Weaning issue

verkagj

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Allie, first time freshener, weaned off her doeling at about 4 months. A few weeks later when we started to tether her kid, she started to let her nurse again. She's now 7 months old and Allie still lets her nurse. I've been locking her up at night with a 1 month old and she comes out to the milking stand in the morning and gets fed. As soon as she's back in the pen, she runs right to Allie and Allie lets her nurse.

How can I get her weaned?:idunno
 

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You can tape her teats. Maybe some sort of bitter apples spray or hot sauce. The only perfect method is to pen them seperately until the mom dries up. Good luck!
 

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I think they make milk bags for cows, they cover the teats, like a cow bra, lol. But maybe those are for keeping them clean...idk. But either way, could try making a goat bra...
 
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