milking through.

2doordad · #1 02/13/13, 10:19 AM

While I'm sure it's been covered before, I'm trying to find out what the longest someone has milked through for. I am at 21 monthes and still getting close to a gallon a day sometimes more.

prairiedog · #2 02/13/13, 10:26 AM

I think someone posted about milking for three years sure some have been longer

Alice In TX/MO · #3 02/13/13, 10:28 AM

http://www.whalehead.com/articles/goat.html

http://www.dairygoatjournal.com/issu...actations.html

prairiedog · #4 02/13/13, 10:34 AM

When our girls come home we plan to milk them as long as we can. If we only have to breed every third year I would love it.

Hollowdweller · #5 02/13/13, 11:24 AM

Longest I have ever done it was 3 years but I seem to recall the appraiser saying he did a doe that milked for 7.

This doe had some very impressive extended lactations.

http://aipl.arsusda.gov/cgi-bin/gene...&id=S001091439

ani's ark · #6 02/14/13, 04:00 AM

The NZDGBA breeder I'm hopefully getting buck service from says she is still milking her best 3 goats that last kidded in 2006! My jaw just about dropped,it seems incredible but she's got a good reputation.
I have to wonder how much she gets off them though...

I like the idea of milking Salma though until her daughter Willow is old enough to breed and then take them both for service the following year. Dont know though, as I gather it depends on the doe.

Alice In TX/MO · #7 02/14/13, 09:29 AM

Also, the production will drop off in winter and increase again in the spring.