Keeping Stock Tanks Clean and The simplest Fly control, Probiotic Cottage Cheese Recipe

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  • @kedeglow2743
    @kedeglow2743 Год назад +8

    Excellent idea to condition your hogs to go into the trailer! The first time we raised hogs was 17 years ago. We are "city-transplants", and neither of us grew up on farms. When we got the hog up to slaughter-weight we used boards to try to drive him into the trailer, which we had backed-up to the gate of the pen. That didn't work (of course!), so I threw some homemade cinnamon rolls up in there (which I knew "Beans" loved). He sniffed, turned around and looked at me, and his expression said, "nuthin' doin'".
    SO, since he liked me better than my husband I tried to push/coax him up into the trailer. He whirled around so fast I didn't know what happened, but the next second I found myself on my back in a foot of manure/urine/water. Yep, he had picked me up and dumped me in the wallow. I learned three things;
    1. Always get your hog used to going into a trailer voluntarily.
    2. Well water is about 39 degrees in November, and wind-chill makes it worse.
    3. The smell of a hog wallow will remain in your hair longer than skunk-spray stays on your dog. No matter how many times (or with what products) you wash it.

  • @vstarrdr
    @vstarrdr Год назад +59

    Who gets bored talking about milk cows ???? 😂 my husband playfully says " she likes her milk cow better than me !!!!!!!

  • @katiebeatty8465
    @katiebeatty8465 Год назад +57

    I love how you are so useful with what you have! Like how you shared what you do to improvise not having the loading dock for the pigs. In this time period in America, it is pushed to “need all of the things” instead of making do with what we have. Love that you share those lost tips and common sense on how to improvise instead of covet our neighbor!

  • @mccallumjc1
    @mccallumjc1 Год назад +18

    I pray that the Lord has blessed you with rain when you read my comment! Very informative and easy to understand making raw and pasteurised
    cottage cheese! Thanks for all the hard work you do to film, edit and post the videos. We appreciate it. 🙂

  • @sheilarayyardley8924
    @sheilarayyardley8924 Год назад +43

    I love what you said about the chores and your kids!!! More kids need more chores to feel needed and important ❤️

  • @MrandMrsBurns
    @MrandMrsBurns Год назад +12

    I have no access to raw dairy so thank you for showing store bought milk!

  • @tinadoerer4312
    @tinadoerer4312 Год назад +2

    I love your channel and you should never apologize for what you post. If anyone isn’t interested or bored then they can continue to another channel. Every time I watch your channel I learn something. Thank you

  • @barbaraplemmons5428
    @barbaraplemmons5428 Год назад +8

    Your method of milking is just like my great uncle. I was a child at that time around 8-10 yrs old. He was a non-mennonite dairy farmer back in the 1940’s - 1950’s. It was a wonderful blessing ❣️🐑🕊🙏

  • @teriguerin8371
    @teriguerin8371 Год назад +2

    We will never get tired of hearing you talk about your love for your dairy cows. It is wonderful.

  • @ritasnider2998
    @ritasnider2998 Год назад +2

    You are so very precious. I pray for your family daily. I am 77 and love revisiting thru your videos of my childhood. I won’t get to see you in this lift time but I will see you in eternity. God bless and Keep you and yours

  • @cathymacgregor9246
    @cathymacgregor9246 Год назад +5

    You are so funny!! Not only are your comments informative, a little humor thrown in. Love you and your family!

  • @steviamahler6881
    @steviamahler6881 Год назад +27

    I'm just so thrilled that I happened upon your channel a couple of weeks ago! I learned so many things in this one video--how lovely it is to watch a momma turkey with her poults; a cheap and (hopefully) effective way to keep flys off our dairy goats; how to make cottage cheese 2 ways; AND how to get our pigs trained to enter a trailer to make processing day MUCH less stressful! Thank you for sharing your abundance of knowledge! And yes, God IS Good!❤

  • @itcouldbeanyone
    @itcouldbeanyone Год назад +1

    feeding the pigs in the trailer is brilliant, they will be much calmer when it’s time for them to leave the farm. I grew up on a farm and we usually had a couple pigs for the freezer and when they are full grown they are not the easiest animal to manage.

