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Hand milking cramps?

Hello!

I'm sure this is new to no one who hand milks. Any suggestions for improving hand cramping while hand milking nigerians? I've been at it almost a month. In some ways, things are getting better, coordination, endurance, etc. Overall milking time

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Hi everyone!

I am Sandra, I live in  Arvada, Colorado and  am excited to be here! I have worked with dairy goats for over 15 years, used to have standard sized. 
I know have two mini Mancha mamas, Chip and Zip, three and four years old. I also have Chip's daughter

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Success with Dairy Goats: Goat Milk Stuff | For the Love of Goats Podcast

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/success-with-dairy-goats/

If you’ve ever thought about starting a business with your dairy goats, today’s episode will give you a lot of valuable information. We are talking to PJ Jonas, founder of Goat Milk Stuff, whi

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Blown teat?

Hi, all!

I have been hand milking a FF Nigerian Dwarf (kidded in March) twice a day for a couple months. Her production started at about 1 1/2-2 cups cups per milking and has dropped to about 3/4 cup per milking (she had a parasite overload last month

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Goat horns

Hi I have young pet goats. Their horns are still growing and are a few inches long now. Goats where made to have horns so I don't believe in removing their horns. But I was wondering if there was a way to try and train the horns to grow straight back

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Does milk production vary

Hello! I have a first fresher that I have been milking for about a month now and she has been consistently giving me one to one and a half pounds of milk per milking. I'm milking her twice a day at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. this morning when I milked h

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Pink milk

Hi, we just got our first doe in milk on Saturday! Last night and this morning though her milk has had a strong pink tint to it. Any ideas what this could be and how to fix it? Is it safe to drink? Thanks! Melissa

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Pudding

Hello everybody,

I don’t own any goats yet but I’m planning to get some nigerian dwarves soon.

My question is: does anybody use the ND milk to make chocolate pudding? Does it taste good? Do kids like it?

How much ND milk does it take to make 3.5 ounc

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Lopsided udder/teats

What do I do about a 2 day postpartum momma with lopsided udder/teats? Milk comes out of both years but the bigger one seems to be a little slower to let down when I have milked some out to ensure it was working.

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New to milking

My sweet girl just gave birth to her first baby girl a week ago yesterday. I tried to get some milk from her through the week but was getting less than 2oz and last night I separated them for a short period so I could milk mom this morning and got 2.

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Butterfat versus Cheese Production

From another source, this was posted:
"It's the high allele's on their S1 Casein protein gene that causes the higher yield, softer curd and desired taste in goats. ND's just happen to be the one breed that carries the most A and B alleles on the that

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Just a funny milking question

Does anyone here think it's possible for a doe to give more to her favorite milker?

My Will and I share duties; I almost always milk in the mornings, Will in the evenings. The evening haul is always more than the morning, unless I substitute for Will

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I need to change from two milking a day to one. What are the best (easiest on my doe) ways to do that? I think she is about one month pregnant. She has been giving a pint of milk each milking. Thanks for any suggestions. Barb

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Spam on this Forum

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Chilling Milk Quickly Equipment Question

How do you chill your Goats milk quickly? I was having a major problem with off tasting milk until I started really focusing on the chilling. I've found that if I can get the milk down to 40' within 30-45 minutes that it doesn't have that goaty flavo

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Doe lets her brother nurse

All, if anyone else has dealt with this issue, I'd love to hear your experiences and outcomes.

Our doe is a second freshener, and this time around, her brother has been nursing off her. We've thought something was up ever since we started milking (in

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Ornery Milker ?

Happy new year, goat friends!  I have a question about one of my milkers.  I'm not sure if I should be concerned, or up my patience/stubborn game.

I have a VERY ornery doe.  She came to me (unexpectedly) as a first freshener three summers back.  I h

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What causes low %BF

I just got milk test results back form my new doe.  She has freshened 3 times.  She is in week 12 of her lactation cycle.  The test gave a result of 2.4%!  That seems shockingly low for a ND.  What could cause this?  And is there anything I can do to

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Interesting article on udder development and dam raising kids.

One interesting point of view on udder/teat development.  Hope the link works.

glimmercroft.com/Udder.html

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Testing Milk

Hello!  Does anyone here test their milk for bacteria and such, outside of mastitis strips?  I'm curious about the protocol for "guaranteeing" safety in raw milk.

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