~Milking~

   I've been begging Dad to let us milk the cows and finally he started to build the milking shed! Its a very smart milking shed as well..... Its got tree sides and very fancy feeding trof  Dad built himself... there's a short race and a water trof and well lets not get into too much detail... Any way now that that's finished all we needed to do was get the right cows and train them. That was easy enough Dad and Grandpa went to our herd and picked two. The one was Savannah, the foster mom to Kriegoff, she and her baby came to grandma's house where the milking pen is with the other cow Dolly {I named her} and her calf  Elle. Now the training began! It was a long and tiring process but after a few weeks of training we are getting about two and a half leters of milk a day.We milk them in the after noon at about 3 to 4. Dolly is the better dairy cow of the two but they both good. Now I can drink all most all the milk I want!!! I love milk!!! {hee hee}


Milking tips:

1} Don't let the calf get to the cow first.
2} Don't let the cow kick the bucket over.
3} Be careful of the back legs.
4} Move slowly.
5} Don't leave a jacket or something draped over the fence. {Believe me I know!}
6} Use milking balm.
7}Don't put all the milk in one bucket. Milk a little then pour it into another bucket you keep far away from the cow.
8}Get help. Don't do it on your own.
9}Get into a rhythm.
10} Don't play with the calf!