How long for milk to come in on FF Alpine?

[francismilker]

As some of you read last weekend on my posts, I had an Alpine FF to lose all three of her premature babies. I've been keeping her milked out twice a day since last Friday night and she's not making much so far. (2 cups at the most in a 12 hour period.)

Are goats like cattle and take a few days sometimes for it to really come in? Or, is there a possibility that she won't make much considering her premature birthing and her mammory system wasn't quite ready?

She has a really nice udder and her teats, (while not desireable in size) are adequate for handmilking.

I've just always expected her to be a heavy producer considering her parentage. Her mother made about a gallon a day.

[praieri winds]

we had a doe that had preemies and never had milk come down you might call a vet and see if there is a shot that you can give her to help her drop her milk

[dosthouhavemilk]

Think of it like a cow. Some will come into full milk and some won't. We had a cow abort at 7 months last year with her first full pregnancy (we aborted her as a young heifer when bred to the stray beef bull). Dad brought her in and she produced decently enough. Not necessarily to her full potential, but quite nicely for a FF Jersey.
Keep milking her and see if she doesn't come up.

[Natural Beauty Farm]

She is still in the colostrum stage. Not really in milk yet. 2C is great right considering she lost kids and is FF. Keep milking her every chance you get and make sure she is getting good alfalfa, grain and warm water and she should come in nicely for you.

FYI most does build up for two months and don't reach their peak until the the third month.

[francismilker]

Her appetite isn't good and I noticed some bloody discharge today from the business end. You think she might still be cleaning out from the birth? She passed quite a bit of afterbirth post kidding.

I haven't used any meds as of yet. Matter of fact, I don't keep any "goat meds" on hand to speak of. What do you all use for preventative infections and such? (Nuflor, revflor, etc.)

[natty threads]

I don't remember how long it took Sammy after she lost her babies, but I'm getting a strong gallon a day from her now, a couple of months later.

It took well over a week for her production to go up, and I think a few weeks before it was really definitely over a half-gallon each milking (2x a day).

I milked her pretty frequently at first, like babies would, then 3x a day,
then realized I got the same amount if I milked 2x a day.

Be patient, milk frequently at first, feed her well, and give her love.

Bless up!

[natty threads]

And yes, she is still cleaning out.

She sounds pretty normal right now.