My journey with Staph A cows. The two cows I’ve had so far with Staph A mastitis, what I did to treat it, and my thoughts on it. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. When I got into milk cows I quickly learned that there was something called Staph A…
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How to handle raw milk properly
How to handle raw milk properly. All the steps I take daily to make sure the raw milk we consume is fresh and safe! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. A lot of fear goes around about raw milk. It has gotten a pretty bad rap. No thanks to the FDA…
How to calf share
How to calf share. This is how we personally manage sharing milk with the calves so that the babies can still be with their mamas! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I absolutely love seeing our whole herd of cows together. Mamas with their babies! Why calf share though? They teach…
Keeping Our LGD In – SpotOn Fence Review
Keeping Our LGD In – SpotOn Fence Review. My thoughts on the GPS fence collar and tracker, how it’s set up, and how it works! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. When we moved to Texas we immediately started having issues with our livestock guardian dog Hans, that we had not…
My cow who nurses on herself
My cow who nurses on herself. My saga of our family milk cow that unlocked the unlimited self-serve buffet and what we did about it. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Ever seen a cow take advantage of their built-in, self-serve buffet? Well my cow unlocked the unlimited supply of delicious…
We Sold Our Homestead
We Sold Our Homestead. Hear about all our new adventures coming up, moving across the country, becoming debt free, starting all over again! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. We have done something a bit bold, you might say. We sold our homestead in Montana, and we are moving across the…
How we prepared for a milk cow
How we prepared for a milk cow. What things did I gather up to have on hand and prepare for when we got our first milk cow? This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Buying our first milk cow was one of the best decisions we ever made. It has been…
Summer on the farmstead: A Video
Summer on the farmstead: A Video. Milking the cow, making mozzerella cheese and butter, canning green beans, come along with us for our day! Watch more videos on our channel
How to milk a cow by hand
How to milk a cow by hand. The simple process of milking a cow (or goat) from cleaning to milking, to what to do with the milk afterwards. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. If there’s something that’ll get me out of bed early in the morning, it’s milking our…
Charlotte | Our first milk cow
Charlotte | Our first milk cow. Meet Charlotte and hear about all my grand plans for our milk cow business and butter-making! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. One of my life dreams came true this week. It came pretty unexpectedly. We weren’t planning on getting a milk cow this…