my version of the home made suction milker

[Pamela Jean]

Thought I would share my version of the suction milker
works quickly and my girls love it. made it for my nigie.
but use it for all of them milks right into 1/2 gal. jars.
and anyone looking for nice one pint milk jugs I wash and use my nice collection of Gold Peak Tea bottles. I like to grab a pint once in a while just to drink. They are easy to clean in the dishwasher. and I like the tea?
on the milker a few quick punps starts the flow of milk watch as the teat starts to slow and shrink back then a few more quick pumps of the gun amd milk flow starts again it has less suction then the babies I have applied it to a finger and I have a babie that loves to suck on your fingers while being petted he is not hungery well fed just loves fingers.



Pamela Jean

[Missbeckysgoats]

Wow, thats pretty interesting, I like hand milking though, but really neat.

-Rebecca

[mpete]

That looks nice!!! Where did you get the squirt handle? What did you use to seal the tubing to the lid? I was told in the other post that I started that constand suction is not good, does this one help with that? I'm thinking that as the milk fills up it releases suction and that's when you start to pump again? My family really wants to help milk, but I want to KNOW everything is clean so I usually end up doing it....

[Pamela Jean]

I glued the tubing to the teat cup with super glue being carefull not to get any on the inside outside only and for the lid I made small round holes with a screwdriver slightly smaller then the tubing. for tubing I used tubing for Ice makers. to seal the top 1 I had a very tight fit to start with and used Liquid nails clear seal on the outside only it stays flexible.
the gun I used for the trigger I got from Jeffers. for 22.00 with this set up no liquid enters the tube or gun at all.
I flush the teat cup and mild tube with bleach water and then clean clear water. hang to dry. I get more then 1/2 gal. so I take more then one jar then just swap lids.
Pamela Jean

[DixyDoodle]

I tried to get a device made up, went into the feed store and asked for a drenching gun, and they're like, "what the heck is THAT?" LOL Is there another word for the gun they use? They couldn't even find it on their online catalogue (looked under cattle supplies, I believe).

[Pamela Jean]

here you go this link will take you right to it.
tried putting in a link but for some reason I will not work so it is IVOMEC® Applicator Gun http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/...cator%20Gun%20
I hope this helps need any thing else let me know
Pamela Jean