Milk

This is Dorothy's second lactation with us, and she is 7 months into her lactation. She is giving us about 6 gallons of milk a day.  The picture below is from a Saturday morning milking.  3 Gallons of milk and about a quart and a half of cream.  Brad is only milking her once a week for us. In addition to drinking the milk, we make yogurt and butter.  The rest of the time Lily, Dorothy's heifer calf and Chip, Fiona's orphaned calf nurse and take all her milk.  Brad is enjoying his break from milking twice a day, but we're going to have to wean the calves soon and then it'll be back to milking twice a day.