Recent content by Quarkkuchen

Definitely not too harsh. Thanks for the advise. I'll try the water. The cow is positively not mean. She acts out of instinct and if something is bothering her by her legs, she kicks. That's why I am for the gentle way since I don't see a reason for showing her who is the boss. I don't believe...

I am actually not trying to baby our cow but rather we are getting used to each other. I understand we are a different case than most since we only have one cow and not a herd. I am not making a living with cattle and have therefore more time to spend working with her. I can use gentle methods...

Just curious Irishred, what did you end up getting? I just came across the forum but have been interested in the posts as we just got a miniature Dexter/Jersey mix. She produces about 2-4 gal of milk a day. We are a family of 7 (2 adults 5 children) and drink 10 gal of milk per week. We also...

Thanks for the good advise of some of you. Sounds like the beef growers are more concerned with being in control while the milkers are more gentle minded. We just got a miniature cow and have been milking her. It is her first calf and first time being milked. Came across this board trying to...