Re: Cows

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Title: Re: Cows

I've though about milking sheep.  Is the milk good for drinking?  Are there teats big enough for hand milking?  Do they make enough milk for the babies and humans?    We found a source for reasonably priced Jersey calves.  So at this point I think we are leaning towards a Jersey, sheep combo.  Probably a wetherd sheep.   I also want to include chickens and ducks in the pasture.  Is Heritage the breed?    I like the idea of a cow and sheep because of the diversity on the farm.  And because there are coyotes in this area and I think sheep by themselves will get killed.  The cows in this area don't seem to be bothered by the coyotes so I'm thinking a sheep with a cow would be protected.   I particularly interested in sheep, ducks and chickens that are strong grazers.  If anyone has suggestions...   Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: Moen Creek To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:16 PM Subject: Re: Cows Well, given the further Q's and thoughts on my & wife Linda's part. We suggest you go with milking sheep, polled ones at that. Rams with Horns are harder on trees & ALL!  then anything. They are not named RAMs for nothing. We have Jacobs with lots of horns and love them even more then our Highlands but we have some of the sweetest Ewes & rams on the planet! While we are at it our heritage chickens are truly amazing and you should consider them in a pasture mix. In Love And Light Markess From: "D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:37:30 -0700 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Cows Thanks for the info Markess, I would be interested in hearing more about milking them.  Do you know if they will produce enough milk for a calf and a family? I don't know if we have enough land for two cows so we might go with a cow, sheep combo.  Anyone have experience with a sheep and a cow bonding? The other breeds we are interested in are Jerseys and Guernsey's.  I would love to hear from anyone with those breeds.   Daniel