chicks today (40 rhode island reds and 3 balck cornish ? ) they are os cute! gonna be a logn wait for eggs tho lol. peace connie in alaska
Learning to hand milk a Dexter cow - any hints?
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 07:06:18 AM
