we want more milk.

I have realized that so, lately I have been milking by hand after using hand milker. I noticed I was still getting a decent stream after the milker stopped pulling the milk, so I am gonna go get the alfalfa hay today, seperate her and the baby today, but her in with the buck for about 4 weeks even though she will still be able to see her mamma. she has made friends with the others, and I am sure I will have to listen to some crying for a while. Then hopefully she wont try to nurse on her anymore when they are back together.
I did notice the other day when the buck (ling) was trying to mount her, (she stood still) I just am not sure he figured it out, since he was smaller than her, but he also acted like he was trying to nurse every so oftern? Wierd and he has Never been in the same pen with her.
Off to work on fences!

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All those things are why you are not getting much milk. If the doe is left with her kids they will not empty the udder every time they nurse. They will have a snack and leave. Again when you use the milker if any is left in the udder it signals the doe that she needs not make as much.
I have found that if I leave kids on the doe and still milk her out completely 2x a day i never get her full potential. Those kids have a snack here and there but if I separate them then I milk her out and let the kids try to get some more actually increases production.

Wait, are you putting the doeling in with the buck to separate them? How old is the doeling?

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"Breed the best, eat the rest"

Caprice Acres

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no the doe her mama with the buck who is only 6/7 months old himself, but if he can figure out how to get to her, that is fine. The doeling is only 5 months old. She would stay with the wether and some of the other doelings she knows them well enough to be seperated. Sorry I dont remember to always go back and re-read before I post.

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Oh, OK. I might have misread it.

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Dona Barski

"Breed the best, eat the rest"

Caprice Acres

French and American Alpines. CAE, Johnes neg herd. Abscess free. LA, DHIR.