Six S Dairy

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In case you seen the flyer and were wanting to attend! Plans have changed a bit 😬
04/30/2025

In case you seen the flyer and were wanting to attend!
Plans have changed a bit 😬

The past 24 hours has been all about prepping for the heat. Sometimes the heat can be harder on the cows than the extre...
06/17/2024

The past 24 hours has been all about prepping for the heat.

Sometimes the heat can be harder on the cows than the extreme cold in the winters.

We spent yesterday getting the run in cleaned out and re-bedded, installing new fans for the ladies, and being sure the mineral feeders are all topped off to help them maintain their proper electrolyte balance.

This morning we were up with the sun to get them moved to fresh pasture first thing so that they could eat while it was still cool, before milking. This week will be all about doing all we can to help keep them comfortable.

Well, that and finishing up first cutting hay!

04/22/2024

🧐🥛🧐AVIAN FLU AND RAW MILK: A COMMON SENSE APPROACH: There is a concern among dairymen and biosecurity experts about a multistate outbreak of avian flu that is affecting cattle in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, and Idaho. Various Federal and state government agencies are using this cow illness outbreak as a stage to warn consumers against drinking raw milk.

However, when a mother becomes infected by a virus or bacterial infection, she will produce antibodies in her raw milk that will provide her young with protection from the illness. This is part of why breastfed babies are known to have stronger immune systems than babies raised on formula. Antibodies in raw milk are one way that Nature assures the strength and survival of the next generation.

The CDC readily acknowledges that mothers should continue to breastfeed their infants because “flu is not spread to infants through breast milk.” They know that breastmilk contains “antibodies and other immunological factors that can help protect her infant from flu.” Similarly, studies performed at the UC Davis dairy lab during found that exposing a cow to coronavirus resulted in antibodies to coronavirus in her raw milk.

The warnings against raw milk related to avian flu are clearly fearmongering. The FDA acknowledges that “there is limited information available about the transmission of bird flu in raw, unpasteurized milk.” Then they go on to use the same fearmongering tactics they’ve been using for decades against raw milk, despite the fact that there is now ample evidence that raw milk can be carefully produced as a low-risk food.

Conscientious raw milk producers already monitor their herds for illness and ensure that raw milk from unhealthy animals is not used for direct human consumption. Additionally, biosecurity measures such as maintaining a closed herd and quarantining any new animals are implemented. These are common sense measures that are already recommended by the Raw Milk Institute and used by diligent raw milk farmers.

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/avian-flu-and-raw-milk-a-common-sense-approach

And then there were three! Little Hank joined us Sunday afternoon, the last of our spring calves 💗
03/26/2024

And then there were three! Little Hank joined us Sunday afternoon, the last of our spring calves 💗

And then there were two 💗 Bonnie & Clyde
03/24/2024

And then there were two 💗 Bonnie & Clyde

Miss. Bonnie all tucked in for the night! 🥰 She’s our first spring calf and was born just yesterday afternoon.
03/19/2024

Miss. Bonnie all tucked in for the night! 🥰 She’s our first spring calf and was born just yesterday afternoon.

Happy Friday!
03/15/2024

Happy Friday!

This is Tommy, he was our first barn cat when we started the farm 16 years ago. When he was a couple of years old he br...
03/14/2024

This is Tommy, he was our first barn cat when we started the farm 16 years ago. When he was a couple of years old he broke his femur resulting in surgery and lots of recovery time (in the house). Every since then he splits is time between the house and the barn, although, these days he does a lot more sitting inside looking out at the rain. 💞💗💞

This sweet little lady we (very un-creatively) call “The Gray Cat”. Over the past 16 years, we’ve never had any stray c...
03/13/2024

This sweet little lady we (very un-creatively) call “The Gray Cat”. Over the past 16 years, we’ve never had any stray cats show up in our barn, until just recently. Sadly, one of our neighbors recently passed away and we now have 4 new cats that have moved in. They seem to be enjoying themselves quite a bit 💗
Photo Credit to our awesome helper, Eli Miller

Today was herd health check day. In addition to our rigorous milk testing protocols, we also disease test our dairy her...
03/12/2024

Today was herd health check day.

In addition to our rigorous milk testing protocols, we also disease test our dairy herd annually.

Today the wonderful Dr. Busman was out to test the ladies for Johnes, Brucellosis, and Tuberculosis. We test for these three diseases because they are zoonotic and could potentially be passed via raw milk consumption to humans.

The safety of our milk is our number one concern, right above the health and happiness of the herd 💗

Happy Friday!
03/08/2024

Happy Friday!

Oh, Holly, lol. She wasn’t havin’ the selfie game today. This girl is my 💗 cow 💯, love her to pieces!
03/07/2024

Oh, Holly, lol. She wasn’t havin’ the selfie game today. This girl is my 💗 cow 💯, love her to pieces!

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9374 21 Mile Road
Sand Lake, MI
49343

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
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