YOUR COW WILL HAVE HOOF PROBLEMS… If… That is IF you don’t have a hoof care procedure in place on your homestead. Recent studies have found that dairy herds can experience 15% to as bad as 60% of the herd experiencing some form of lameness! Cows walk on essentially their toes and that’s a lot […]
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Problem… Our New Cow KICKS! Can This Simple Tool Fix It?
Yes… Yes it can… Coburn Kick Stop When you go on a first date… You are on your best behavior… Right? First impressions are important. I think cows understand this. They are quite social creatures. Recently we announced we got a new milk cow, Massachusetts a Guernsey. Chewy’ (as a CT native I refused to call […]
The Surprising Cost of (bull) Semen
LIVE SHOW ABOUT COWS, BUYING LAND, AND PASTURE TOMORROW… But first Since our very first cow breeding on our homestead, we have used artificial insemination (A.I.). Why did we switch it up? Over the last few months we have been doing A.I. with Luna and Honeybee. Luna unfortunately lost a calf early on in her […]
The Early Signs of Calving
How can you tell if you cow is close to calving? The day is getting closer for out Cow Ladybug to calve, and we are beginning to see the early signs. As a Cow gets closer to her calving, she will start to develop an udder. Her pins will loosen. Her Vulva will become floppy. […]
What Livestock Should I Raise and How Many?
You have your land, beautiful grass growing, and even some fencing up, and now you find yourself asking the question all new homesteaders ask – What livestock should I raise? If you want to be as self sufficient as possible, producing your own families food with as few outside inputs as possible we are going […]
PREGNANCY REVEAL – Is LUNA our CALF PREGNANT?
Today we answer the question so many have been wondering… IS LUNA PREGNANT? Breeding cows on a homestead is not exactly easy… especially if you decide, like we have, that you don’t want to keep a bull on your farm. Without a bull to tell when a cow is at the peak of her cycle, […]
