[Ag-eq] introducing Bonnie

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Fri Nov 13 12:28:08 UTC 2015 

Goats don't look or smell like sheep, so maybe Jed just doesn't recognize
them as friends.  I hope the trainer can teach him otherwise.
Tracy



-----Original Message-----
From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
Ag-eq
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 9:53 PM
To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] introducing Bonnie

Jewel:

There are 3 acres of pasture; it is very thick.  Cruiser and the goats were
not able to keep up with it.  Cruiser is not a good grazer, his jaw was
injured years ago.  I have to supplement his diet with a horse feed or he
loses to much weight.  I also give the goats a little grain every day, just
so I can get my hands on all of them and see how they are doing.  They are
also very spoiled! 
They must just be eating weeds, they don't seem real interested in the
grass. 
The vet says they are some of the healthiest goats he's ever seen, so I
guess they are getting all they need.

I'm not sure Jed is going to work out here.  He tries to chase the goats, so
I have to keep him in a different field.  The trainer and I are going to try
introducing him again, but I'm nervous about him with the goats.  I was told
that he used to live with sheep; I'm thinking that wasn't true or he didn't
live well with them.  It's sad because he is so sweet with people, but I
can't have him harming my goats.

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

> Nella!  How much land do you have?  What have you got now?  Cruiser, 
> Jed, 4+ goats and Bonny with a calf to come.
> Have you started training Jed for packing and saddle?  and how is that 
> progressing?
>
>        Jewel
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.
>
>       Jewel
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 6:14 AM
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] introducing Bonnie
>
> Danielle, she loves to be scratched around the base of her horns.
>
>
> Quoting Danielle Ledet via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Nella, there is always tons of fun going on at your farm! Wow! Give 
> > Bonnie scratch for me.
> >
> > On 11/12/15, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > > 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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