1littlefarmer
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So I just got some new Nigerian Dwarf goats
One that's a year old, one that's two weeks old, and her dam as a loaner until she's weaned or until her owner wants to breed her. She has said I can milk the dam if I would like (she's actually encouraged it to help keep her udder even) but I have a few milking questions.
1. She's not clipped. Do I need to clip her udder and/or anywhere else in order to milk her?
2. I was planning on separating the dam from the doeling at night and then just milking in the morning and letting the doeling have the milk the rest of the day.
a.)Is that ok?
b.)Do I need to give the doeling any extra food?
c.)Should I put the doeling with the yearling or the dam with the yearling? The yearling and the doeling seem to hang out well together and since they're are the two I'm ultimately hanging on to...
3. Teat dip. If, I assume, the doeling will nurse immediately when I'm done milking should I put any kind of teat dip on the dam? I can't imagine it would be good for the doeling to eat that...
Thanks!
One that's a year old, one that's two weeks old, and her dam as a loaner until she's weaned or until her owner wants to breed her. She has said I can milk the dam if I would like (she's actually encouraged it to help keep her udder even) but I have a few milking questions.
1. She's not clipped. Do I need to clip her udder and/or anywhere else in order to milk her?
2. I was planning on separating the dam from the doeling at night and then just milking in the morning and letting the doeling have the milk the rest of the day.
a.)Is that ok?
b.)Do I need to give the doeling any extra food?
c.)Should I put the doeling with the yearling or the dam with the yearling? The yearling and the doeling seem to hang out well together and since they're are the two I'm ultimately hanging on to...
3. Teat dip. If, I assume, the doeling will nurse immediately when I'm done milking should I put any kind of teat dip on the dam? I can't imagine it would be good for the doeling to eat that...
Thanks!