Regina milks her Jersey cows twice a day - and then uses the milk for multiple projects - she makes butter, makes the raw milk available to folks who want/need raw milk, keeps colostrum (in the freezer) in case there are any orphaned calves that may need it, and makes milk soap - not to mention using the cream when creaming mashed potatoes - YUM! Milk that can't or won't be used (too old, not enough time to process it) can be used as a fertilizer!
I took some pictures of Regina's "girls" - Kendra helped me with names, but any mistakes are my own!
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| Madeline standing, Marcy and Morning Glory lying down, Maxine lying down in the background (in front of Madeline) |
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| Mandy and Melanie's face to the right |
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| Morning Glory (standing), Marcy lying down, and Kay in background |
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| Maxine lying down |
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| That's Kay (Mikayla) in the background - she is the "grandmother" cow now - mother or grandmother to the others in the dairy herd. |
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| Marigold - aren't the markings on her front legs pretty? |
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| Melanie, Marcy, Marigold, Morning Glory (heifer between Marcy and Marigold), and Mandy (behind Marigold) |
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| Kay gets some grain and some medication - it looks like she and Regina are comparing notes! |
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