Comments on: Industrial Dairy and the Sabbath http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/ Christian Agrarian Counterculture Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:06:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Scott Terry http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6907 Scott Terry Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:44:14 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6907 A tie stall barn is the traditional dairy barn in the NE. The cows stay in stalls, tied with chain. They get fed there and milked there. In the summer they live on pature and come in only to get milked but in the winter they stay in the stall most of the day. That time dose not include clean up or any of the other chores, clean up is about a half an hour I suppose. The rest of the chores, in the winter anyway, take all day to do....the whole stinking day sometimes :) A tie stall barn is the traditional dairy barn in the NE. The cows stay in stalls, tied with chain. They get fed there and milked there. In the summer they live on pature and come in only to get milked but in the winter they stay in the stall most of the day.

That time dose not include clean up or any of the other chores, clean up is about a half an hour I suppose. The rest of the chores, in the winter anyway, take all day to do….the whole stinking day sometimes :)

]]> By: Kansas Milkmaid http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6639 Kansas Milkmaid Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:22:15 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6639 Gee...my attention span is bad. The boys aren't trapping yet. They are terrorizing a few coyotes and possum's though that find their way into the hen house. We got 'em bad...coyotes this year. I think that is all....I need more omega threes for curb this ADHD. Gee…my attention span is bad. The boys aren’t trapping yet. They are terrorizing a few coyotes and possum’s though that find their way into the hen house. We got ‘em bad…coyotes this year. I think that is all….I need more omega threes for curb this ADHD.

]]> By: Kansas Milkmaid http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6638 Kansas Milkmaid Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:17:25 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6638 Almost forgot...one of the older children thought they should name our buck goat Self-control...but we didn't think it would be fitting. He demonstrates none of those qualities by getting out and eating rose bushes and other find sundries. Maybe I should have named that new cow Self-control for wishful thinking...wishing she would control that hoof of hers. Kansas Milkmaid Almost forgot…one of the older children thought they should name our buck goat Self-control…but we didn’t think it would be fitting. He demonstrates none of those qualities by getting out and eating rose bushes and other find sundries. Maybe I should have named that new cow Self-control for wishful thinking…wishing she would control that hoof of hers.

Kansas Milkmaid

]]> By: Kansas Milkmaid http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6637 Kansas Milkmaid Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:12:20 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6637 LOL! JFC. It is lingo ya know!! Head means...what is your head count? What is the number of cows you milk? Oh this brings a good laugh...as it shows you are a novice and even dairying has a lot of jargon that can be misunderstood. I am not sure which to laugh at the novice or the jargon. I should put together a post on the lingo or Scott maybe you can. It would prove to be a lot of fun. The kids named this new cow Love. We have one named Joy and then we have a goat named Peace. We have a lot of the fruits of the spirit in the animals. Now we are working on the people specifically a few unnamed midgets. Patience (the virtue) proved very helpful with this cow. She is adjusting after several milkings now. I am still stunned with her size. She dwarfs my Jersey girls and those hooves are so massive. So, now I will show my igorance...what is a tie stall barn? I just know the pit versus flat barn. Does your milking time include the clean up too? You guys make good time. We are milking with three units too. It takes me an hour to milk, clean, bottle etc. We also add in the chicken and goat chores too. Seems like we could make better time. I used to raise all our calves. I am only keeping milk cows right now. I need to figure out how to fix fencing before I raise more calves. I shouldn't be so intimidated as I have gotten the AI down. It shouldn't be that hard to fix fences. It is a mental block I know. I haven't gotten calf raising all figured out. I ran a bunch in the pasture together they were varying ages but one ruined the udder of another. When they were up at the house they didn't appear to be nursing on each other. But just a few months of pasturing brought a heifer to a two quartered heifer. I was sick. I lost a lot on her and she came out of a very good line too. Thank you for your prayers Scott. I will let the crew know!!! Solus Christus! I can't believe I just said that...boy things do change when God changes hearts. Kansas Milkmaid LOL! JFC. It is lingo ya know!! Head means…what is your head count? What is the number of cows you milk? Oh this brings a good laugh…as it shows you are a novice and even dairying has a lot of jargon that can be misunderstood. I am not sure which to laugh at the novice or the jargon. I should put together a post on the lingo or Scott maybe you can. It would prove to be a lot of fun.

