by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 2, 2023 | Dairy, Education, Green, Homesteading, Organic Farming
Bulls. Looking across the rickety “Michigan gate” into the eyes of Endeavor the Guernsey bull, I started asking myself a few questions. “How serious is he about his bully threats? Do I dare bluff him?” “Why the heck do we still have a...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 18, 2023 | Dairy, Raw Milk
Tiger Lily (Mark calls her) or Striped Cow (as Frank dubbed her) is the newest member of the milking line-up. She joined us in December as a “commercial dairy rescue.” She was for sale from the dairy because she has an udder irregularity. One of her back...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 28, 2022 | Green
What herd share is complete if you don’t know your cows? Even in a big dairy cow herd you get to know certain cows and they may earn themselves a name. In a small herd like ours, and most herd share herds, the cows all have a name and a presence. We thought...