Saturday, October 9, 2010

Milk the Cow

So this morning we go over to let Daisy into the shed to feed the calves (which she did straight away) and find both of the twins are down and out with whatever it is that is making them ill.  Pippi wouldn't even stand up which is really unusual as she has been going quite well and feeding okay while Beefy only drank half his mix.  It's not worth spending a lot of money on them so could be the end of the road we think, as they should be thriving by now with the regular feeding, so it must be something else that is upsetting them.

Meanwhile, Daisy only had one calf (Ginge) drinking this morning so we thought we'd better help relieve her of some of her milk and Brian managed to get a real rhythm going and milked  her really well.  We sent Kieran to get a bowl to put some of it in and he came back with a pudding bowl! So we were able to bring back about a cup of milk which Bri has enjoyed in his coffee.  At least Daisy stood quietly and let him milk her, so there could be potential there, especially if she only now has one calf feeding from her.

Will have to hunt out my cheese-making recipes and order some rennet powders etc...

3 comments:

  1. we are all about looking good around here!

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  2. Amd the calves perhaps did not like the sound of me and Bri talking about who might be able to come and shoot them if they don't thrive...they were both standing up waiting to be fed last night when we went over to take Daisy into the shed...talk about up and down!

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