77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[kstaven]

Is the portable a surge?

 

[77Herford]

http://www.dairymaidmilking.com/
Nope its Dairymaid.

Never heard of them till today. Works good on her, just a little matter of timing with the pressure. Nice enough manual and a You tube video for further help.

 

[kstaven]

Have never seen one of those before but have seen those claws. Hope you have a heated milking area.

 

[77Herford]

Not yet but its going up.

 

[Roll farms]

I had a little portable surge milker...I decided doing it by hand was easier than cleaning the hoses and infusions 2x a day. Of course, I wasn't milking cows, just 8 goats.

I considered getting another one when I bought a jersey in milk...but she turned out to be a real pain so I got rid of her.

 

[77Herford]

Dang it I put up another post but the server farted and it didn't post....grrr.

 

[77Herford]

http://bobwhitesystems.com/farm-freshmilk-production/
Well I have small machine shed near the house that I'm converting to the milking parlor. I will be attaching a walk in pasture setting for the Jersey and possible future Goats. For now I will just hand milk the Pygmies but ENCOURAGE my wife to do it, fat lot that will do.

Since we have several communities around us that are into the all natural foods kick, I have been talking some of them up on my future products. One day I hope to be a mini staven, lol. I know what Staven is thinking ""
I think my wife likes the Jerseys more than her Pygmies as she keeps talking about their big eyes and soft big ears, lol, women....

 

[daisychick]

I have enjoyed reading your journal so far. I have always wanted a jersey cow, but not enough room at my place. I agree with your wife, the jerseys have the most beautiful big brown eyes, I am sure I would stare at them daily if I owned one. My husband is from Iowa and most of his family still lives there. I lived there for 2 years and went to college, but was dying to get back to Colorado so we moved back. He has family in Madrid, Dexter, Des Moines, Ames and Boone Iowa. The one thing I was amazed by in Iowa was that you don't have to water your garden. I was in shock! Being a Colorado native, we have to water everything almost daily!! Hoses strung all over the property is the norm around here.

 

[77Herford]

I have enjoyed reading your journal so far. I have always wanted a jersey cow, but not enough room at my place. I agree with your wife, the jerseys have the most beautiful big brown eyes, I am sure I would stare at them daily if I owned one. My husband is from Iowa and most of his family still lives there. I lived there for 2 years and went to college, but was dying to get back to Colorado so we moved back. He has family in Madrid, Dexter, Des Moines, Ames and Boone Iowa. The one thing I was amazed by in Iowa was that you don't have to water your garden. I was in shock! Being a Colorado native, we have to water everything almost daily!! Hoses strung all over the property is the norm around here.

Lol, no you don't have to water very often.

Oh and Daisy, I'm PartridgeRooster from BYC, lol.

 

[daisychick]

I know that now.