Say hello to Teeny...
Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 05:58 in Farm Life - Post Comment
We did it! Opportunity presented itself in an amazing way and we did it.
This past week we brought TEENY home from a dairy farm about a half hour away. Now we are officially farmers! We are reminded of this every morning when the alarm clock goes off at 5:30 (and hour and a half later then it did on Teeny’s old farm).
Tiny is a very large registered Holstein; she was born on a farm where she has spent the last 4 ½ years. Her milk production has dropped a bit and they could no longer continue to keep her. She is expecting in November.
So we have had a cow before, but never one that actually milked. This is all new. Currently it takes at least two people about an hour to milk her. But hopefully with a milking machine coming that will be greatly reduced.
We are in the milk business; here in Vermont we can sell 17 gallons of raw milk a day from our farm. While she is nowhere close to 17 gallons a day, we are happy to be able to sell a few gallons a day. The next time you are in Southern Vermont swing by and get some TEENY milk for your cereal!
BUTCH a little one-week-old Holstein is now residing in a stall for a while. When he is a bit larger he will be grass feed then with grace our dinner table. Right now he is soooo cute. He reminds us of Roo from Winnie the Poo or Chet from The Santa Clause 2. He is still finding his legs and often just tips over after jumping around. We bottle feed him right now, taking turns getting cover red in calf formula.
YAY!
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 09:57 - Link
And of course your friends are enjoying the benefit as well, making butter and ice cream and having fresh milk to drink ;o) xoxo Melissa
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Posted by stitchnchick on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 09:28 - Link
Oh Wow! I am so excited for your family! This will be a great adventure for you. :-)
Amy
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