08 Mar Mon 2021
Raw Cow Milk for Sale
Hello!
I am so excited to announce that I have received a license to sell raw cow milk (as Pet Food) in the state of Georgia. My first customer came by on Saturday to pick up a gallon and visit our animals. Her daughter enjoyed gathering chicken eggs, too.
We currently milk two Jersey cows, Dorothy and Eula, who had their first calves in June and October. Dorothy will calve again in late April, so she should be drying up soon. Eula won't have her second calf until end of July and our next heifer, Ellaphare will calve in November. That's all for 2021!
Our dumpster kitty surprised us with an early onset of puberty, so she will be a mama in April, too. Hopefully, I will be able to place her kittens in good homes and have her fixed up to prevent this from happening again!
My husband encouraged me to get an egg incubator, so I have seven chicken eggs in there now, with a hopeful hatch date of March 25th. I'm not getting my hopes up on this endeavor because it hasn't been successful in the past. Keeping the temperature and humidity ideal is not working out.
Our spring garden was planted two weeks ago and I am happy to report that most all the seeds have sprouted, the transplants are still living, and I am so excited to have two rows for flowering plants--daylilies , ranunculus, nasturtiums and lavender. Later on I will plant zinnias and sunflowers in the summer garden. Next week is when we plant sweet corn (silver queen) and prepare sweet potatoes for planting in May. I'm going to try to grow our slips, since we will need LOTS of them to plant.
The orchard has been established and includes blueberries, apples, pears, pomegranates and olives. Blackberries, figs and muscadines have been established around our yard. I saved bunches of flower seeds last summer and can't wait to sow them along the fence line by the road passing by the barn.
In summary, March gives me such hope for our planting season and for our livestock! There is nothing sweeter than seeing a newborn calf, hearing the peeps of baby chicks and watching a mother cat care for her litter.
Happy Spring to You!