Post by spiritedrose on Jul 14, 2008 16:56:51 GMT -5
Hello!
My name is Michelle, I am currently living in Ferndale, but hope to move home by my family in Colville soon. I got married in October to a dairy farmer (yay!) and we can spend all day talking about every cow subject known to man and those unknown but supposed!
I am currently working part time for the neighbors who own a 70 cow dairy where they make artisan cheese. When I'm not helping on our farm, I like to run down there and improve my cheesemaking skills.
We own about 15 cows and 20 heifers among a 100 cow dairy that is run by family. They are all purebred and registered, because we like to be able to keep track of genetics. We're always asking "why?" is that cow the way she is, and genetics helps give us a lot of answers.
I'm glad to have found a fun place to visit with other cow people.
Here's a bit about my girls:
Rose is the first cow I ever owned. I saw her skip into the parlor like a ballerina and I said "Who's that???" and it was fate! She's a big baby and likes to pout if I don't pay enough attention to her. But for the most part she's a happy, lighthearted cow. Every morning when we send them out to pasture (there are 30+ in her group) she make sure she's #1 cow in the lead! This was taken last November at 4 mo. fresh with her 4th calf:
And this was last summer when we were having a good time. We all thought she resembled the sloth on Ice Age. I won Grand Champion in the farm division at our little local fair with it. LOL
Here's Rose's daughter Rosebud toward the end of her first lactation. She gave 9,000 and ave. 5.3% butterfat. She is going to live forever with that udder, I think...
And Rosebud's daughter, Rosalie, is my sweetheart, and the first animal I bred:
And here's the first braided mozzarella I've made! (I have a great recipe from Mother Therese if anyone wants it...)
My name is Michelle, I am currently living in Ferndale, but hope to move home by my family in Colville soon. I got married in October to a dairy farmer (yay!) and we can spend all day talking about every cow subject known to man and those unknown but supposed!
I am currently working part time for the neighbors who own a 70 cow dairy where they make artisan cheese. When I'm not helping on our farm, I like to run down there and improve my cheesemaking skills.
We own about 15 cows and 20 heifers among a 100 cow dairy that is run by family. They are all purebred and registered, because we like to be able to keep track of genetics. We're always asking "why?" is that cow the way she is, and genetics helps give us a lot of answers.
I'm glad to have found a fun place to visit with other cow people.
Here's a bit about my girls:
Rose is the first cow I ever owned. I saw her skip into the parlor like a ballerina and I said "Who's that???" and it was fate! She's a big baby and likes to pout if I don't pay enough attention to her. But for the most part she's a happy, lighthearted cow. Every morning when we send them out to pasture (there are 30+ in her group) she make sure she's #1 cow in the lead! This was taken last November at 4 mo. fresh with her 4th calf:
And this was last summer when we were having a good time. We all thought she resembled the sloth on Ice Age. I won Grand Champion in the farm division at our little local fair with it. LOL
Here's Rose's daughter Rosebud toward the end of her first lactation. She gave 9,000 and ave. 5.3% butterfat. She is going to live forever with that udder, I think...
And Rosebud's daughter, Rosalie, is my sweetheart, and the first animal I bred:
And here's the first braided mozzarella I've made! (I have a great recipe from Mother Therese if anyone wants it...)