Tag: Dutch belted Cow
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Working on the dismount
While the team was doing the milking I was snooping about inspecting my cows and decided that all the signs pointed to Lady Astor being in heat. I am not going to breed Lady on purpose this year (with a vet and a straw) as I don’t mind if she gets a pass for a season…
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Butter made from clover
Amazing that an animal grazing on spring pasture can turn that grass and clover into glorious milk that I can share. Thank you Lady Astor for letting us milk you so I can let the milk chill and stand then skim the cream, then put the cream in the butter churn and whip it into…
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Raw Milk
In the evening, just before the pigs dinner I let them out into the field for a run and a grass munch. There is not a lot of grass yet so there is still a danger of them rooting. So their grass break is not very long. But they eat the whole time.Pigs! Then they…
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A Surprise Baby
A real surprise. Elsie has given birth to a wee heifer. She was already here when I went out to do the chores yesterday morning so the girls got to see her before departing. They had the best visit. The calf is a beautiful wee bouncy heifer she has the same markings as her mother on…
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Gone to the Birds
It seems Camera House is tracking the big birds lately. January is here, the long winter months have begun. The birds stay mostly in the barn, undercover. As do I. As does Camera House. I often think that you would want to see something new each day then I remind myself that you are here to…
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