Coffee's ready...

[karl E lutz]

Good morning chicken wranglers
What an udderly wonderful reply to my post.
The weather here is quite cold with snow in the forcast for tomorrow.the cow is doing well and the kids are warming to the chore of milking.
Y'all take care now God Bless!

 

[quercus21]

Morning people,
It's been warm here mid thirties to upper thirties. Chickens are love'n it. I am sending vinnie to the great junk yard of beyond. He was a good van, moved the kids all through college and then some. He was having troubles starting in the damp cold weather. When he did start, he just didn't have his usual get up and go. He's being replace by a younger gusto ranger which we haven't named.
Anyways, have a good day and enjoy
Kaj

 

[LOVEMYCHICKS03]

Freezing like 55 degrees F inside

 

[karl E lutz]

Good morning chicken wranglers,
Up in the morning and out to the barn .Milk the cow fill the troughs,feed all the animals.Man the city folks don't even get to work this hard.
I,m feeling real sorry for them all right now.I can smell cow on me even as I type.My girl is giving me some pretty good milk right now.
I,m hoping to convince the little woman that it is OK to drink.I need a simple plan to pasteurize it.Got any Ideas?
God Bless!

 

[quercus21]

I,m hoping to convince the little woman that it is OK to drink.I need a simple plan to pasteurize it.Got any Ideas?

This is what I found at Mother Earth News:

How do I pasteurize raw milk at home?

Ashok Ambekar
Mumbai, India​

It’s actually very easy to pasteurize your own milk on the stovetop. An added bonus is that your milk won’t need to stand up to long distance shipping and prolonged storage, so you can pasteurize it safely using lower heat and less time than many industrial milk producers use. All you need is a stainless steel pot and a simple kitchen thermometer. Just follow these simple steps for home pasteurization:

1. Pour the raw milk into the stainless steel pot. If you have a double boiler, that will work even better to keep the milk from scalding. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can put one stainless steel pot inside a larger pot with a few inches of water at the bottom. If you can’t achieve this setup, then you’ll just need to be careful to heat the milk gently.
2. Slowly heat the milk to 145 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring occasionally. If you are not using a double boiler, stir frequently to avoid scalding the milk.
3. Hold the temperature at 145 F for exactly 30 minutes. You may need to increase and decrease the heat to keep the temperature constant.
4. Remove the pot of milk from the heat and place it in a sink or large bowl filled with ice water. Stir constantly until the temperature drops to 40 F.
5. Store pasteurized milk in the refrigerator.

Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/ask-our-experts/pasteurize-raw-milk-at-home.aspx#ixzz2LpZYoVgp

We use to drink it raw......... straw and all,,,,,, mmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[rngrbill]

We always strained the milk threw a "coffee" filter as soon as we took the machine off. We would walsh the udder and teats well with warm water and an iodine solution (good utterwash is available at most farm stores). both before and after milking. A clean cow is important for drinking raw milk. Did DW breast feed your kids? Did she pasturize her milk?

 

[karl E lutz]

Good morning chicken wranglers,
Q and rngr good input we will put this new knowledge to work asap.
and no we did not breast feed the kids.My lovely wife is still lovely and the kids made it on the bottle.We both worked with the kids and it was more convenient to not have to flop out out in the office if you know what I mean.
Thanks again God Bless!

 

[Gargoyle]

We're due for 4 to 8 inches of snow today, it's coming down at about an inch per hour. And it's our first ever four egg day. Everybody's crankin' them out now. The older gals, Mossy and Goldie, had taken a break for the winter, Tessa started laying New Years Eve; Mossy resumed part time in January, Tina started in February. Goldie had been under the weather; she was always the alpha but was very getting pale and weak, afraid to push in and eat with the others. We noticed her beak was a bit hooked, making it hard for her to eat, so two weeks ago we trimmed back the upper beak to be flush to the lower. Within a few days she was back eating well, and a few more days her posture and feathers perked up, color returned to her comb and wattle. She got back to work today, her first egg since November and its a big one.

 

[karl E lutz]

Good morning chicken wranglers
The fresh milk is a hit.Pasturized as you have suggested for the health and wellfare of my kids.
That chicken has bodacious milk!moooobrakbrak brak.
God Bless!

 

[Gargoyle]

That chicken has bodacious milk!moooobrakbrak brak.
God Bless!

Did you milk your chickens this morning?

Are you yet getting eggs from the cows?

Who provides the coffee?