  • @ruthcowden1386
    @ruthcowden1386 Год назад +2

    Im an old lady and i learned so much from this video!

  • @Jane-zv5pu
    @Jane-zv5pu Год назад +3

    Ruth. Don't stop talking cows. Kitchens are great, but God's outdoors is awesome!Thanks so much. You are 😍

  • @Sarah-zg5qs
    @Sarah-zg5qs Год назад +19

    What you call cottage cheese we call Farmer's cheese. I've not made it with citric acid, but I do use vinegar. Love this cheese. I also made the short bread recipe from last week's video, and it's good. Next time I'll add some vanilla to it. You can eat it alone without the fruit it tastes like a good cookie. Thank you for all your skills and knowledge that you share with us. GOD is good, all the time!

  • @deboradubose8637
    @deboradubose8637 Год назад +17

    Love, love, love all your posts. It Is wonderful how you are teaching your children skills for life, hard work, family values, and love for God. Thank you!

  • @kittyrichards9915
    @kittyrichards9915 Год назад +1

    You are a very hardworking lady, but always seem so pleasant and patient.

  • @avrlind
    @avrlind Год назад +2

    I found you last month and I find you simply adorable.
    You seem like you are nonstop and I cant help wondering how you have time to share your life with us too.
    Keep up the awesome job 🥰🥰🥰

  • @maryesimms7241
    @maryesimms7241 Год назад +1

    Love the cows❤. Can’t hear too much about them. 😘🤗 kisses and hugs for those sweet cows

  • @jamiescountryliving
    @jamiescountryliving Год назад +1

    What a fantastic informative video!! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us. Im so glad you were able to participate in the collaboration.

  • @ammiedoering4205
    @ammiedoering4205 Год назад +1

    I love that you educate me about milk cows. It’s so interesting.

  • @truth2792
    @truth2792 Год назад +2

    You, representing your awesome family style have become my #1 Favorite channel. Thank you so many times for sharing tools that enrich my life. Praying for Special Blessings to you and yours, in Jesus' Name.

  • @WillowsGarden
    @WillowsGarden Год назад +7

    Hello Mrs Zimmerman and sweet family! I’m thrilled with every video you put out. We did raise pigs and cows, but never had a milk cow although we tried several attempts with AI, she just didn’t take. Bessie was her name and was so tame and sweet, she would have made the perfect milk cow. I could step out on the porch and call her name, she would come as fast as she could. My husband said she was spoiled, but I loved her.
    Thank you for showing and sharing your knowledge, I do appreciate it. Have a blessed weekend!

  • @dorothystroecker6553
    @dorothystroecker6553 Год назад +2

    I love your milk cows. People get tired of hearing me talk about my cows too. All of that CREAM! I will have to try some fresh cottage cheese whenever I get some fresh milk again. Thanks for sharing all of your tips.

  • @AZJH8374
    @AZJH8374 Год назад +2

    HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 💙 💖 LOVE YOUR WIFE & CHILDREN &&& FARM ❤❤❤

  • @wendyzimmerman6002
    @wendyzimmerman6002 Год назад +2

    I love to see people milk cows by hand it’s so natural! Fresh cream is a big plus for sure

  • @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519
    @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519 Год назад +1

    I love love, love love love how much you love your cows. There’s no reason and have them if you don’t love them. I feel that way about my chickens/ladies. God bless you thank you for your videos.

  • @madmecyr
    @madmecyr Год назад +18

    You work so hard but are instilling such good work ethics into the kids. I haven't had raw milk in nearly 40 yrs :( I liked seeing how you make up the sanitizing mixture.

  • @joylouise5417
    @joylouise5417 Год назад +6

    Thanks for the cottage cheese recipe! Always so impressed with how you make such a conscious effort to include your children in chores to make them feel needed and an important part of the farm and family.

  • @lovenothate2023
    @lovenothate2023 Год назад +2

    I'll never do any of these things but I wish I could. My Mother's ancestors were Mennonites and I'm fascinated by the Mennonite and Amish cultures. I am somewhat envious, if that makes sense. I am taking it all in as if I was going to milk cows and make my own cottage cheese! I really love watching you! Thank you so much!

