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[–] 1 pt

Are cows even doable for a small family without having to get a bunch of machinery and stuff? Like how do you do a lot of the cow-maintenance stuff without some of the heavy equipment I see farmers using.

[–] 2 pts

Definitely, cows where I live are totally done by people with no more than a pair of boots and a machete. Much of them are on ropes and moved daily.

[–] 1 pt

Yep, Watch Justin Rhodes to see how they run animals for their family: chickens, pigs and cows.

[–] 0 pt

Holy shit, don’t listen to that idiot. I have read through his posts, and in many cases he’s really wrong. Some of them are even dangerous. I went through and almost every post had massive issues or missing critical info. He’s making it up as he goes along.

For a good laugh, read his bacon post. It’s not even bacon. He has no idea. Then look at the pic, he cut the ribs with a saw as part of the bacon. OMG.

he’s amateur hour prime time big you tube guy. Ooof.

[–] 2 pts

I'm only thinking about one or two for milk. Idk much about cows besides they eat a lot of hay.

[–] 1 pt

You would not need more than 1 for milk depending on how much you intend to use. Each cow needs to be milked at least once daily and will produce 6-8 gallons a day.

No matter how much milk you drink and cheese you make you will have more than you can use very quickly unless you are selling/trading or have a very large family.

[–] 1 pt

6-8 gallons a day! That's a serious amount of milk! With that much, barter would be the way to go. But in a grid down scenario, that could serve as part of the daily nutrients for others really well. Thanks, fren! Grid down, btw... If you can make it through the initial hell, there may be a "sickness" that could come later. Common cold, fever... A paper cut could get infected or plenty of other things. Don't skimp on meds if your prepping