How to Milk a Cow – As told by my eight year old son
How to Milk a Cow – As told by my eight year old son
This is a guest post by my son Farmer John (names have been changed to protect the eight year olds). Farmer John is only a farmer in his heart and when he goes to grandmas house. But he has a learned a lot about how to milk a cow and on his visit to the farm yesterday, he wanted pictures taken “to make mommy’s blog better”. So, I present his words to you.
How do you milk a cow?
Well it is simple first you wash the cow’s udder. Then you pull the cow’s teats and squeeze them three times on the ground and the dirty milk will come out. Then get a cup or a bucket and then squeeze the milk into the bucket or the cup!
The reason I don’t like getting milk from the store is because store-bought milk comes from cows that are all right next to each other in the mud and they can’t walk around. They poop on each other. They get unhealthy food. And they don’t get to eat any grass or hay at all. The reason I like raw, farm milk is because the cows get to walk around. They don’t poop on each other. They get to eat grass and hay and they are happy and healthy. The milk I drink today was grass yesterday. That’s why.
Farmer John is hoping for lots of comments on his post and would be happy to answer your questions about how to milk a cow. For more info on why our family drinks raw milk, read this.
Don’t have access to raw milk? Why don’t you try making your own homemade almond milk?
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January 21, 2014 @ 5:24 pm
Farmer John is a good writer and provides great information. Takes a good picture too =)
January 21, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
Farmer John: thank you very much, Arlene!
January 21, 2014 @ 5:44 pm
Excellent job on the milking and the post, Farmer John. I remember going with my dad to get milk at Grandpa’s. Fresh, warm, straight-from-the-cow milk is hard to beat.
January 21, 2014 @ 5:50 pm
We also drink raw milk from a dairy right down the road from us. My son, Mikey, will soon be 8. He prefers to drink raw milk because he doesn’t like the taste of boughten milk. I will let him read your article and post his thoughts.
January 21, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
Farmer John – well said! Great job – I love raw milk too!
January 21, 2014 @ 6:18 pm
Wow! That Is So Awesome! I Wish My Mother Let Me Print What You Said And Then write it On a Piece Of Paper milking a cow is awesome! I wish I could do that but I can’t since my Hands Can Get me dirty but at least I can wash my hands though. That is so awesome! We Go A Place Where A Guy Takes Our Milk Jugs And Goes To The Next One When He Is Done He Helps Us Carry Them To The Back Of Our Truck We Drive Back To Our House Put The Jugs In The Fridge And Then One Day Or Other Days We Pour The Milk Into The Cups And Drink It! 🙂 Thanks For The Message!
January 21, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
Farmer John: Mikey, I want to be your friend. Can we be pen pals? My mom’s email address is cheerfullyimperfect@gmail.com and she says I can write letters there.
January 21, 2014 @ 6:22 pm
Thanks for sharing with us. I never knew you had to let the first few squirts out into the ground. You learn something new everyday 🙂
January 21, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
Farmer John: You are welcome, Jaclyn.
January 21, 2014 @ 6:42 pm
What a good article, Mr. Farmer. We need more information on good farming ideas!
January 21, 2014 @ 7:18 pm
Farmer John: Don’t get too close to the cow when you are milking it, otherwise it might kick you.
January 22, 2014 @ 5:03 am
Farmer John, this is a super tutorial. I wish my sons lived close to you so you could show them how to milk a cow in person! You are a great teacher.
January 22, 2014 @ 3:08 pm
Farmer John: Thank you!
January 22, 2014 @ 2:36 pm
Farmer John,
Do you have access to a trampoline? The best butter is made from the cream of that milk of yours, and a trampoline has got to be the best way to “churn” a personal batch of butter. Put some in a jar and JuMP!
January 22, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
Farmer John: Yes! I do have a trampoline and I really want to try that sometime, Kirsty.
January 22, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
How long does it take to milk the cow? Do you milk it every day? Do you have to sit on a certain side of the cow? What color was the cow that you milked? Is It hard to milk a cow? Do you have to be really strong? Does it hurt the cow? That’s really cool that you can milk a cow! I think I would like a cow to milk someday.
January 22, 2014 @ 8:40 pm
Farmer John: Ethan, No, it doesn’t not hurt the cow. And you don’t have to be strong. The cow was brown and white and black. When the milk stops coming out, that is enough. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. You can sit on either side of the cow. It’s not too hard to milk a cow. Thank you for your questions and milking a cow is fun.
January 25, 2014 @ 1:48 am
Thank you Farmer John! I now feel better equipped to tackle milking a cow!
Blessings!
January 27, 2014 @ 4:40 pm
You are a very knowledgable little farmer! I’m so impressed. Keep up the good work.
And milk from happy cows does taste better. .=]
January 27, 2014 @ 6:46 pm
Farmer John: Thank you very much.
January 28, 2014 @ 3:16 am
Good Job Farmer John! My eight-year-old, Farmer Jane, milk’s her cow too for the same reasons! Keep it up!
January 28, 2014 @ 4:28 pm
Farmer John, Thank you for explaining how to milk a cow. It was very helpful information for when I get a cow.
January 29, 2014 @ 4:07 am
Thank you Farmer John. We need more farmers like you in the US. I don’t have a cow, but wish I did. I’m lucky I can buy raw milk where I live and thankful for the farmer. The milk comes labeled Not for human consumption, PET FOOD.:)
January 31, 2014 @ 4:14 am
I was just curious as to why the first three squirts out of the teet is considered “dirty milk”? Is it really dirty or just a habit that famrers do? Wonderful description of the process!
April 2, 2014 @ 7:19 pm
Farmer John, That is absolutely awesome !!! I remember 55 yrs ago sitting on the little 1 legged stool milking cows that lived in a very large pasture and they had the best creamy milk you could ask for. Thank you for bringing back nice memories for me. Have a great day, Bless you !!!
May 2, 2014 @ 10:32 pm
Nice Work, Farmer John! Now I’m really craving some raw milk…I’ve never had any but really need to get on that! I’ve never milked a cow, but I did milk a goat a long time ago. Keep up the good work!
May 4, 2014 @ 5:47 pm
Perfectly instructed. Thank you..and may such simple intelligence be spread throughout the world so all children can be healthy!
December 31, 2014 @ 10:32 pm
Dear Farmer John,
Makes perfect sense to me! I hope to have my own cow one day and be able to drink milk like you!
January 6, 2015 @ 3:38 pm
I hope you do! Fresh milk is great!
January 1, 2015 @ 9:44 pm
My best memories of growing up were when I went to my Aunts small organic dairy farm every summer. I loved milking the cows so much and I loved learning how to make butter. You’re so lucky to be able to milk a cow whenever you want to.