Tag: milk
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Bringing Back Traditional Cheese-Making
A Movement to Redefine Cheese as a Superfood – Submitted by Donna Grace
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SUNFLOWER SEEDS FOR LACTATING DAIRY COWS
Consider BOSS, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds when milking your Dexter. – Submitted by Riley Wohlgemuth
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Primo Sale Recipe
Recipe of the Month, Primo Sale, fresh cheddar cheese. – Submitted by Eliena Bodtke
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Have you thought about keeping wine in your medical kit?
Thankfully, Dexters are not prone to metabolic issues, but you should always be prepared. This study is very interesting. A bottle of wine for your cow!
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The truth about Amazon milking pumps – Too Complicated
Milk Cow Machine Review!! Part 1 Is It Worth It?
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Liquid Gold Trend!
Make sure you’re collecting it! Submitted by Katie Sears https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/27/health/colostrum-supplements-pros-cons-wellness/index.html
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Choosing the right cow for your homestead
I really enjoyed this podcast about how to choose a milk cow for your homestead. While she is very pro Jersey, they do mention the Dexter and the principles for looking for the right cow for your farm, ranch or homestead are essentially the same. Interestingly she does recommend the trained cow, she did not…
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Great homestead dessert
This impossible pie whips up in minutes and uses some of the eggs and milk that are abundant this time of year…pro tip…try it with duck eggs for a fluffier result!
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Simple graphics on how to hand milk and strip a cow teat
Milking a cow and stripping a teat are two different things. Stripping is done at the end to make sure she has been completely milked out….it is not a good technique for milking the volume out.
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Yogurt… Have you tried this method?
Submitted by Riley Wohlgemuth with the permission of SunStone Orchard Rabbitry https://www.facebook.com/100064629581910/videos/1263753955047601/?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e
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Pink milk and what to do about it
This is called haemalactia….dont worry, read on….. https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/presence-of-blood-in-your-cows-milk-and-how-to-deal-with-it
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The Dexter cow milking routine
Creating a routine is not as hard as you may think..and with a Dexter, you can even skip a session here and there.
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Tips for milking cows By Deanna Clark from Simple Pulse
Photo from Deanna Clark, Lane’s End Iggy There are over 270 million cows producing milk across the world with about 10 million in North America alone and now you own one or more of those milk cows, congratulations! I bet you spent lots of time considering age, breed, reproductive status and temperament before you got your precious new cow…
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Immunity and Raw Milk
We are the HOST and we have an immune system that protects us if it is strong.
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Dexter Cattle – Ideal Small Cattle Breed for Homesteads and Small Farms
Dexters are better at foraging for their food, live long, produce well and rear about 10 calves or more, during their lifetime. Because they are small cattle, you can stock more cattle per acre than you would with conventional cattle breeds. https://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/dexter-cattle.html
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Dexter are perfect for the Homesteader
There are some good pointers in this short video. Always breed for duality and you will have a Dexter herd that meets all of your needs. Please keep in mind many don’t like the term mini cow being applied to our breed, as they are the smallest breed in the world.
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High Tech solution for making yogurt from the New England Cheesemaking Company.
Clever idea to hold your yogurt at a constant temperature using sous vide! We love to try different t cooking techniques and have used sous vide for many years with our Dexter steaks. Happy to have found another use for the sous vide immersion circulator. Next thing to try, is using it when making cheese.…
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Dairy and Homeopathy submitted by Riley Wohlemuth
An interesting approach to dairy that should be considered! https://nodpa.com/n/515/Homeopathy-The-Mechanics-and-Its-Application-for-the-Dairy-Farm
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Yogurt with a Twist!
Consider making this with your DEXTER yogurt…a middle eastern version of our popular yogurt. This Middle Eastern yogurt drink comes with many different names: ayran, doogh, and tahn. It is a fresh, sparkling, and delicious drink. Perfect for hydrating on a hot summer’s day. https://www.fermentingforfoodies.com/middle-eastern-yogurt-drink-ayran-doogh
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Old Cheese, New Data: Dairy Fermentation in Bronze Age China
Kefir grains are yet another product of human domestication
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Where can I get raw milk or get help to sell mine?
There is definitely a faction of the population trying to get raw milk for their pets and family. There are also many folks trying to provide this to their community and both are struggling to make the connections. Here are two links that can help you get to the source or get listed as a…
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Bird flu and raw milk…one opinion
https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/h5n1-avian-flu-and-raw-milk-where-is-the-evidence