How To Choose The Right Family Milk Cow Breed
September 22, 2025
Selling a family milk cow is fairly easy these days—at least in my area. Local marketplace boards often feature milk
Selling a family milk cow is fairly easy these days—at least in my area. Local marketplace boards often feature milk
By Brooke Drake of Hayes’ Humble Homestead The divide between live cover, or having a bull on site to breed
Just a few more months and I hit the road for most of June. First stop is The Homesteading Festival
Over the years we have calf shared with a variety of different milk cows. Sometimes it works, and sometimes its
The dreaded M word in the dairy world; Mastitis. Up until last year I had been very fortunate in my
When I first learned how to hand milk a cow, I honestly thought it would be easier than it was! I thought, “How hard can it be?! All you have to do is squeeze right?”, 10 years and a few milk cows later, I now know that there is a little more to it than just squeezing and, as simple of a task as it is, it does take some time to learn how to effectively hand milk a cow. … Continue readingHow to milk a cow by hand