Maggiedan's Milker - Used Mine Today

YuccaFlatsRanch · #1 02/19/07, 10:13 AM

Have a ewe who lost both lambs and needs to be milked out for several days to prevent mastitis, so I got the Maggiedan's Milker and DW and I went to work. She held the ewe and I attached the milker. Using the 60cc (sheep size) teat cup the milking was a breeze even though this ewe had never been milked before. Once the pressure came off of her udder, she became calmer and calmer. I recommend the milker highly and its price of $45.00 (including shipping) is great.

uncle Will in In. · #2 02/19/07, 11:23 AM

What powers the vacumn pump on it?
I seen a little milker advertised that you had to squeeze a handle a few times to make it work but I think they were asking about $89.
It milked into a quart screw on jar. I think extra jars were more money.

YuccaFlatsRanch · #3 02/19/07, 11:30 AM

Its basically a pulse doser with the hose and teat cup attached. Didn't have to squeeze more than 12-15 times per side and it squeezed easy.

grannygardner · #4 02/19/07, 12:07 PM

http://www.maggidans.com/milker.htm

I just checked the site and it looks like just what my SIL needs. She milks two goats has started having problems with one of her thumbs. Since this milks right into the bucket I think would work for her. Thanks for the info on how well it works.

YuccaFlatsRanch · #5 02/19/07, 12:16 PM

I don't know how much better the "Udderly EZ milker" can be (at 4 times the price), but for my money the $45.00 for this one is very well spent, especially if it helps prevent mastitis, and next time to easily harvest colostrum.

APPway · #6 02/19/07, 12:23 PM

But what about pulse like a regular milker works
It seems this does not squeeze release it seems to just pull the milk out by suction. that can cause damage on the teat so I would worry about that. But maybe that is just me.

YuccaFlatsRanch · #7 02/19/07, 12:54 PM

The vacuum is not that strong and the amount of milk pulled out per pump is not that great. It seems to work best if I would pump the teat cup against her udder every few seconds. I think the max volume pulled per pump is about 12.5cc. Thats not so much that you don't actually give it a surge action. I would pump once or twice and let the milk run for 30 seconds and then I would pump again. It was actually pretty gentle on the teat - seemingly far easier than milking by hand as there is less chance of bruising the teat.