Subject: [permaculture] Milking a single dairy cow with calf
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:59:51 -0400
Hi Folks,
Any of you with experience with a dairy cow: We have a single mother
with a 3 month old calf who is with her and nursing. She was giving
us 2-4 gallons twice a day but has slowed up to barely a gallon in
two milkings.
So... the questions:
Is this something we should expect?
What is the best way to wean?
Could we cut back to one milking a day if we wean?
We would really like to keep calf with mother, keep mother grass-fed,
and keep getting milk for us.
Any advice welcome,
Amy
[permaculture] Milking a single dairy cow with calf,
Amy Little, 06/28/2010