Posts by haitimom

Dh milks our jersey twice a day. We get about a gallon to a gallon and a half each time. I definately agree with what has been said about jerseys. She is very curious and a bit testy. She came from a commercial dairy. I think she was...

yes , Storey's has a compilation guide. It's called " Country Wisdom & Know-How everything you need to know to live off the land" It's a great book! Also "Barnyard in your Backyard" is great. We have really...

I used to make my own similar to the previous posters. Mine uced washing soda though instead of baking soda. At first I had citric acid and I used it. It worked great. I ran out of citric acid and just didn't buy anymore. It seemed to...

Thanks Bensmommy, I was wondering about freezing it. That is good to know. I was looking at getting a butter mold. Has anybody used one of these? If so does it help get more of the water out of the butter after washing it?

I am looking into mixing my own animal feeds. All of our animals are on pasture but I need to give a little extra, and winter is coming. I want to give them organic whole grains. I can buy wheat, oats and barley from Azure Standard. It...

We are definately happy with it, especially since our girl has small teats. Talk about major hand cramp! Then your forearms feel like they're on fire. Anyway dh uses the milker then works by hand as long as he can. She's giving about 1...

Hello, When I was a girl my brothers went through a gallon of milk for breakfast. So my parents bought a jersey milk cow. I would swear it tasted just like a cow smelled. Since becoming an adult and knowing the benefits of raw...

You can make a hand milker. All it is is a 35cc syringe, tubing and the pump nozzle for a spray bottle. All for under $10. It works great!!! We use it for ours. It helps it go faster. We have to build up the strength to completely hand...

I have read that it is best to make cheese with milk straight from the cow, before it has been chilled. I'm going to try this with the yogurt tonight. I did strain off the whey from two qts. to make a thicker yogurt. I gave the whey to...

I second the K-tec.