Milk Pump

[ShyAnne]

What is a good place to order a goat milk pump from? I just want a simple inexpensive hand pump to milk my goats. I found one at Naso(sp) and it was about 215$. I wonder if there is a good dealer that may have them cheaper.

[PNP Katahdins]

I put some alternatives on the Sheep Production Board that should work for goats as well. Here is the thread, which starts out with the expensive one:

http://edgefieldsheep.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=866

[Alice In TX/MO]

Here's the link to the thread about building your on for a fraction of the cost.

my adaptation of Maggidan's Milker

Originally Posted by Rose

Here's the link to the thread about building your on for a fraction of the cost.

my adaptation of Maggidan's Milker

Necessity is the mother of invention, that's for sure. Great ideas!!

I got one of my mini-Mancha girls from someone who, due to her rheumatoid arthritis, was unable to milk her. She had bought one of those EZ Milkers, thinking it would enable her to milk the mini, but her hands still hurt. The DIY version would at least give you a good drenching gun, should it not meet your expectations. I've milked a FF mini with little trouble, but I may put together one of these DIY milkers for my FF ewes, if their teats are smaller than the mini's!

[ShyAnne]

Thanks, Yall. I did go ahead and order the pump after all . I can get it as early as tomorow and that is good because my friend is having me milk out his togg ( she lost her kid from predators...) I got 19 oz from her today by hand. She was engorged and it was her first time to get milked by hand. She did very well but took a long time. The ready made pump should be helpful.
Thanks for the DIY that was genius!