Monday, September 03, 2007
Life on the "farm"
we had some really pretty "fluffy" clouds today
this is our new milk stand, I got it from the lady who sold me my goats, her neighbor actually made it for her, it will be put to good use
Here I am milking Maya, I started last Monday initially only in the evenings, since Sunday I am milking her twice daily and today I got 2/3 of a cup each time.
When I let her out of the pen she runs straight for the milk stand and hops up on it, and starts munching her treats. I am really starting to get the hang of the milking technique. Her milk is really creamy, it tastes more like cream than milk. I am sure there is a trick to separate some of the butterfat from the milk and safe for my coffee. When I get my straining filter I will start using her milk for my coffee instead of the half and half. I am currently also making Kefir, it is so simple, thanks to Ann in Amargosa who got some Kefir fungus from a nice lady in Idaho, I have the fungus, I drop it into some raw milk in the afternoon and let it sit on the counter, in about 18 hours it has the consistency I like and I put it in the refrigerator. Later in the evening I fish out the fungus grains, stir everything and enjoy.
this is me and my favorite chicken Lucy
Me and Lucy again, she loves to fly up to me and eat her treats without competition from the other hens who always peck at her
we had some really pretty "fluffy" clouds today
this is our new milk stand, I got it from the lady who sold me my goats, her neighbor actually made it for her, it will be put to good use
Here I am milking Maya, I started last Monday initially only in the evenings, since Sunday I am milking her twice daily and today I got 2/3 of a cup each time.
When I let her out of the pen she runs straight for the milk stand and hops up on it, and starts munching her treats. I am really starting to get the hang of the milking technique. Her milk is really creamy, it tastes more like cream than milk. I am sure there is a trick to separate some of the butterfat from the milk and safe for my coffee. When I get my straining filter I will start using her milk for my coffee instead of the half and half. I am currently also making Kefir, it is so simple, thanks to Ann in Amargosa who got some Kefir fungus from a nice lady in Idaho, I have the fungus, I drop it into some raw milk in the afternoon and let it sit on the counter, in about 18 hours it has the consistency I like and I put it in the refrigerator. Later in the evening I fish out the fungus grains, stir everything and enjoy.
this is me and my favorite chicken Lucy
Me and Lucy again, she loves to fly up to me and eat her treats without competition from the other hens who always peck at her // posted by ZaltanaAnatolians @ 10:19 PM 
