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Old 09/13/11, 01:21 PM
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Me too! LOL! I am so happy for you! I bet you are exhausted from anxiety! LOL!
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Old 09/13/11, 02:03 PM
 
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Woo Hoo!
Congrats! I know you were worried.
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Old 09/13/11, 03:17 PM
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Whew! I've been holding my breath for a week for you!
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Old 09/13/11, 03:45 PM
 
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WooHoooooooooooo! I'll bet you cant get that smile off your face!! ck
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Old 09/13/11, 03:46 PM
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great news


she looked ok to me the teats were round instead of flat
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Old 09/13/11, 03:49 PM
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Great news, stand at ease & smile.
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Old 09/13/11, 04:02 PM
 
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I know you must be very relieved. Glad you got the results you wanted!
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Old 09/13/11, 04:11 PM
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thanks for all the good vibes everyone, let me tell you it was a big relief! and she is an A2/A2!! I feel like I hit the milk cow lottery! It makes it easier to defend to my husband my driving around with a sick cow with an IV in the back of my HUMVEE (happy with me, he was not!!) when I had to go on business travel!! He still hasn't forgiven me for that!
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Old 09/13/11, 07:27 PM
 
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Awesome news, congratulations!!!!!
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Old 09/14/11, 10:57 AM
 
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Yippee!!! See? Doesn't it feel better _knowing_? You can get ulcers worrying :-) So glad it turned out good, I know everyone was on pins and needles with you.
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Old 09/14/11, 04:03 PM
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Yay!! I don't even HAVE cattle and i've been watching this thread
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Old 09/14/11, 10:58 PM
 
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Glad to hear you got good news. I hope she works out for you!!
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Old 09/15/11, 12:44 AM
 
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milk cow
I am wondering if anyone can tell me if a milk cow will give us enough milk for a family with 7 kids. Also breed suggestions. What Can I use extra milk for if one produces enough milk for my tribe. We can easliy go through 5-7 gals a week.

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Old 09/15/11, 12:45 AM
 
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milk cow
Glad to hear
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Old 09/15/11, 08:13 AM
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I am a newby to this, but I think it may depend on the breed (seems like the amount of milk varies a ton, from eight to twenty or so gallons a day from what I have read, I think) and if you leave a calf on the cow? I've a family of four with my two kids being adults so I will likely leave the calf on Annabelle for our needs; you have a much bigger nest!! super smart folks on this blog, you might want to post this question as a new thread. All I can say is, watch out for freemartins that was my biggest nightmare so far....most folks will probably say you would be smarter to buy an adult cow already milking then do what I did (and thereby avoiding the entire FM question), I am a hobby farmer who enjoys the journey as much as the destination but am not by any means practical!! Sounds like with the size of your family a milk cow would be a great idea, but again I am not that experienced.
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Old 09/15/11, 08:28 AM
 
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I am wondering if anyone can tell me if a milk cow will give us enough milk for a family with 7 kids. Also breed suggestions. What Can I use extra milk for if one produces enough milk for my tribe. We can easliy go through 5-7 gals a week.

Garbear
Garbear, I would post this separately under a new heading and then eveyone will see it and be able to help you better.
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