  • @charlottevilla7931
    @charlottevilla7931 Год назад +12

    I love your calm spirit and seeing your kids help around your farm. Keep those wonderful videos coming , we are learning so much. :)

  • @lorelynleisure4048
    @lorelynleisure4048 Год назад +3

    It's so interesting to see how my Great Grandparents did things and to understand how things have changed over the years. We are all learning what industrialized food processing has done to decrease the nutritional value of our food and some things that even people in cities can do to improve their health through nutrition. Thank you so much!

  • @Thisisit120
    @Thisisit120 Год назад +1

    Brilliant idea about getting the pigs in the trailer. Farm animals train so easy with Food. I truly enjoy your videos.

  • @MO-006-09
    @MO-006-09 Год назад +3

    This was my all time favourite video! I love learning all things cows. I've been planning and planning for the day we can get our own family milk cow. Tgank you for sharing so much wisdom!

  • @susanwinland8963
    @susanwinland8963 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing so much of yourself and your knowledge with us. Watching your videos teaches me so much that I have wanted to learn and inspires me as well. May God bless you, your family, and your farm.

  • @lauraenuco7219
    @lauraenuco7219 Год назад +5

    I can’t get bored listening to you. I am learning so much!!! Thank you for sharing your real life experience with all of us.

  • @charlottedouglass8869
    @charlottedouglass8869 Год назад

    I LOVE your show. I’m an old woman, but still like to watch & learn new things. Ty

  • @angelinasaavedra5850
    @angelinasaavedra5850 Год назад +1

    I am from New Mexico. I just came across your channel this week and I am truly enjoying it!

  • @annlavertu5189
    @annlavertu5189 Год назад +11

    I love your videos. They are so informative. You take the time to really teach. With patience

  • @leoratriden8757
    @leoratriden8757 Год назад +6

    🐄🐮🐄🐮🐄 Good Morning RuthAnn! I love your videos. Thanks for sharing your experience & knowledge in such a straightforward simplified way. I would love to spend some time on the homestead following in your footprints. 😊

  • @kayrabey1344
    @kayrabey1344 Год назад +1

    I have only lived with a milk cow a very short time when I was very young. I have faded memories of my mother milking a cow. So mostly a city girl. I do however find the way of life you live so interesting. I enjoy your post very much.

  • @TheAnemarie
    @TheAnemarie Год назад +1

    I will never geht bored about your dairy cows stories

  • @cynthiafisher9907
    @cynthiafisher9907 Год назад +3

    This is such an interesting video, I don’t know much about milking cows and all that goes into it. I think your idea about not worrying about the bacteria in the milk you drink so much is very smart, I’ve never heard another RUclips say anything like that. I have had the same attitude about germs with my family. PS I like your hair, it’s cute!

  • @zeemar8983
    @zeemar8983 Год назад +1

    I’m still laughing at the chicken who decided to marinate it’s feet also in the ferment 😂

  • @lifeinthepiedmontVirginia
    @lifeinthepiedmontVirginia Год назад +7

    I truly enjoy learning about milk cows and what you do with raw milk. Thanks so much

  • @lindagraff2484
    @lindagraff2484 Год назад

    I seem to remember when I was around 8-9yes old, having fresh milk, probably my aunt told my mom where to get fresh milk and chickens. Now as an adult, found a great place to get pork, chickens, eggs etc. From local Hutterite colonies. I am very grateful for all of that.

  • @kbee6078
    @kbee6078 Год назад +2

    I really enjoy your videos showing how our ancestors fed themselves before grocery stores, etc. I really wish I had grown up learning these skills. I am going to try making some cottage cheese using pasteurized milk. I will keep my fingers crossed. Thank you for the recipe. 😊

  • @highroad3580
    @highroad3580 Год назад +3

    Happy to find our channel! We had horses a lot of years and still have and milk our Nubian dairy goats. The spray that works for us is to take an ounce or two of the old Avon Skin So Soft oil in the spray bottle add water to the top, shake and spray. All of my girls come in on the stanchion so I give them a light spray just before turning them out. Never an issue. The effect wears off in a couple hours or so, but it should be great for milking time.

