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    Kentucky

    Shelby County....first time dairy cow slave!!!!
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    Transition from hand milking to a surge milker

    Thanks, for the advice. My milker has clear tubes and we can see when the milk flow has stopped. I don't eel like we are getting all of the milk however., so maybe we need to adjust the machine.She is still not tolerating the machine well. Lots of kicking. I think that we are gun shy and it...
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    Transition from hand milking to a surge milker

    We have been milking away for a week, and it is taking sooooo long to get this cow milked. We got 2.5 gallons this morning, and another this afternoon. That's been about what we've been getting daily. I broke down and found a refurbished surge milker set up for a jersey. I don't have a...
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    Butter

    I am the proud new owner of a jersey cow. I've had her for three days now, and while there is still some adjusting going on (both of us), I do have beautiful fresh milk. I am anxious to make butter, as well as cheese and yogurt, but I am wondering how many gallons of milk I'll need to make at...
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