Udder Photos LOL

[helmstead]

If you want increased teat size, you HAVE to milk. It helps to stretch those teats out. I would milk a FF with small teats for at least 2 mos, then dry her off and breed her back.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

I just posted an updated pic on post #23 of one of our first freshener's progress from 11 days fresh to 6 weeks fresh. We do milk her and you can see how drastically the udder and teat size can change through the first lactation.

 

[Ariel301]

So help me with something. I have a FF mini nubian (75% ND) with the shortest, tiniest little teats you have ever seen. We can only milk with 2 finger which is a little difficult at best. I am thinking that we need to give her another freshening to even start to judge, but I am thinking it is not even worth milking her this year. She is 5 weeks fresh and her kid is almost as big as she is so he is certainly getting enough to eat. Do all of you ND people milk the first year or let them dry off after weaning. And if I continue to try to milk her (can only get about a quarter of a cup of milk before fingers get cramps, small orifaces too) will that help her continue to develop more milk. Just trying to figure this out with her. Pics later, it is pouring buckets right now.

Milking WILL stretch those teats out. When my small LaMancha (not mini but stunted to the size of a mini) first came into milk she was the same, I basically had to squeeze the whole side of the udder because I just couldn't get ahold of that little teat...but they're getting to a nice size after about 7 weeks of milking. It helps that my doe has big orifices though, so the milk just pours out. It is hard on the fingers though.

 

[helmstead]

I just posted an updated pic on post #23 of one of our first freshener's progress from 11 days fresh to 6 weeks fresh. We do milk her and you can see how drastically the udder and teat size can change through the first lactation.

Pretty impressive, Nicki!

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Thanks!

ETA: I think my favorite part is how it never moves when she does.

 

[TheMixedBag]

I posted them in my kid watch thread, but eh, I'll put 'em here too.

3 days fresh (well, 2 1/2), 2 kids nursing. I'll post new ones once i start milking her.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

That is fanTAStic.

 

[ksalvagno]

Well, I finally have clean shaven (mostly) udders. My friend, Cindy Dahl of Wild Wind Farm, was kind enough to come over, show me what to shave and help me get it done. I'm very thankful for the help.

Buttin'Heads Satin Shamise - kidded 1/21/11, 10 hour udder on 4/22/11

Hoof Print Hills Gold Dust - kidded 3/22/11, nursing twins on 4/22/11

Thorny Ridge SR Lil Blue Lily (2nd F)- kidded 3/12/11, nursing twins on 4/22/11

Wild Wind Farm Katriel (FF) - kidded 4/1/11, nursing twins on 4/22/11

Salvagno's Lael Blue (FF) - kidded 4/14/11, nursing triplets on 4/22/11

 

[Roll farms]

I much prefer to milk a 'clean shaven' doe,

 

[Zanzabeez]

Oooo, I want to play too! Here are my girls.


First up is Irish Whisper Snap Crackle Pop. Yearling FF, 7 weeks fresh with a 12 hr fill. Nursing 3 kids. I have two polled bucklings for sale out of her if anyone is looking.

Fairland Farms SM Java Jive. 2 yr old FF, pics at 7 weeks fresh with a 12 hr fill. Nursing triplets.

Finally, here is Irish Whisper CS Vera Wang, yearling FF, pics at 8 weeks fresh with a 12 hr fill. Nursing twins. Her poor udder is lopsided. Her twins preferred the right side of her udder for the first 4-5 days after she freshened. I tried to teach them to use the left teat and also milked the left side twice a day but she still ended up lopsided. I know now that I should have taped the teat that they were preferring to help teach them to use both sides but too late now. Oops. Any chance it could even up next freshening? It is not really a show udder anyway with her teats winging out but still....

Edited to add that my whole little herd is CAE negative.

Tracy