Jerseys are like potato chips… you can’t have just one! Clementine is the second cow we purchased to feed our raw milk habit. About 15 years ago, we discovered the health benefits of raw milk, and then 5 years later, we fell head over heels in love with Jerseys.
Clementine was culled from a traditional dairy setting because she has suspensory ligament laxity in her udder. This makes her prone to mastitis and teat injuries because her bag hangs so low. Charlie and I have jokingly toyed with the idea of creating a “brudder” (a bra for an udder) for her. Fortunately (or unfortunately… depending on how you look at it) this is something we did not know 10 years ago when we were buying our first few girls. Our ignorance was her saving grace….. Had we not bought her, she likely would have had a much shortened life, and we would not have gotten to know,love, and learn from her sweet disposition. So, for that, we are fortunate indeed. We do have to watch her udder closely, and when she is in milk she looks like she could feed 10 calves easily.
On Sunday, I was blessed by a sweet friend and talented artist, Kim Guthrie. She took a picture I had taken of sweet Clementine and created an adorable painting for me & I believe she captured Clementine perfectly! She is quite the photo hound and is one of our more curious cows :). Jerseys by nature tend to be curious and in your pocket once they get to know you. Having friends who happen to be cows is a definite added bonus to our raw milk addiction!
22 Feb 2017 at 5:08 am
Awww, my darlin’ Clementine !! She looks so loveable 🙂
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22 Feb 2017 at 7:13 am
She really is! I hand milk, and the bond you develop with a hand milked cow is much like one with a large dog 🙂 that you spend alot of time with.
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22 Feb 2017 at 8:24 pm
THose mammaries are precious and need a gentle touch :0) She came to just the right place. And managed to wriggle her way into your heart. I imagine that was not hard !!
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22 Feb 2017 at 4:00 pm
I am utterly jealous. 😆
Haha
She is absolutely adorable though, I wish I had the space for one.
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22 Feb 2017 at 4:16 pm
Kirascribbled….they have miniature jerseys that require much less space ;). Never say never!
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25 Feb 2017 at 11:01 am
The artist Kim did a fun painting and very sweet idea to do this for you! 🙂
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27 Feb 2017 at 8:37 pm
She did! She is quite talented :).
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27 Feb 2017 at 8:51 pm
She is talented! I enjoyed this!
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25 Feb 2017 at 11:09 am
She did! And she is SO talented…. I’ve never seen an artist who could transition so easily from anything from fine portraits to whimsical papermache 3D art, to fun acrylic to landscape. It’s crazy how talented she is!
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30 Aug 2018 at 11:58 am
You know that I have always loved Clementine since the photo of her eating your roses. Probably one of my favorite photos of ALL TIME!! I love the painting and the painting on your ‘palace’ door. I must meet Clementine some day. Bless her heart that her udder is so big….God was good when he gave YOU to her!
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