I still can't believe it!
Out here on the homestead you tend to impulse buy some rather odd items. lol
In this video I introduce a new family member to the homestead, a new animal that now provides me with what feels like an endless supply of milk! She’s a beautiful jersey cow and is due to give birth in September. The calf is a mix of jersey and black angus which would make the calf a hybrid breed.
Hybrid can be used for either meat or dairy but is not specialized for one. While a jersey is great as a homestead cow providing me with around two gallons of milk per day! Angus on the other hand are your meat cows that are sent to the bucher when fully grown.
I went back and forth for a while about goats or a cow and finally decided on one when the opportunity presented itself. The dairy was downsizing and when I saw her I fell in love and knew she needed to be here on the homestead.
She does have a few friends in the field next to her that come over and keep her company as her fencing is part of the fencing for the other cows in the field next to her allowing her to have some company. In fact one day they got a little too crazy lol I’ll be sharing that story with you here this week right here on hive only!
Starting with a dairy cow, who doesn’t love cows? They’re so stinkin cute so that’s definitely a plus but goats are cute too so we’re really tied there. For dairy cows, I learned that there are quite a few varieties to choose from. You have Holstein (which is the traditional commercial dairy cow because they produce so much milk), brown Swiss (which are known for cheese making) jersey (which is the traditional homestead dairy cow and produces A2 milk), guernsey (which are very similar to jersey), Highlander (which is a dual purpose breed meaning you can raise for meat and milk) So over the course of deciding what kind of dairy animal is right for me, I dove into the different breeds and learned a lot about them. It’s neat how different breeds do different things. So you definitely have choices when you decide you want a dairy cow.
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