  • @karencross1964
    @karencross1964 Год назад +1

    We were raised on raw milk and always had cottage cheese. Good to know the different methods.
    Love all the side tips, ie, how to get pigs to load easily.

  • @patriciaking1577
    @patriciaking1577 Год назад +1

    Oh how I wish I lived close to you to get this fresh Jersey milk and learn from you! Love your videos ❤

  • @shirleymurphy1958
    @shirleymurphy1958 Год назад

    God bless just love your channel! Praying you get rain . Too old now for Milk cows but we raised a few. This collaboration was very interesting and brought back many memories fir me.

  • @misstlc7136
    @misstlc7136 Год назад

    I just love your page. Lifting all those struggling with dry conditions. Lord I ask for your generosity to water the crops we sustain our families with. We don't deserve all the many things we come seeking.....but we trust that you are indeed our answer to all our needs. In Jesus name Amen

  • @carollyngillespie3860
    @carollyngillespie3860 Год назад +5

    Especially love your videos on cooking from scratch. That truly is a lost art.

  • @donnaingle391
    @donnaingle391 Год назад +1

    Cows will never get boring.Cows are awesome!

  • @camillakellerstrass6861
    @camillakellerstrass6861 Год назад

    Maxwell really loves animals… he is arch a hard worker and has a sweet disposition.

  • @cynthiagustafson2541
    @cynthiagustafson2541 Год назад +1

    I'm praying that the Lord will send you some of the rain we are getting :-) We currently have an over abundance!! Love your videos!

  • @lisahause8705
    @lisahause8705 Год назад +1

    I love Jersey cows! Cottage cheese is my favorite! I enjoy your wonderful channel & wish you & your family a great summer & bountiful harvest too! May God continue giving your family homestead many blessings in the months ahead! Take Care & keep well. 😊🙏🏻🫶

  • @stephencameron1709
    @stephencameron1709 Год назад +4

    Love learning all your hard earned wisdom. I never tire of milk cow information! Praying for rain for you. We in NE PA just finally had some rain. We were in a drought also . I may be making some cottage cheese 😊❤🙏🏻Val C

  • @ShaleHollow
    @ShaleHollow Год назад

    I think a cow would be a commitment... similar to the dairy goats. I'm finding myself appreciating them (and the commitment) more and more. And raw dairy.... I agree. So healthy. I'll let you keep the cottage cheese though, haha!

  • @ThePeacockHomestead
    @ThePeacockHomestead Год назад +5

    Hello Ruth, I Love your channel! You are an Amazing Lady! What a great idea to feed the pigs in the trailer. Cows are my weakness, too they are such intelligent animals. Thank you for explaining everything so thoroughly.

  • @shellyburman6862
    @shellyburman6862 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for showing how to make cottage cheese! We have had our mini jersey for two months now and are just swamped with milk. Your teaching is so calm and not intimidating. Also, thanks for the tip on the stock tank cleaning.

  • @peggycheney1839
    @peggycheney1839 Год назад +1

    I've been following you for a while now. I enjoy your videos very much! Especially enjoyed this video about the raw dairy and cottage cheese. Haven't had raw milk since i was a child, but a farm near me has started selling theirs. So i intend to get some. God bless you and your family.

  • @bethreiners5568
    @bethreiners5568 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the stock tank idea with hydrogen peroxide. We fill stock tanks with water for our huge garden. It’s easier to fill the water buckets. (We water by hand.)

  • @DawnRaeB
    @DawnRaeB Год назад +1

    I LOVE this video. I was a recent subscriber anyway and it's nice to be back to your channel for this collab. I enjoyed every bit of this video. Especially all of the ways you use your milk. I learned so much from your video!

  • @dianesidney4931
    @dianesidney4931 Год назад +5

    Really enjoyed the tutorial on making cottage cheese.

