Milk not coming down and udder is hard

64 oz is a gallon a day - most folks are pretty happy with that from a FF! Glad the edema is going down. I had it myself when I "kidded" and it's not fun.

When the weather is cold like this, I get a couple of those little single serve soda bottles, fill them up with hot water and carry them in my pockets. I'm sure my girls appreciate my warming up my hands and not grabbing them with icey fingers. It makes a BIG difference in how comfortable you are when doing chores.

Forgot to mention - pasteurizing small amounts of colostrum is easy. Get some small jars, like the little jelly jars. Fill them with colostrum, put them in a pot full of water, bring the water to a boil and then just let the whole thing sit till cool enough to feed. You can put a washcloth in the bottom of the pot if you're worried about the jar clinking around.

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128 oz is a gallon...or did you mean 64 oz in EACH of 2 milkings?

Whoops, yes, re-reading, I think he meant per day, not per milking - my mistake.
That's still not bad for not even a week fresh, she may not have come into milk yet, which may bring another bout of edema.

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Yea. I got a half gallon yesterday or just a little more. We will see what I get when she's two weeks out.

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It usually tskes 2-3 months for does to reach peak production. I dont usually judge ff too harshly on their production so much as look at their udder attachments and how the rest of their conformation looks...after giving them a little time say at least a month for hings to settle down wih their bodies. Udders go through lots of huge changes in the first few weeks and rumps can look steep after kidding, etc. I have seen a production increase of up to double sometimes even a little more between the first and second freshening. A 1/2 gallon a day at a week fresh for a full size ff doe is pretty reasonable. A two year old ff often milks a little bit more than a yearlig ff would but i dont think its a huge difference. They have more size and probably more body capacity but still need the freshenings to add udder capacity and even more body capacity. Anyway, i just wouldnt judge this young doe too harshly unless you need to reduce numbers.

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