Less risk way of drying up a goat

[Naturaldane]

Ok, I give, the goat from he double hockey sticks is either going to some one else or be a breeder here, Great milk, and allot of it but I believe shes evil.

Sometimes shes a cup cake to milk other times I have held onto wild horses better, after the hour of bribing just to catch her, and yes she knows just how far she has between you and the catch rope. then the fight to get her in position, about half way through shell buck up and both hind legs go into the milk dumping it every where, or shell turn and bite you on the ear.
My husband doesnt have time to come out and hold her the twice a day, and its aparently something I can do by myself when shes in good enough mood.
This is not the goat I went and bought, she was nice and her and her babies came up to be petted, this goat cringes away like im getting her dirty or something when I try to touch her.
I really need a milk stand I supose, but its just not something I can get built right now.

If you can offer any suggestions, please do on how to make the milking easier, she has grain when i milk her but shes so po'd she wont touch it.

if not, how to I get her to dry up, should I just breed her? Im going to cross her with a boer also for meat.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Are you feeding her while you milk?

[CookingPam777]

Rose you must be reading and not comprehending hehe got ya back! Yes she is feeding her grain.

[CookingPam777]

I think it will help when you can get a milk stand. With my goat if you have a dog it scares them still and you can milk her out. But that won't be with every goat I'd give it a shot though.

[Naturaldane]

Heres the problem with the stand, I have waited 5 months for wood to be cut for the back of my counters!
I have a barter for some one to build me one, if some one could post a picture of theirs it would be nice as Im fried when it comes to google at the moment.
Have a rescue coming in within the next hour, abandoned horse so Ill be cought up with that most of this evening.

My head still hurts, cant get over the huzy butting me, and the fact i didnt catch her before she did, I have never not cought one in time to avoid getting hit.

[LFmenagerie]

Here's a link to the fiasco farm milk stand plans: http://fiascofarm.com/goats/milkstand.html. I would also put a couple of eye screws on the bottom near where the back feet will be so that you can tie her feet down. We have a doe that seems to wait until the milk bucket is full and then dumps it or steps both feet into it, so now we tie her feet back with baling twine and a couple of velcro straps each time we milk her. She's a FF so hopefully she will grow out of it in time.
I would also make sure that she's not getting any grain except when she's being milked.
Tom

[TennesseeMama23]

Are you wanting to know how to dry her up?

If she is a dairy breed you can't breed her til fall most likely, most are seasonal. That wouldn't dry her up anyway. How long ago was it that she kidded? A hobble will help the kicking and jumping.

I wouldn't expect a doe to be milked without a stand--that is your problem, of course. I would make that my #1 top priority.

[DQ]

my stand is made with mostly pallets. just piece something together with what you have. if you want o see a few pics of my perfectly servicable and entirely free stand I'll post them I have noticed one of my does (ff) has a little fit every time her milk lets down, which is several times per session. I just pull the pail or cover it with one hand and keep the other hand on the teat to make sure she doesn't think she can get away from it. she settles and I continue. the letdown reflex is rather odd feeling to me too, and this girl is a serious drama queen, maybe that is *some* of your does problem too.

[Naturaldane]

she had babies about 4 months ago.
Id aprciate the pallet stand as I have those, tight times these days are so If I can save a penny, im on my way to a dollar.

[nehimama]

DQ, please do show us a pic or two of your "free but perfectly serviceable" milkstand! Inquiring minds want to know!

NeHi

[DQ]

I don't wan to hijack this thread so I will start another!

[Cashs Cowgirl]

LOL...I have a 'hillbilly' milkstand too! It's three milk crates flipped over and a very heavy 2" board that's about 12" wide on top. It all sets in the corner of my run-in horse shed (now turned milk parlor and feed shed) on two pallets that have an old rubber mat on top to keep us all from falling through. The feeder bucket sits on a rail attached to the 4x4's and they stand quite nicely.