The kids named this new cow Love. We have one named Joy and then we have a goat named Peace. We have a lot of the fruits of the spirit in the animals. Now we are working on the people specifically a few unnamed midgets. Patience (the virtue) proved very helpful with this cow. She is adjusting after several milkings now. I am still stunned with her size. She dwarfs my Jersey girls and those hooves are so massive.

So, now I will show my igorance…what is a tie stall barn? I just know the pit versus flat barn. Does your milking time include the clean up too? You guys make good time. We are milking with three units too. It takes me an hour to milk, clean, bottle etc. We also add in the chicken and goat chores too. Seems like we could make better time.

I used to raise all our calves. I am only keeping milk cows right now. I need to figure out how to fix fencing before I raise more calves. I shouldn’t be so intimidated as I have gotten the AI down. It shouldn’t be that hard to fix fences. It is a mental block I know. I haven’t gotten calf raising all figured out. I ran a bunch in the pasture together they were varying ages but one ruined the udder of another. When they were up at the house they didn’t appear to be nursing on each other. But just a few months of pasturing brought a heifer to a two quartered heifer. I was sick. I lost a lot on her and she came out of a very good line too.

Thank you for your prayers Scott. I will let the crew know!!!

Solus Christus!

I can’t believe I just said that…boy things do change when God changes hearts.

Kansas Milkmaid

]]> By: JFC http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6636 JFC Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:40:12 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6636 <i>How many head do you guys milk now?</i> Scott ... I may be a total novice, but even I know that it is not the head that gets milked. Why didn't you set her straight? :) JFC How many head do you guys milk now?

Scott … I may be a total novice, but even I know that it is not the head that gets milked. Why didn’t you set her straight?

:)

JFC

]]> By: Scott Terry http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6550 Scott Terry Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:46:40 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6550 Hi Christina We milk in a traditional tie stall barn with an around the barn pipeline system. I walk from cow to cow with the milkers, I milk with 3 units. Right now we are only milking about 35 cows or so. Bringing in cows from farms that don't have kids can interesting for a while :) Cows are creatures of habit thats for sure. We haven't bought a cow in a long time. Now that we are organic, we can't just go out and buy any ole cow anymore so all our girls have been raised here from calves. Any of your boys trapping this year? We've got a few sets out but no fur as of yet. Great to hear from you, tell your clan that the Terrys are praying for them all. Hi Christina

We milk in a traditional tie stall barn with an around the barn pipeline system. I walk from cow to cow with the milkers, I milk with 3 units. Right now we are only milking about 35 cows or so. Bringing in cows from farms that don’t have kids can interesting for a while :) Cows are creatures of habit thats for sure. We haven’t bought a cow in a long time. Now that we are organic, we can’t just go out and buy any ole cow anymore so all our girls have been raised here from calves.

Any of your boys trapping this year? We’ve got a few sets out but no fur as of yet.

Great to hear from you, tell your clan that the Terrys are praying for them all.

]]> By: Kansas Milkmaid http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6526 Kansas Milkmaid Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:09:26 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6526 HI Scott!!! Great post. I was milking a new Holstein lady today and thought of you. This new one is huge compared to my old one. I was aghast when her hoof came about two inches from my face. Gotta love getting newbies used to our barn and the commotion the kids make. These Holsteins are a might more powerful than the Jerseys. How many head do you guys milk now? I was also curious about your barn layout. Is it a pit set up and how many can you milk at a time? Again, excellent post. We too are so glad for working on our own. Every now and again I get cows froma mega dairy. They are so not used to being handled. Kansas Milkmaid HI Scott!!!

Great post. I was milking a new Holstein lady today and thought of you. This new one is huge compared to my old one. I was aghast when her hoof came about two inches from my face. Gotta love getting newbies used to our barn and the commotion the kids make. These Holsteins are a might more powerful than the Jerseys. How many head do you guys milk now? I was also curious about your barn layout. Is it a pit set up and how many can you milk at a time? Again, excellent post. We too are so glad for working on our own. Every now and again I get cows froma mega dairy. They are so not used to being handled.

Kansas Milkmaid

]]> By: ikantspel http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6333 ikantspel Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:29:07 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6333 Just stumbled across your blog and wanted to say hello. Good stuff! Just stumbled across your blog and wanted to say hello. Good stuff!

]]> By: Ginny http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6227 Ginny Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:18:27 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2007/10/26/industrial-dairy-and-the-sabbath/#comment-6227 Thanks for the brain food. ;-) Thanks for the brain food. ;-)

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