[Ag-eq] dairy cows

[Tracy Carcione]

I read somewhere that cows bred to be milked by machine have small teats
that can be hard to milk by hand (though maybe not so much for a woman
with, presumably, smaller hands than a man.)  If there are Amish or
Hutterites in the area, or others who do not use modern machinery, they
might have cows bred to be milked by hand.
Or my whole idea could be wrong; I'm sure Zack would know.
Tracy


> 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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