Udderly EZ

Valsey, would you pm me about your used one? Price, etc? Thanks!

No, it does NOT save time. You are milking only one half at a time.

It saves your hands/fingers if you have a small teated goat.

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I rigged mine up to work with the pulsator on my milk machine for my MiniMancha. The milk goes into the Udderly EZ bottle instead of the belly pail.

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The size of their teats doesn't bother me but I actually only milk my nigerians one hand at a time because there's no room for both of my hands under there at the same time, while also trying to aim into the milk container. So I hold a container in one hand and shoot the milk into it and switch hands during milking. Takes me about 5 or 10 minutes per goat.

Can you actually milk a nigerian with two hands? I milk from the side because my stanchion extends about a foot or 2 past the back of the goat so there is no where for me to be back there.

I sure will

I doubt it would save time.....But for me, it's either try this or sell Tootsie & I think my daughter would have a fit if I sold Tootsie......She has a beautiful, spacious udder that's well attached, but her teats are just too small for me to milk, no matter what I try. I should have my UdderlyEZ by Thursday, and the buck kids are hopefully going to freezer camp by next week so maybe I'll finally be able to have some goats milk! So far I only managed to milk enough to make face mask lol.....Since I'm putting all this $$ into them, it would be great to finally have drinking milk

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Alice, do you prefer you homemade one to the udderly ez one? Whate are the differnces between the use of each. I am contimplating this so that my son or husband can milk for me when I am gone, but it must be simple and easy. Also, about how much do you think it costs to build the homemade one, and do you find that you need to replace the tubing and syringe on a regular basis? I just know that I have been told to use stainless steel or glass when milking.

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Rosina

I take apart the homemade one every now and then and clean inside. REALLY wash out the tube with dairy soap and bleach water and rinse every day. Change them at the end of milking season or sooner if it looks icky.

About $30 total for putting together a homemade one.

I use the Udderly EZ more because it milks into the bottles.

Also, you can "cheat" and hook the Udderly EZ milker to the pulsating vacuum line on your milking machine.

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What I hate is hauling STUFF back and forth to the milk house. That Surge belly milker is so heavy. Basically, it's just acting as the ballast tank in the pic above.

I hand milk the full size goats. I'm using the other methods on my Mini Mancha.

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Here's the pic of the homemade milker in action. That's a Durvet drench gun. I have used others, but that one has the biggest reservoir.

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Alice, on your homemade one is it hard to get clean?

Also can you use your homemade one on the minis? If so what size syringe would you use on the teat....what kind/size hose is that and where do you buy it? What size syringe do you use on the full sized doe's teats?

Thinking of making one just to have it if I need it...

Thanks again!

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The homemade one is harder to keep clean than the EZ Milker.

Let me get the collection of homemade ones and tell you sizes.

Edited: Here they are, and now you know I'm a tinkerer. Just can't help making things, trying to improve, etc.



All of these have been hanging unused in the utility room for more than a year, so I would thoroughly clean the drench gun (and replace gaskets) and replace all the tubing and syringe bodies before using them again. TAKE YOUR DRENCH GUN to the hardware store when you buy vinyl tubing so you can get the right size. Buy more than you need.... a couple of yards.... so you can cut it to the length you want.

The largest one has a 35 cc syringe body, and that's too big for most teats.

The second largest one is actually the little plastic case that a syringe came in, and I think it's about 20 cc.

The smallest one (with the Ivomec gun) us what I used for the Mini - 12 cc.

At the feed store, buy one each of each size syringe that looks like it might be close to the size you need. At home, remove the plunger and the needle, and see how each fits on the goat's teat.

Tinker with your project. :-)

The next question is, "How to I attach the syringe body to the tubing so it doesn't fall off?"

The big one is attached with a hose clamp.

The middle one and small one are attached with J B Weld. (like epoxy glue)

Note: the background of the pic is the bamboo flooring in my office.

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