@@theforbesfamilyfarm When I use to raise cattle they would go through 2 to 3 tons of hay each winter. How do the yaks handle winter feeding, and what type of feed do you use? Keep up the great content!
Nordskov Studios Yaks tend to be pretty hardy in the winter and are good foragers. While we still feed them a grass and alfalfa hay, we typically don’t need to begin feeding them as early as our angus cattle. And they eat about a third less than the cattle.
Hi Chris - it really depends on the temperament of the particular animal. We only have one yak that we've really been able to milk. She's very grain motivated, so she'll stay still as long as we have a bucket of grain for her. We haven't tried a hobble on her because I think she would flip out and potentially hurt herself. As much as possible I would get them used to you handling them, leading them with a halter and touching their belly before they even have a calf. Good luck!
I’m thinking of purchasing yaks at some point for my high altitude farm. About how much milk are you able to get from a gal? Is it naturally homogenized like goat’s milk or does it separate like cow’s milk?
We only got about a quart of milk, so we’ve stopped milking the yaks and have a Jersey dairy cow to produce all the milk we need. It would separate a little bit, but we didn’t get much cream. It’s delicious meat, but found it wasn’t the most efficient use of our time compared to milking a Jersey!
I’ve had four of my own for about a year now. Getting ready to introduce them to virgin pasture this afternoon in Riverdale, Idaho. Enjoyed the vid!
Yaks are such cool animals. Looking forward to learning more from your channel.
They are really interesting creatures. We often refer to them as the hippie cow cousins!
@@theforbesfamilyfarm When I use to raise cattle they would go through 2 to 3 tons of hay each winter. How do the yaks handle winter feeding, and what type of feed do you use? Keep up the great content!
Nordskov Studios Yaks tend to be pretty hardy in the winter and are good foragers. While we still feed them a grass and alfalfa hay, we typically don’t need to begin feeding them as early as our angus cattle. And they eat about a third less than the cattle.
@@theforbesfamilyfarm Thank you for the information. Keep it up!
They are really good for agroforestry and mountain pastures. They are definitely wilder than domestic cattle.
That is all very true in our experience as well!
I am very curious about how they stay clam enough to stay put for milking. Any tricks you have? I am interested in trying it.
Hi Chris - it really depends on the temperament of the particular animal. We only have one yak that we've really been able to milk. She's very grain motivated, so she'll stay still as long as we have a bucket of grain for her. We haven't tried a hobble on her because I think she would flip out and potentially hurt herself. As much as possible I would get them used to you handling them, leading them with a halter and touching their belly before they even have a calf. Good luck!
I'm in Nova Scotia Canada, and I'm looking at buying a few weaned calves. How and where can I buy them?
I’m thinking of purchasing yaks at some point for my high altitude farm. About how much milk are you able to get from a gal? Is it naturally homogenized like goat’s milk or does it separate like cow’s milk?
We only got about a quart of milk, so we’ve stopped milking the yaks and have a Jersey dairy cow to produce all the milk we need. It would separate a little bit, but we didn’t get much cream. It’s delicious meat, but found it wasn’t the most efficient use of our time compared to milking a Jersey!
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