Milking Advice

greenacres!?! · #1 04/27/09, 03:31 PM

I am new to all these animals- but it has been good. I have a 1 1/2 year doe with first freshening 3 weeks ago. I have been milking her but she is, how shall I say, temperamental. she will let me milk, or get started, but then will often decide she is done 1/2 way thru. She has milked good occasionally, but usually she begins fidgiting and stomping. I have tried putting her back unmilked, hobbleing her carressing her. Any advice out there?! I don't want to give up, we want to use the milk- that's why she's here!

Jyllie63 · #2 04/27/09, 03:44 PM

My doe started the stomping thing too and I think she was just sore. I rubbed some herbal ointment on her udder/teats and it seemed to help alot. It is very frustrating though!

greenacres!?! · #3 04/27/09, 04:11 PM

been thru that too, had sores and put on the udder balm and they got better. The teats look healthy.