Sunrise, our herd matron, is a perfectly trained milk cow.  She is halter trained and experienced with hand, electric machine, and hand-powered machine milking. Sunrise is a good producer used to being milked just once daily. Although she has decreased from a 3-4 gallon producer on her second freshening to a 1 1/2 gallon producer as an older cow, we think that her current production is perfect for a homestead that wants to supply its own needs and to sell a small amount of milk.  Although she is just mid-sized, she has long legs and high udder attachment, making her unusually easy to milk.  Her pregnancies and births have been uneventful and she is a naturally good mother.  She also gets along well either in a herd of cows or with just a single friend (sometimes a goat, sometimes a second cow).  She enjoys contact with humans, cats, dogs, and chickens.