[Ag-eq] dairy cows

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Tracy:

I've never heard that before.  The cows I've looked at didn't look like they
would be hard to milk by hand.  I can milk the goats with no trouble.  Some of
the goats let their milk down more easily than others, which makes it easier. 
If they are really full of milk it's more difficult until you get a little
milked out.

The dairy men tell me that the teats need to be pretty much the same size or the
milking machines don't fit on well.  So if they have a cow with one or 2 smaller
teats they don't like to keep them.

Some of the dairy cows have huge bags of milk; it would take forever to milk
them by hand!  I am looking at some dairy rejects because they don't give as
much milk.  As long as I can find one that's healthy.  The price of cattle is
very high right now, so this probably isn't the best time to look.

Nella



Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> 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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