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    Southeast-TX Jersey milk cow

    Olivia is a 2 year old Jersey. She had her first calf four months ago. She is by far our best milk cow. She is a great mother and will even take foster calves.She is currently in milk and she basically milks herself it's so easy. We milk by machine and she doesn't move a muscle. VERY GOOD COW...
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    South East TX-Holstein and Brown Swiss

    Maggie is a 2 yr old Holstein with her first calf on her side. She is very gentle and loving and will make a nice family milk cow. $1,500 FIRM Swissy is a 2 year old Brown Swiss. She is due to have her second calf in December of this year. She was an exceptionally good mother and a great milk...
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    Hard mass in navel area after calving

    With my Brown Swiss and Jersey I waited a couple of days to start milking. Should I milk the Holstein immediately B/c of the high milk production?
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    Brown Swiss

    Our first dairy cow to milk was a Brown Swiss. She is very strong willed but gives a wonderful tasting milk. She had no problem calving and was a very good mother. We do not bottle feed the calves. We let them stay with their mother as nature intended, so I cannot give any feed back on their...
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    Hard mass in navel area after calving

    My holstein calved three days ago and today I noticed that she had a large, mass about the size of a grapefruit, in the navel area. I have never seen this before. Can anyone tell me what it is and if it needs to be treated?
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    Salty Milk

    The first cow I ever milked was our brown swiss and we didn't start milking her until about 4 mths after she calved. Her milk was delish. I googled my problem a couple of days ago and found info saying that it could be due to the calf not emptying her udder fully and the milk for whatever reason...
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    Salty Milk

    I am in southeast Texas. She has plenty of fresh water and I see her at the water drinking several times a day.
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    Salty Milk

    Hello Everyone, I am relatively new to milking. I have a Jersey that came fresh about 3 weeks ago. This is her first calf. My husband and I started milking her once a day by machine a few days ago and the milk is very salty. What could be the cause of this and how do we treat it? Thanks!
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    Increasing milk production

    Our brown swiss had her calf about 4 mths ago. We are just now starting to milk her b/c we did not previously have the proper set-up and she is young and had never been milked. Her stall is built and we have been going through the routine with her and she is doing very well. My question is...
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