Daisychick's *Journal* New Baby and it Moos!!!!

[autumnprairie]

KinderKorner, Thank you for the encouragement. I really want to get pictures of the new buck and updated ones of Jesse the doeling.....I will try tonight when it isn't soooooo hot. Luna's kids are 2 and 1/2 weeks old so that is why I started trying to milk her this week. I will keep practicing. My other doe that just kidded seems to have nicer teats so maybe she will be my milker, I will give her the two weeks feeding her new babies and then I will give her a try too. I really only need to milk one so I will see which one turns out to have better milk flow.

I stink at milking too and can only milk one handed and it takes forever. I want to invest in one of these http://udderlyez.com/goat_milkers.php what do you think?
QM normally milks mine but I need to do it myself so I was thinking a handmilker would help me

 

[BarredRockMomma]

I fell your frustration. I just started milking my new doe last week. Some times she will let down so that I get a good amount most of the time though she won't. OTher times I get out there and the baby is nursing and so I think that the milk let down and I will have an easier time, no such luck. Right now I am milking with 2 fingers and it takes time. Here's to hoping that it will get easier as time goes by.

 

[TTs Chicks]

It took me a while to figure it out too - plus I had FFs too and did everything wrong the first time. It has gotten progressively better and now that my 3rd doe has kidded I think I finally got it right

Hang in there I know it can be frustrating. Are you seperating the babies at night and milking in the morning?

 

[daisychick]

For now there is a pause in the learning how to milk saga.......because I have to build a new milkstand. Luna broke the other one and I am hoping we can get the lumber to make the new one in the next few days. I plan to start over on Saturday morning when I have plenty of time and try this thing again. I will lock the babies up at night and do the once a day morning milking. I am determined to figure it out.

 

[TTs Chicks]

I am determined to figure it out.

that's the spirit. You'll get it with practice

 

[daisychick]

It is sooooo Hot here! the next five days are calling for 100 degrees or more! The entire state is burning up with forest fires and wildfires. NEED RAIN! Then during all of this there is some stupid idiot purposely starting fires in a town about 60 miles from me, luckily so far none of them have flared up and became too big before people could put them out. I hope they catch this person messing with people's lives.

I built a more sturdy wooden milk stand and I am locking the almost 3 week old kids up in the barn for the night and I will try milking in the morning and see if I do better than last time.

 

[SDBoerGoats]

we are getting dumped on! Of course, every year, the last week or so, it does this. Why? Because the ranchers all have their first cutting hay down! Had thunderstorms today, and it poured so hard I lost satellite. I live in the high desert and many summers we get the wildfires too. And maybe still could this year, because as soon as July hits, the big time heat hits.

Congrats on your new milk stand! Good luck with your milking, and you have a PLAN!

 

[daisychick]

It has been so hot and miserable that I have got NOTHING accomplished around here. I can only stand to step outside for a minute. I don't DO heat and it makes me all grouchy and lazy and really I have NO energy. It was 110 degrees yesterday and it is supposed to be 107 today. There are too many wildfires around me and the smoke is just hanging in the air. The Kinder breeders where I got my buckling had to evacuate their house because a fire got dangerously close. I thought I was going to have to hitch up the trailer and go rescue all their goats. Apparently the wind shifted and the fire changed course and they got to go back home last night late. NO rain is in the future so this could get worse.

On a lighter note, all 4 of the goaty babies are growing and are so cute! I put all of them together in the pen so now I get to watch them all play. The mommas are being nice to each other and to each other's kids. I will try to get pictures of them and the new Kinder when it isn't so hot.

 

[autumnprairie]

It has been so hot and miserable that I have got NOTHING accomplished around here. I can only stand to step outside for a minute. I don't DO heat and it makes me all grouchy and lazy and really I have NO energy. It was 110 degrees yesterday and it is supposed to be 107 today. There are too many wildfires around me and the smoke is just hanging in the air. The Kinder breeders where I got my buckling had to evacuate their house because a fire got dangerously close. I thought I was going to have to hitch up the trailer and go rescue all their goats. Apparently the wind shifted and the fire changed course and they got to go back home last night late. NO rain is in the future so this could get worse.

On a lighter note, all 4 of the goaty babies are growing and are so cute! I put all of them together in the pen so now I get to watch them all play. The mommas are being nice to each other and to each other's kids. I will try to get pictures of them and the new Kinder when it isn't so hot.

keeping you in my prayers,

 

[daisychick]

Thanks autumnprairie. I am not in the direct line of the fires but it sure is hard to hear about half of the State burning up and knowing people who are in the path. Luckily the closest fire is about 40 miles away from me.