[Ag-eq] introducing Bonnie

[Tracy Carcione]

Mmmm Nella, hot chocolate with fresh milk.  Yummaroo.
You could make yogurt, if you wanted.  I heard an Indian cook describing the
process the other day.  She said you boil the milk a bit, take it off the
heat, and stir in a starter, which is usually a bit of yogurt from the last
batch.  Wait a bit, and there you are.
A local place makes their own Greek yogurt, and it is great.
You could make cottage cheese, too.  See, I'm just full of ideas for your
milk and your time. :.)
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
Ag-eq
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 2:55 PM
To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] introducing Bonnie

Tracy:

Yes, she is very easy to handle, Jersey cows are usually pretty docile.  She
has the traditional Jersey look, a lighter brown color with big dark brown
eyes that have long lashes.  Her face is dished and she is smaller, but
average for a Jersey.

I have a goat bell on her, it looks like a cow bell, but smaller.

If she has a bull I will definitely sell it.  If she has a heifer I might
keep it.  This will be her 6th calf and she has only had 1 heifer.  I will
just have to wait and see if I enjoy owning cows as much as I enjoy the
goats.  I don't have enough pasture to have more than a couple.

I just made some wonderfully rich hot chocolate with some of her milk.
Maybe a cow isn't such a good idea, I might get as big as a house.

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

> Hi Nella.
> How exciting!  She sounds great.  And I imagine she's quite lovely, in 
> a cow way.  Is her bell an actual cow bell?  Will you keep the calf, 
> or sell it?
> Tracy
>
>
> > Hello to all:
> >
> > Well, I finally made my decision about dairy sheep and dairy cows 
> > and purchased a Jersey milk cow.  Her name is Bonnie and she is 7 
> > years old.  She is currently in milk and will calve in the beginning 
> > of May.  I got to see 2 of her off spring and they were big and 
> > healthy.  I just got her home yesterday, so she is settling in.
> >
> > She can be hand milked or by a machine.  She walks on a halter and 
> > lead and stands quietly while being milked.  I just tie her and she 
> > eats while I milk.
> > Sometimes she walks away when I try to catch her, but she will 
> > always come for food.  I put a bell on her so I know where she is in 
> > the pasture.
> >
> > She was shown at the fair when young and has been a family milk cow
since.
> >  She
> > is used to different people milking her, even children.  She likes 
> > to be scratched, especially around her horns.  She was never 
> > dehorned, so has long curving horns, which do not bother me.  
> > Another woman was interested in her, but was afraid of her horns.
> >
> >   I'm going to save the cream and make butter.  I will also make 
> > some cheese.  I already have people that want to buy any extra, 
> > which is good since she has more than I can use.  I will stop 
> > milking her in the beginning of March.  Her body needs a couple of 
> > months to get ready for the new calf.  She is bred to a North Devon 
> > bull, they are red.  During the summer I will have both goat and cow 
> > milk to sell; it will keep me busy.
> >
> > I really thought about the dairy sheep, but they are so hard to 
> > find; it would be hard to find new animals to bring into the heard.  
> > They just aren't common around here.  I also didn't want to deal 
> > with sheering.  Also compared to the goats the sheep produce a 
> > pretty small quantity of milk.  My other concern about the sheep 
> > were diseases.  There are some diseases that goats and sheep can 
> > share and I don't want my goats getting sick.  There are few 
> > diseases that goats and cattle can exchange.  It will be a lot 
> > easier to find bulls to breed Bonnie with, there are several very 
> > close.
> >
> > I will keep everyone posted on Bonnies progress.
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> >
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