Trying to learn about udders....PICS and ?'s...

[freemotion]

I just caught up with this thread and

so please work with me and my hairy teats...But I am asking publicly...laugh at me or with me or just tell me how ya feel....what do you think about my teats?

Seriously, do you mind if I post pics of my gals' udders? Don't want to hijack....I don't clip udders or bellies other than the back of the udder for post-kidding hygiene, so you won't feel so alone. I still have a brushy area in my pasture and I figure those hairs will warn the doe before a stick rips into her precious udder.

 

[GrowURown]

I think I shall change to name of this to HAIRY UDDERS WANTED!!!

Go ahead and post, especially if you have HAIRY TEATS AND UDDERS!

Really tho...being sincere..it's okay...this is about sharing afterall...now...


SHOW ME THEM TEATS!

(yes, I HAD to say it...just had to...even said it out loud and made the kids look at me like the nut I am...)

 

[freemotion]

OK, I'll see if I can get pics tomorrow, if not, then over the weekend. Goat porn!

 

[Snowhunter]

Oh! Grow, you are killin me and DH!!

Great thread! Helpin me learn a lot!!

 

[Roll farms]

I shave our goats purely to keep hair out of the milk and for easy post-kidding clean up.
Dairy does tend to not be quite as hairy-uddered as boers. There's no way to not get about a handful of hair every time I milk one of those wooly critters.
And the Toggs? I couldn't FIND their udders if I didn't shave them. The udders aren't so hairy, but the darn goats are. You'd have to part a curtain of hair to get to the udder to milk.

I know my strainer and filters get the hair out...but still.

(I'm one of those people that gets freaked out by hairy food, OKAY? )

 

[freemotion]

I call it "fiber art" here.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

LOL...dairy clip...I'm doing good to get them to stand still for milking! We may try tho...I might be convinced....now all I wanta know is this:

I have figured out WHAT/WHERE to look when people say ESCUTCHEON....but by the term "LACKS HEIGHT"...could you describe it? I THINK I see a difference...but I wanta be sure...a definition for the lay person if you would...PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

In the side view, look at the distance between Bambi's pin bones and the top her her rear udder. She actually has a shapely rear udder, IMO, but it "ought" to be tucked higher up into the escutcheon. The distance between her pin bones (or her vulva in the rear shot) and the top of her udder should be shorter. But I really do love her fore! Very, very nice in that area.

And her teats look pretty plumb from the side, which should make her easier to milk even if they're placed too far to the outside when viewed from the rear.

 

[helmstead]

And her teats look pretty plumb from the side, which should make her easier to milk even if they're placed too far to the outside when viewed from the rear.

I betcha that teat placement gets better on a 2nd freshening, because a weak medial TENDS to pick up in the 2nd freshening, and if you picture her medial tighter - the teats would be in the right place...

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

And her teats look pretty plumb from the side, which should make her easier to milk even if they're placed too far to the outside when viewed from the rear.

I betcha that teat placement gets better on a 2nd freshening, because a weak medial TENDS to pick up in the 2nd freshening, and if you picture her medial tighter - the teats would be in the right place...

If her medial tightens I'll bet you're right. They're just a bit wingy and that would bring them closer to plumb for sure.

 

[GrowURown]

Thank you!

So...teats might move a little in the future...with future kiddings...POTENTIALLY, NO PROMISES...I get it...

And basically...what you are saying is....in regards to the lacks height question...there's a smooth drop of not much and than BAM! Udder starts...a little lower than would be preferred in relation to the rest of the back end of the goat...

But in the front things are amazing huh? Good to know...

For such a tiny goat, she really is pretty cool and makes almost as much milk as the bigger girls...I don't have favorites at all do I? No...not at all...