Body condition scoring (BCS) is a method for determining the health and well being of your homestead livestock. Many livestock are scored on a scale…

Winter chores at the Traditional Catholic Homestead! Take a peak behind the scenes of homesteading in North Idaho during the winter!!

Our trusty family milk cow, Dori, came to us with a wound near her udder that just doesn’t want to fully heal.  She’s healthy, happy,…

  I’m not sure if you’ve picked up on this yet or not, but I am a big believer that everything on the homestead should…

A classic problem that can occur with the family milk cow is the phenomenon known as holding up their milk.  The knowledgeable folks over at…

We’re experimenting with sprouted barley fodder as a feed supliment for our grassfed cattle and pastured dairy production on the homestead this winter.  We’re calling…

January 2017 milking parlor tour!  Our pastured dairy journey continues…. and a rundown of our milking procedure…. This is just a temporary structure to get…

Last time I exlained why we went with the portable design, provided the materials list, and showed how to make the head gate for our…

Being able to secure your cow while milking is one of those unique homestead pleasures that you don’t really appreciate until you have to try…

So we’re trying to figure out if pastured dairy is not only doable, but economically viable on our homestead.  Like so many of the other…