  • @lauralowery9303
    @lauralowery9303 Год назад +1

    God is good all the time! Thanks for another great video! Back when I had my own home, I used to make my own yogurt. It was delicious and probably the "miss priss" people would say not sanitary enough. I used the pilot light on my water heater to gently warm it overnight and in the morning I had yogurt! Just add fruit or whatever! I didn't have a cow, but i would have loved one, because I lived in a residential neighborhood in the city. I think a cow might want more than a tiny backyard - that's if I could hide it from the neighbors!😅😂
    I don't get tired of hearing you talk about your cows! They're beautiful!
    Oh and I was known as the mean mom because my kids had chores. They were the only ones in the neighborhood that did. 🤷🏼‍♀️
    Lum 💖

    • @Ruthannzimm
      @Ruthannzimm  Год назад +2

      😀. Mean mom with chores for kids, I’m in that club too

  • @ednamyers5760
    @ednamyers5760 Год назад +1

    Oh what a wonderful idea for feeding the pigs in the trailer...that is what we do with our beef calf... never thought about doing it with the pigs.... awesome...

  • @mariasteckley4078
    @mariasteckley4078 Год назад

    Live cottage cheese and probiotic as I have a chronic illness that effects my GI as so love raw milk and kefir , butter too. Thankyou for sharing with us. Love watching and learning

  • @MsLorisM
    @MsLorisM Год назад +1

    So much goodness packed into one video! My little Jersey doesn't give a lot of milk, but it is still more than our family can drink in a day. I desperately needed the information about the good bacteria that is in milk. I have been feeding the excess milk to the pigs without clambering it. They need healthy guts, too! Thank you so much.

  • @lalistamales-dp1mw
    @lalistamales-dp1mw Год назад +2

    Y’all really work hard , and it’s so exciting to watch your channel.

  • @kittyrichards9915
    @kittyrichards9915 Год назад +1

    The process of making cottage cheese is very interesting. I can learn lots from watching you!

  • @katehouser3683
    @katehouser3683 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your complete instructions that was pretty easy to follow. I'm learning alot about raw milk and cheese making from this collaboration.

  • @MarfaPavlovna
    @MarfaPavlovna Год назад +2

    I made ricotta (using lemon juice) yesterday! Honestly, all the flies can be awful when milking, we've had some land in the pail and scooped them out quickly. And yes, we've had the cow kick over the pail and stick her hoof in the pail accidentally, then we have to give that to the pigs or chickens. Also, we've used a capful of bleach to clear up our water, good to know hydrogen peroxide is an option.

  • @jackieburnett6881
    @jackieburnett6881 Год назад +1

    Wow! This video was absolutely amazing! I really enjoyed watching and learning all that you have to do. It is a lot of responsibility and you do it with ease! Liked how your cottage cheese looked! I have to say in all honesty I tried to eat cottage cheese and I just couldn’t do it.of course it was store bought!! Yours looked so much more creamer!! ❤

  • @karendowd2466
    @karendowd2466 Год назад +1

    Talk about your cows all you want. It’s very interesting.
    We have been using our goat milk to make ice cream cream sauces you name it. My daughter milks and makes everything with it.

  • @sharontaylor375
    @sharontaylor375 Год назад +1

    You my dear, are amazing. God bless you and your family 🙏🏼

  • @hotdogmugger
    @hotdogmugger Год назад +4

    I really like how you have ways to include kids into the daily part of farming life. I've finally got my girls to be more involved in our garden.

  • @suepull8638
    @suepull8638 Год назад +1

    So enjoy watching your videos, I grew up on a dairy farm in Australia.

  • @leslied125
    @leslied125 Год назад

    Thanks for the tip on cleaning stock tank. Never heard that before, but am now going to use that rather than wasting the water.

  • @janebartlett8914
    @janebartlett8914 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing your wisdom and inviting us into your homestead. Looking forward to making cottage cheese.

  • @frilled2b
    @frilled2b Год назад

    You Miss Ruthann, are one of the best science teachers of value I have ever watched. Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy day for sharing.

  • @balinda4935
    @balinda4935 Год назад

    So happy I stumbled upon your videos. ❤ love watching you and all you do. From southwest Missouri.

  • @ritainmissouri5071
    @ritainmissouri5071 Год назад

    I wish I could come eat a meal at your house and would especially love to taste your cottage cheese. Thank you so much for doing this video.

