Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
Sweet face!! I bet she settles down soon. She looks happy already!
Milk Goat - crash course needed!
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Wildsky
Femivore
I don't think she had access to much greenery before.I decided to open the gate and let them figure it out.
Bucky (my boer) acted like a teenager, running around being a nut case!
Molly took a bee line for the barn, then popped out the other door, they mingled for a while, nothing exciting and now they're all cutting grass.
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Wildsky
Femivore
No I've never milked before, but it seems easy enough, if a little weird feeling.TanksHill said:
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Wildsky
Femivore
I looked up pictures earlier and couldn't figure it out. She must be mixed something or other. She does look a little alpine!noobiechickenlady said:
Blackbird
Goat Whisperer
I would say a Nubian/Alpine or Nubian/Saanen mix. See how her snout curves down a bit? Nubians have 'Roman' noses.
But only a cup?? Hopefully her production will increase with the good food!
But only a cup?? Hopefully her production will increase with the good food!
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Wildsky
Femivore
Blackbird said:
You totally ROCK!! Yeah, she might have been a little nervous and on edge this morning, she JUST got here and we started messing with her, then I couldn't stop giggling.
She's settled much better now, she had started crying earlier, like she was calling her babies, but since opening the gate she's not crying anymore and is relaxing in the shade.
She had a huge jug full of horse senior feed this morning with a little chicken scratch and sunflower seeds, she must be as full as a tick!
Tomorrow my hubby will get some sweet feed and more sunflower seeds, that should keep her happy.
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Wildsky
Femivore
Comedy central - thats our house!
My hubby and I built the first part of the stand, the flat part, but we used a cupboard door and it seems a little slick, we put another wooden box in front to put a food dish and got to work!
2 seconds later the bowl was on the floor, food all over and Molly was no longer on the stand.
5 seconds after that her foot was in the milking bowl.
I tried a few times and just couldn't get her started, so SWITCH and my hubby got a few squirts, SWITCH, I got a few more squirts, yell at the kids to get me somethign to sit on, wipe sweat from brow (its 91 out there)
I got a glass jar and poured what we had into it, just in case another foot decided to land in the bowl.
After that we got a little bit more, and her teats were flat and looked deflated, we tried one or two more times, nothing.
In the mean time, Molly seemed to really like the chicken scratch, so I had my daughter running back and forth getting little handfulls. by the third trip you could see Molly's eyes light up on seeing a little girl heading her way!
We got perhaps a tiny bit more than this morning.
On our way back to the pasture/barn area, she was making her little calling noise, and our goat answered her, she picked up the pace to get there faster, by passing the tasty apple tree to go see her new buddy!
All in all, a good day!
My hubby and I built the first part of the stand, the flat part, but we used a cupboard door and it seems a little slick, we put another wooden box in front to put a food dish and got to work!
2 seconds later the bowl was on the floor, food all over and Molly was no longer on the stand.
5 seconds after that her foot was in the milking bowl.
I tried a few times and just couldn't get her started, so SWITCH and my hubby got a few squirts, SWITCH, I got a few more squirts, yell at the kids to get me somethign to sit on, wipe sweat from brow (its 91 out there)
I got a glass jar and poured what we had into it, just in case another foot decided to land in the bowl.
After that we got a little bit more, and her teats were flat and looked deflated, we tried one or two more times, nothing.
In the mean time, Molly seemed to really like the chicken scratch, so I had my daughter running back and forth getting little handfulls. by the third trip you could see Molly's eyes light up on seeing a little girl heading her way!
We got perhaps a tiny bit more than this morning.
On our way back to the pasture/barn area, she was making her little calling noise, and our goat answered her, she picked up the pace to get there faster, by passing the tasty apple tree to go see her new buddy!
All in all, a good day!
TanksHill
Super Self-Sufficient
Sounds fun!!! I love family adventure!!
Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
Yup definitely sounds like our house the first few days.
freemotion
Food Guru
How exciting! Strange things can make me giggle, too, and it is so fun!
I hope I am misunderstanding you on something, though, but I am a bit concerned about the amount of food she is getting....a big jug of horse food, and many handfuls of scratch, and free access to greenery that she is not used to. Um.....be careful.....my tendency is to be overly cautious with food the first few days of a new arrival, expecially while they are under stress, then gradually get them used to the new foods. So I like to almost eliminate grains, and not much for greens for any animal not used to pasture.
Watch her poo closely, and walk the probiotics to her if she is not doing pellets tomorrow.
Don't mean to poop on your parade, but...time to lock up the grain barrels!
I hope I am misunderstanding you on something, though, but I am a bit concerned about the amount of food she is getting....a big jug of horse food, and many handfuls of scratch, and free access to greenery that she is not used to. Um.....be careful.....my tendency is to be overly cautious with food the first few days of a new arrival, expecially while they are under stress, then gradually get them used to the new foods. So I like to almost eliminate grains, and not much for greens for any animal not used to pasture.
Watch her poo closely, and walk the probiotics to her if she is not doing pellets tomorrow.
Don't mean to poop on your parade, but...time to lock up the grain barrels!
