[Ag-eq] dairy cows

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

I already have some milk goats, in fact I'm in the process of getting a small
goat dairy set up.  I love the goat milk and the goats, but their milk has very
little fat.  I want to be able to make butter, so am looking at cows.

You are right I've looked at a few dairies and the cows are accustomed to the
milking machines.  I'm also looking at bred heifers, that way I can handle them
a lot until they calf.  Hopefully by that time it would be calm when I start
milking.

Nella
Quoting James K via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> I do not have a lot of experience with dairy cows. However, make sure that
> they are ones bread milk by hand. Money today or bread milk by machine. You
> might also consider buying a goat or two.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I think I sent this message last week, but for some reason there was no
> text.
> >
> > I'm curious to know if anyone has ever owned dairy cows.
> >
> > I'm considering getting one and would love any advice or suggestions.
> >
> > I'm mostly looking at Jersey and Guernsey cows, they are a little smaller
> and
> > tend to give a little less milk than some of the other breeds.  I've also
> > researched Dexter and Dexter crosses, but all the ones I've found are very
> > expensive.
> >
> > If anyone has cow knowledge I hope you will share.
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
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