  • @WheretoBeginHomestead
    @WheretoBeginHomestead Год назад +2

    I really enjoyed this video - you went in depth to so many topics. Thank you - I didn't know about the coconut oil to keep flies away, will be trying this! Also 2 different ways to make cottage cheese, just learning so much from this collaboration, I cannot wait to start making dairy items, unfortunately we will be making from store bought milk for a time. Also thank you for sharing about the sanitation method you use. Will be finding that strength to help us in our stock tanks as well. Thank you again for sharing so many great methods and recipes you and your family uses!

  • @diannemiller4754
    @diannemiller4754 Год назад +2

    This is an exciting collaboration! I don't have a milk cow, but my son/Granddaughter have a milk cow.
    I do receive around two gallons a month. I use the cream for my coffee and butter. 😊

  • @sugartopfarmllc
    @sugartopfarmllc Год назад +4

    Oh, I hope the live breeding is successful for Gwen. She's our favorite. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.

  • @NannyTam
    @NannyTam Год назад +1

    I’ve been watching for several weeks and just love you and your family! I’ve been watching all of the #juneisdairymonth23 collaboration, so I was so happy to see your channel participating. I love cottage cheese! This was amazing. Two ways to make it!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. 😊

  • @debc8402
    @debc8402 Год назад +1

    Awesome Thank you I love watching all the things you do learn so much! Oh And yes I have that dress Lovely one! great choice

  • @caroladams7249
    @caroladams7249 Год назад +1

    My mom made Cottage cheese when I was young. Some times it was sweeter, sometimes a bit sour. Now I understand why!

  • @robby9710
    @robby9710 Год назад +1

    Ah, my printer ran out of ink, there are soo many wonderful things to learn from you and all these ladies in this Dairy collab. My hand is really gonna get a work out but in a blessed good way. Thank you so much for another wonderful video my husband and I enjoy your family very much. 🐮

  • @abbiebarnes2200
    @abbiebarnes2200 Год назад +1

    A wonderful video...I remember stirring the making of cottage cheese in a big tub when I was a kid ...I still hate it because I was the only girl so i was treated like a slave...no joke! But it made me a stronger human being in the end. We used limbs for flies too. and us kids had a curry comb and we brushed them as the older kids were milking the 13 cows every morning and every night...and oh what work it was!

  • @trishsimmerman271
    @trishsimmerman271 Год назад +3

    I just love your videos. Thanks for sharing with us

  • @fleurettewoods6080
    @fleurettewoods6080 Год назад

    I am learning so much watching this collaborative and I love all cheese, but cottage cheese is an easy breakfast that I alternate with yogurt. It would be great not to buy all of these products at the store. Thank you for showing us your technique for cleaning the stock tanks also, it seems so easy when you do it.

  • @lauragrandgenett
    @lauragrandgenett Год назад +4

    I love your videos. So informative and helpful. I’m just across the Mississippi in Wisconsin on a hobby farm and love growing and preserving food. I learn so much from you. Thank you for making these videos.

  • @visionhag8606
    @visionhag8606 Год назад +1

    So much interesting information! Love how your whole family participates. I hope to try making cottage cheese!

  • @judydrouhard2651
    @judydrouhard2651 Год назад +1

    This really took me back. My grandmother used to make cottage cheese like this and it was the best thing I have ever eaten. She would put that fresh cream on it just like you. Oh my it was such a treat. Thank you. 🥰

  • @TheInquisitiveFarmwife
    @TheInquisitiveFarmwife Год назад +4

    Loving the tips with fly control! I recently added a new fan in the milking area, but one of the cows is still getting adjusted to “that new object” by the stanchion” ha ha! Thanks for joining us in the #JuneIsDairyMonth2023 collaboration I love how you showed us both ways to make the cottage cheese. I have not found a recipe I like yet, I will try your clabber recipe!

  • @Back2GoodOG
    @Back2GoodOG Год назад

    Thanks for including a link to learn more about hydrogen peroxide use instead of bleach! ❤

  • @kittyrichards9915
    @kittyrichards9915 Год назад

    We started cut ferment our chicken feed on a 3 day process. It started molding before day 3 when it was supposed to be given to the chickens. We went back to dry feed. Praying you get rain.