want to blog daily

But I am not writer so how do I just get on here and Blog away...  Tell you all the fun we have here at Teacup Farm...  We are currently milk 4 cows.  Betty, Echo, Curella and Doty who just had a bull calf Dougie.

This little guy is healthy and strong.  Mom is milk wonderful  Now we have enough milk to get back to making Cheddar and look for some more milk contract. 

Maybe if I kepp these short I write more.. so enough for today.

Good Morning

The baby chicks arrived today. Normally it is warmer the first of March in Western NY. So the birdies had a rough trip. We are hoping for a bit of a warm up and this will be the last day with minus degree temps.

My friend is going to raise my baby goats this year and breed for her mini lamancha's sending me the milkers back next spring. It will be a very nice thing for both me and her. Today I make trip to her house with the livestock trailer to take her babies and bring back 3 milkers. Which will have us over flowing in milk.

I believe I have 3 more goats to kid does not look like anytime soon. Maybe on warmer days!

Busy time on the farm so much fun!

Pictures of Creamery in process..

Left is bottle cap machine, right filler.

Right is the Temperature recorder for the Pasteurizer

15 gallon pasteurizer

Teacup Farm Shareholder program

For a 1 time $75 share fee you can get fresh raw milk in your reusable 1/2 gallon Canning Jars. You provide 2 sets of jars and set up a regular weekly or Bi-weekly milk pick up day. You will  get a key to the milk house and your milk will be ready in your jars on the day we agree. Payment is due on the last pick up of the month before. Starting in April you be able to add Cheese and/or Yogurt to your order. Right now 1/2 pound of cheese will vary each week but once I get it all worked out request will be taken. The prices for cheese are below.

Raw milk in your reusable Jar is $9 a gallon for shareholders
Low Temperature pasteurized milk in a one time use plastic jug is $11 cow and $12 goats a gallon for shareholders
Farmstead Cheese, Yogurt and Fudge   
Chevre   $8.00   8 oz   - goat milk
Flavored Chevre  $9.00  8 oz   - goat milk
Cheese curd plain  $8.00  6 oz   cow milk or mix of both cow and goat
Cheese curds Flavored  $9.00   6 oz   
Mozzarella $8.00  8 oz  $15.00 pound   -cow milk
Cheddar   $16.00 8 oz   $28.00 pound   cow or goat will be labeled
Yogurt $3.75 Quart     $1.75 8 oz.   cow or goat will be labeled
Feta   $9.00 6 oz    $18.00 pound   goat milk
Cottage Cheese  $8.00   8 oz   cow milk
Ricotta   $8.00  8 oz   either will be marked
Fromage Blanc  $8.00   8 oz   cow milk
Fromage Blanc Flavored  $9.00  8 oz    cow milk
Fudge    6 oz.  $8. goat milk

NOTE* Any CSA for Milk- Goat only right now, Cheese and yogurt with out the share fee can for $25 with a 1 day a week farm pick up.

CREAMERY

Very excited in the next few weeks we will be doing the last part of our creamery set up.  I am looking forward to the adventure of pasteurizing milk, making yogurt, cheese and fudge for retail sales.  I plan to start out slow with a few local shops, markets and a CSA along with my Raw milk sales here on the farm.   

Of course my farm share holder will get first choice of all the  new products to add to the weekly milk pick ups.
So if you are interested please let me know. $11.75 a week could add a quart of yogurt and 1/2 pound of cheese.  Selection of cheese will vary week to week.  For a prepaid 10 weeks of $117.50   A half share for bi-weekly customers is $58.75

house babies

We have 6 baby goats in the house. Feeding them many times a day is easier but the mess they can make is a lot of work  laundry and floor washing is often.

Baby goat 2014

In just a couple days we have baby goats 4 does and one buck. All beautiful. Pictures below..