Milk
Youngiee on Jul 11th 2010
We’ve dried off Popcicle, since she went down to about a quart a day. So now she will have a good three months to rest and build up her stores before calving in early October. The rest should do me good too, as I was developing carpal tunnel from milking. I may need to get [...]
Dreams & Reality
Youngiee on Jun 30th 2010
When I set up this blog/website I had intended to try to keep up posting regularly about interesting things happening on the farm. And while I often think during the day, “Hey, that would make a great blog post!” the reality is that by the end of the day, I am just too tired to [...]
Best. Birthday. Ever.
Youngiee on May 17th 2010
Actually, the best birthday presents ever…meet Lily and Popcicle.
Lily is on the left and is a heifer, which means that she has not given birth and milked yet. Both she and Popcicle are bred and will calve sometime in late September/early October. They are Dutch Belted, though Lily is half Jersey too. Dutch Belted is [...]
