COME SEE OUR HOME DAIRY!On today's video we share our home dairy. We start with our milk room and show you all the equipment that makes processing milk very easy and fast. Next, we give you a demonstration of our milking routine with our milk cow 'Belinda'. We were a State of Texas Grade A raw milk dairy for three years, so we hope to pass on some tips to you from our experience. Our system works great and we usually only spend 20 minutes daily to milk one cow. Such a great reward for so little time…
Notes from the Milking ParlorAfter all the babies are born and are 3 weeks old, The Nebraska Prairie Girls starts milking. I do not bottle feed my goat babies for ma...
One cow, existing barnHere are a few notes from the family, in their own words: a few things that we like about our setup are: -chilling our milk in a water bath utilizing rubbermaid bins inside a chest freezer and plug…
Goat milking parlor roomTook a long time to build this goat milking room. Cement floor and climate controlled.
Mobile milking parlour -Cow Milking Technology - AgromastersMobile Milking Parlour. The mobile milking parlour for cows, MobiMaster, has been specially designed for animals that graze in the fields.
How to Train a Heifer to Become a Family Milk Cow • The Prairie HomesteadLearn how to train a heifer to become a family milk cow. Follow these tips to figure out how to train your heifer both before and after calving.
Setting Up a Cheese Making RoomYou may already know Noah and Sue Goddard from their farm in Lecompton, Kansas – GODDARD FARM PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS and from their forum about raising goats and making cheese. Their BA…
a little crafty nestMy name is Jules and I am a mama to three sweet little beauties, I am a wife to a wonderful man, and I am a few other things too. I love to garden, craft, knit, quilt, and do just about anything creative. It feeds my soul. This space is my creative outlet to share our family projects, the wondrous and the messy. So come and join me as we explore life, love, and family! I'm happy you stopped by to visit!
DIY Milking Stanchion PlansThese simple plans use basic carpentry skills and standard building supplies. Add some ease, elegance, and style to YOUR milking parlor.
Little Barn: Interior Wall for the Milking RoomVery rough sketch of the Little Barn floor plan. Let's see. I told you how we changed the name of the goat shed to the "Little Barn," and showed you the new hay mow. The next step was to begin working on the milking room. Dan started by building a new wall to separate the goats from the milking area. The old one looked like this. This old photo was taken back in Nov 2014, right after we added the overhang to the shed. This is the wall we wanted to replace. My idea was to use the wall for…
Victory Hill Farm in Scottsbluff, NebraskaSarah in barn with baby goat. There are only five other cheese makers in the state and they are all over 7 hours away! Sarah...
April is already past...We have been very busy getting the Milking Parlor set up and finally going. It took a bit of time to train the girls to the new space as well. They have to step up three times to get onto the milking stand. Ariel, my one large goat (Nubian) had the roughest time. She is long and has to step up just right with her head down to get into the stanchion. The milk stand has a stanchion for small goats and Ariel has adapted to it. I do have a taller stanchion, but it is to tall for my yearling…