Chit Chat

[wynedot55]

i remember those days of milking in thunderstorms.standing close to all the steel an the cows.hoping the power doesnt go off.then your running to catch milkers as they fall off.an the cows start kicking because your pulling the milkers out from under them.an then since your barn has tiestalls.you have to chain the cows in their stalls.an move the milkers every 2 cows.

 

[wynedot55]

Wyndotte,
What a handsome herd.....I just love the pups...they're so darn cute!

those arnt my pups.they belong to a friend of mine that i bought 3 cows off of as the foundation for my reg beefmaster herd.he owns the swingingb ranch.

 

[ncgnance]

Wynedot, those are fine looking animals, and BIG!! I'm going the other route. I'm too old to have to deal with animals that big. Dexters are more my size...and Kitty, I helped my Uncle and Aunt on their dairy farm as a kid. That is hard work...we milked about 45 cows by hand until he got 2 milking machines. It was easier then, but still alot of work sterilizing everything twice a day. Memories....

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I made it through milking before the storms hit-got drenched going to the house though. We had to go to town for supplies so luckily it was just a short down pour!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Wynedot, those are fine looking animals, and BIG!! I'm going the other route. I'm too old to have to deal with animals that big. Dexters are more my size...and Kitty, I helped my Uncle and Aunt on their dairy farm as a kid. That is hard work...we milked about 45 cows by hand until he got 2 milking machines. It was easier then, but still alot of work sterilizing everything twice a day. Memories....

We have pipeline with four units. Better than the three bucket units we had until about 6 years ago.

 

[ncgnance]

What kind of cows and how many are you milking?

 

[Farmer Kitty]

What kind of cows and how many are you milking?

We have holsteins, Red & white, black & white, and blue & white. We also have some crossed with jerseys and milking shorthorn (looking for more blues so we cross with the milking shorthorn). Barn is full right now so, 34. We are just a small family farm and DH works out-mainly for the insurance, although the paycheck is nice to have too!