In one large room put 8 tables, add some chairs, 6 loaves of bread, a dollop of cream cheese, tea and coffee and lots of like-minded cow people, mix and you get? A Family Cow Forum!!
The agenda?
Affordable Do-it Yourself Barn Building
Panel of Family Cow Keepers
A Quiver Full of Fencing Tips
Oxen Tails and Demo
Great Lunch and Chat Time
Back Yard Vet Care
Brigitte Ruthman has built her own barn and had lots of things to share with us.
Brigitte
and her Barn
Brigitte's barn is built on an Alaskan slab foundation, which is a concrete slab poured on packed gravel. She said you can't build very tall on a Alaskan Slab Foundation maybe 1 or 1 1/2 stories. She told us that one of the key things you need to do is to know your land because water is a very destructive element. If you can watch your land for about a year it's a good idea. The siding is southern yellow pine 2" thick tongue and groove laid horizontally. Because the boards are horizontal they also act an insulation. For all the interior fittings www.gardnerbarn.com.
Panel of Cow Keepers
Micki, Emily, John, Vicki
Tracy, Maria, Perry
The panel was then asked a series of questions:
How many cows do you have? What are there names and breed?
Micki: 3, Jerseys, Luna, Marcie, Halle
John & Emily: 2, Jerseys, Rosie & Roxie
Vicki: 1, Miniature Jersey, Brieanna
Tracy: 2, Jerseys, Patches & her companion cow Kokah Rose
Maria & Perry: 1, Randall Lineback, Noreen
How do you tie your cow while milking?
What do you sit on?
How do you deal with breeding?
And much more was discussed.
A Fencing Routine
Debra Tyler gave us her take on easily movable, user-friendly fencing and thoughts on best posts, insulators, wire and routine ideas. The backpack/quiver was designed and built by a fellow cow keeper because it can be very useful to have both hands free. He has nothing against others taking and improving the idea.
Oxen Tails
Chuck Duncan a work week salesman and a weekend ox trainer.
Jolly and Jigger
Chuck has been training two steers from Local Farm for a year and a half.
Chuck showed us how to put the yoke on them. There are 4 basic commands: Hep (forward), Wh (stop), Gee (right) and Haw (left). Then he let us take them for a walk if we wanted to.
FOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!
Lunch and a time to ruminate
Angela Greco talked to us about how to take care of your cow on your own and what the vet needs to know when you call.
Angela showed us different cow care stuff.
Bolus Gun for giving pills.
Drench Gun for giving liquid orally.
She then took us outside and showed us how to check a cow's breathing and pulse, how to tell if they're dehydrated or not, take their temperatures, check mucus membranes... and much much moooooore!!
We are planning next year's and hope to see you there!
For more Motherhouse events go to www.motherhouse.us
The agenda?
Affordable Do-it Yourself Barn Building
Panel of Family Cow Keepers
A Quiver Full of Fencing Tips
Oxen Tails and Demo
Great Lunch and Chat Time
Back Yard Vet Care
Brigitte Ruthman has built her own barn and had lots of things to share with us.
Brigitte
and her Barn
Brigitte's barn is built on an Alaskan slab foundation, which is a concrete slab poured on packed gravel. She said you can't build very tall on a Alaskan Slab Foundation maybe 1 or 1 1/2 stories. She told us that one of the key things you need to do is to know your land because water is a very destructive element. If you can watch your land for about a year it's a good idea. The siding is southern yellow pine 2" thick tongue and groove laid horizontally. Because the boards are horizontal they also act an insulation. For all the interior fittings www.gardnerbarn.com.Panel of Cow Keepers
Micki, Emily, John, Vicki
Tracy, Maria, Perry
The panel was then asked a series of questions:
How many cows do you have? What are there names and breed?
Micki: 3, Jerseys, Luna, Marcie, Halle
John & Emily: 2, Jerseys, Rosie & Roxie
Vicki: 1, Miniature Jersey, Brieanna
Tracy: 2, Jerseys, Patches & her companion cow Kokah Rose
Maria & Perry: 1, Randall Lineback, Noreen
How do you tie your cow while milking?
What do you sit on?
How do you deal with breeding?
And much more was discussed.
A Fencing Routine
Debra Tyler gave us her take on easily movable, user-friendly fencing and thoughts on best posts, insulators, wire and routine ideas. The backpack/quiver was designed and built by a fellow cow keeper because it can be very useful to have both hands free. He has nothing against others taking and improving the idea.Oxen Tails
Chuck Duncan a work week salesman and a weekend ox trainer.
Jolly and JiggerChuck has been training two steers from Local Farm for a year and a half.
Chuck showed us how to put the yoke on them. There are 4 basic commands: Hep (forward), Wh (stop), Gee (right) and Haw (left). Then he let us take them for a walk if we wanted to.
FOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!
Lunch and a time to ruminate
Angela Greco talked to us about how to take care of your cow on your own and what the vet needs to know when you call.
Angela showed us different cow care stuff.
Bolus Gun for giving pills.
Drench Gun for giving liquid orally.She then took us outside and showed us how to check a cow's breathing and pulse, how to tell if they're dehydrated or not, take their temperatures, check mucus membranes... and much much moooooore!!
We are planning next year's and hope to see you there!
For more Motherhouse events go to www.motherhouse.us
1 comment:
I'm jealous!! :) We are getting our cows this week and I wish I could have been to your weekend!! We are getting a Dexter/Jersey cross - her name is Irish Rose. And we are getting her baby son, Baby Burger, for dinner, and an unrelated female calf, that we will raise for another milk cow. Name still undetermined. We are in Canada and our blog is www.havefaithwilldream.blogspot.com Enjoy!
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