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Post by karenp on Nov 22, 2019 14:56:35 GMT
So after losing the calf in her first 2 pregnancies, Candy has finally had a full-term, healthy calf. Last week she had a little bull (soon to be steer) calf. He's dun, horned and if I were to guess non-chondro. She's producing a ton of milk. Just in time for the holidays! Welcome Homefront Hershey.
Judy, this is a Christmas grandson.
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Post by genebo on Nov 22, 2019 22:20:32 GMT
Congratulations, Ms. P. You stuck with her while she had her problems so now she's giving you your reward.
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Post by karenp on Nov 23, 2019 12:32:49 GMT
Congratulations, Ms. P. You stuck with her while she had her problems so now she's giving you your reward. And she's such a nice little milker. She's letting down well, I separate about 8 hours overnight, I'm getting over a gallon when I milk in the am and that's leaving one quarter for the calf. She's a great little house cow, just what a Dexter should be. Now I need to learn to make cheese. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 13:33:33 GMT
I would start with soft cheese. It is easy gives you a good yield and hard to mess up. We add garlic. oregano and basil to it when its finished.
I have made several hard cheeses. They were mostly all good but always ended up a little different and did not often come out like I thought they would.
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Post by jamshundred on Nov 24, 2019 14:51:37 GMT
Good news Karen. Happy you have a calf and milk.
Christmas was scheduled for many pounds of burger on the 11th, but he was such a good “veteran” of many visits It was a difficult choice. He stays at my son’s, and my grandson cares for him. The weekend before, resigning myself to never hearing the end of the teasing for it, I decided a combinatiin Vets/Thanksgiving days pardon was about to be enacted and chose a different burger option.
We were dropping off at the butcher on Sunday evening, and my grandson came by to help load another animal scheduled on the same trip before we would go get Christmas, and first thing he asked was if I might have a replacement for Christmas as he didn’t want to take him. LOL. That was easy.
When I made my first bag of soft cheese, (cottage cheese), I wrapped the curds in cheesecloth and tied them to the kitchen faucet to drain as my mother had done so many times in years past.
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Post by karenp on Nov 24, 2019 20:38:35 GMT
He's a good old guy, as long as he's not in pain I hope he gets as many reprieve s as you can justify.
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Post by brynmawr on Nov 24, 2019 23:17:51 GMT
Congratulations.
Hopefully she has a long productive life from here on out. Did you figure out what was keeping her from having a calf? Was it the bull? Hopefully the problem is resolved for good.
Fresh cheese is great.
Homemade mozerella marinated in olive oil and fresh herbs is a great way to eat fresh cheese. Once you get a hang of it, it's not hard at all.
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