Milking a FF-lots of questions

[savingdogs]

I'm using orange peels. Someone said that their goat liked them so I have put some in the mix. My goats do NOT eat it and work their way carefully around it. This slows them down perfectly and when I see just orange peels in their I know I better hurry up!

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Interesting! If I put anything in their feed that they don't like they stick up their noses until I fix it...lol

 

[savingdogs]

Do you feed them grain off the stanchion? Mine are not as picky now that I just feed them their grain there and nowhere else. Hunger makes a good sauce!

 

[Araylee]

oooh I found the solution, LOL! I put a couple of handfuls of alfalfa in the feeder and poured the grain over the top. She inhaled the first half as usual but had to snarfle around for all the bits that fell to the bottom. Ten minutes later, I was done milking and she was still standing still looking for the last nibbles instead of trying to back off the side of the stanchion and snap her neck-woot! She did put her foot in my milk bucket though. Thanks for all the help! Without the alfalfa filler idea I would never have tried it. (I did give her a handful of alfalfa last night when she ran out of goodies but she turned her nose up at it.)

 

[freemotion]

Our homestead dairy does sure are princesses!

 

[Araylee]

Our homestead dairy does sure are princesses!

You are not kidding me!!! Spoiled rotten! But, I love them anyway.

 

[mydakota]

Our homestead dairy does sure are princesses!

I was just thinking the same thing!

 

[savingdogs]

save that milk she stepped in to make soap!

 

[Roll farms]

I have one who will take her head and shove everything out of the feedpan if I put in anything she doesn't like. She tosses out the stuff she does like even, just so I'll give her a scoop of her 'special mix' alone.

I wouldn't cater to her like this BUT...she's a good milker and I'm really tired of sweeping alf. pellets (which she hates) and feed up off the floor when I don't let her have what she wants.

It's Dazzle...I swear, ever since that doe was on the news a few weeks ago she's SUCH a diva...

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

I have one who will take her head and shove everything out of the feedpan if I put in anything she doesn't like. She tosses out the stuff she does like even, just so I'll give her a scoop of her 'special mix' alone.

I wouldn't cater to her like this BUT...she's a good milker and I'm really tired of sweeping alf. pellets (which she hates) and feed up off the floor when I don't let her have what she wants.

It's Dazzle...I swear, ever since that doe was on the news a few weeks ago she's SUCH a diva...

I have a doe that will shove everything out to get to the grain bits at the bottom. Luckily she milks out fast enough that I don't have to worry about keeping her there for very long.