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Keeping a Family Cow 101 (Everything You Want to Know)

From costs, to how to pick the right cow, breeding, calving, milking, and more I’m going to walk you through the basics of keeping a family cow.After you’ve settled the great cow vs. goat debate in your mind, you need to begin researching the ins and outs of owning a family cow. There is a TON of information you will need to sift through and learn before you begin. (Unless you want to do it the hard way. Like we did.)

Since you are going to want to give your new dairy gal the best life you can provide, that means understanding what part you will need to play in the relationship. You will need to know what care she will require from you. You’ll also need to know things like how much acreage you will need, what the calving year looks like, how to safely handle the raw milk, and how much it’s going to cost to buy her in the first place and maintain her every year.

From costs, to how to pick the right breed of cow, how to get her bred, what to do at calving time, how to milk her, and more I’m going to walk you through the basics of cow ownership.

That way you can get an idea of what it entails and whether it is a commitment you and your family willing to take on. I’m not going to lie to you, it’s a lot of work but for some of us it is totally worth every ounce of energy we give her!

And if in the end, you still find yourself dreaming of the day you can bring your own dairy cow home and finally put that first glass of creamy cold raw milk to your lips then it is time for you to dive in deeper to find out more about the blessings, details, and challenges of cow ownership.

Visit Homesteader’s of America to Learn about Family Milk Cow 101

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From costs, to how to pick the right cow, breeding, calving, milking, and more I’m going to walk you through the basics of keeping a family cow.

 

Filed Under: Animal Husbandry, Cattle, Dairy

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Comments

  1. Carol L says

    9 September, 2017 at

    Did I miss something? WHERE’S the article? Nothing here but advertising for another post, and NO references, either.
    Frustrating!

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    • Quinn says

      11 September, 2017 at

      I’m sorry you’re feeling frustrated. I’m not “advertising” for another post. I wrote a very lengthy, information packed guest post for Homesteader’s of America and wanted to share it with readers here who may not be following along over there. I apologize for the confusion.

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  2. A says

    12 August, 2018 at

    I think what it may have been is it took a while for the page to load. I wasnt sure if you had forgotten to add the link until it just happened to load! 🙂

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