Did I tell you that Queenie Wineti has six teats? Another less than perfect animal who is just perfect. She was one of a pair of twins. Sold as a very young calf. The vet said they will be no trouble and they have not been. This does happen sometimes and they offer to cut the teats off, but the idea made me shudder so I let nature sort it out. Of course they did not fill and as her udder grew they disappeared. That is a funny story to start the day on isn’t it. It was such a quiet day yesterday.
And her wee calf is growing well. So there are no problems with feeding. Just another example of a healthy animal doing well regardless of her problems. 
Scrapper.
Marcel with his serious look. He is down to one bottle a day and is less than thrilled.
This would have been a very sweet shot if one of my scoops had not blown into their pen. Oh how we long for grass so they can all go outside. Not for a while yet though.
The two plonkers.
Yesterday was a coolish day, which suits the large animals but not me. Still, it might be sunny today. The peacocks are all getting on well. No troubles up in their Peacock Palace. Tima is roaring about the place eagerly tipping over every bucket she sees. That little pig shoots up and down her ramp. Sheila and Poppy went out for a walk in the fields, though Poppy was reluctant to go back into their pen. But I did not want her out long enough to discover all the escape hatches. Not until she is better trained anyway.
Actually I worked on lots of different things yesterday, as well as farming, I sent out another batch of calendars, worked on our book, (if you have not had an email from me let me know) made the Monday loaves of kefir bread, revved up the starter for sourdough buns, started a pot of yoghurt and made some ice cream for the freezer (we eat it all winter) . Today I will drive about the countryside collecting the pig buckets and later on make another batch of butter. I eat some and freeze some. I love butter.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm
celi
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The Kitchen's Garden 
58 responses to “Six Teats”
Good Morning
Good morning Sandra.. c
Rained all night here; now it’s snowing. Goodmorning.
Peter, you poor old thing, winter will not let you go.. hope you have enough firewood!.. c
A miracle, I am early to your comment box! Yesterday sounds like it was calm and productive for you. I got as far as the ‘b’ word and gulped,. I can smell it, almost taste it, but I cannot eat it. I mean butter. My mother would eat butter until it came out her eyes!
Your mother and I have that in common. However if I could not eat butter I would not eat as much bread and maybe that would be a good thing!
I’m not supposed to have butter, and for three months I stuck to it, but was miserable. Then I thought “What the hell, I’ve got to die of something, and at 76 I’d rather die happy!
Death By Butter.. surely that would make a great poem!! morning viv.. c
The crusty shell piece of a fresh loaf or her own wheaten bread still warm from the oven with lashings of butter! I should describe it as bread on butter rather than butter on bread.
Mind you all the lads and my father loved a dollop of butter on their spuds!
I am very interested in knowing how you make bread with kefir. Can you share your recipe?
Here in Georgia we’re still getting some cold nights and 2″ of rain yesterday and the cool weather plants are very happy. Hope you get some nice sunny warm weather soon.
My recipe is somewhere in the pages https://thekitchensgarden.com/2013/02/27/how-to-make-no-knead-kefir-bread-on-a-snowy-slushy-snainy-day/.. there you are.. excuse the format, when I changed the look some pages reacted badly but the recipe is there.. and it works.. c
I forgot to tell you I made your Kefir bread last week – it was delicious reminded me very much like Irish Soda bread! (I was married to an Irish man for 14 years so have had first hand experience of eating this kind of bread!)
Celi can you share with me how you make your butter please? I get milk from the farm every week, and the top third of the 1/2 gallon bottle is full of luscious cream. I am just not sure how to a) separate the cream from the milk and b) how to turn this into butter. Any help would be much appreciated!
Sad news this morning, my dear friend who is recovering from breast surgery (cancer) sent me a text to say her old husky dog died last night! I have looked after this dog for her on numerous occasions and had become quite fond of him. He was getting old, and was deaf and partially blind. I guess it was just his time, but my dear friend is heartbroken. as if she has not enough to contend with! Will go and do her garden for her tomorrow and see if I can cheer her up a bit.
Hugs
Lyn
Oh no, she is such a fighter too, having to fight grief on top of it seems a bit mean. Hope she is ok. Butter.. wait.. https://thekitchensgarden.com/2011/12/31/back-to-work-you-lot-how-to-make-butter-at-home/.. there that should do it! You can freeze it too, but i guess i told you that already!.. c
Thanks Cecilia I will try this at the weekend when I get my fresh milk! I love butter!!
Oh how beautiful. Thank you so much for letting me live through your postings. I feel like I can almost be there on the farm with the other piggies. 🙂 XOXO – Bacon
What a busy day you had. But it must be very satisfying when you see (or eat) the fruits of your labours. Do you milk Queenie? Or does the Bobby get it all?
As Daisy is chugging along with such huge amounts of milk I did not need to milk Queenie, so her little Bobby gets to regulate his own intake.. he is doing well too, I am pleased. c
I make my own bread and can’t wait until I have my own fresh milk so I can begin making butter.
The farm babies look healthy and are growing fast.
Sorry, I didn’t participate in the menopausal book. We were out of town when you posted the idea, which I think it a wonderful idea!!
You still have time to write Deb, I would like one hundred essays and there is space for you if you would like to .. just email me on celima.g.7@gmail.com and I will send you the details.. thank you.. c
While I would drown in all the milk that Daisy produces daily, I am deeply envious of your fresh real farm butter … My goodness the Bobbies and Marcel have suddenly grown up.
Laura
What beautiful happy animals.
Have a happy day C.
🙂 Mandy xo
Good to hear all the animals are doing well. And you too! Are your seedlings started and growing and ready to go into the garden when it finally warms up? And does Our John have all sorts of wonderful tomato seedlings going too?
He has hundreds of everything it seems (well not quite) and already has some brassicas out.. Now that you remind me maybe I will take some photos of the garden and green house today! morning diane.. c
What a busy bee..no time for an afternoon snooze then? All the animals big and babies are looking and sounding really happy, and so they should. Even I would appreciate being an animal on Celi, s farm.
Do send me an email Miss C at josslps@gmail.com as my mind is busy at work for inclusion in your book!
Thank you Joss, how on earth did I miss you. Your email is on its way.. wonderful. have a lovely day.. c
I can’t believe how fast the babies grow!!! Too, too fast! {I say that all the time with my babies too as it happens 🙂 } butter ~ mmm mmm mmmmmmm
I love how all the little animals make friends with each other. So sweet.