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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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Bebo: have you got a canning book? (Sorry, off topic!) |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5718
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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Are you a "skilled" milker or a learner? I had lots of problems at the start cos I was learning & so was the goat. Had trouble with the experianced milkers as well but nothing like what I had with the new girls as we both were inexperianced (not saying you are cos I dont know). Give it time it will get better.
Justme
PS the pour ons are also much less stressfull for you & the goat so win win. |
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Stacey
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 7124
Location: Kernow
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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I'm an 'improver'  I can only milk one handed and even that is so painful it takes ages. I won't ever be the best milker in the world until my arms are better.
My husband is a skilled milker though and she didn't stand for him either.
The neighbour milked her today (not ideal I know but it was unavoidable) and she seemed moderately calmer. He's milking her again tomorrow and hopefully the day after so she'll at least have a bit of continuity. I'm in the pen with them so she'll hopefully get used to me being there. I really do think it's just a personality thing with her and she'll eventually give in. |
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milkmaid
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 272
Location: western isles
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5718
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Novel idea.
Looks like a syringe outer & a vacum pump with a filter not sure I would pay £45 for it though.
I will have a small milking set up for sale soon. Suitable for goats as it is or with a few parts for a cow.
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milkmaid
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 272
Location: western isles
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it is an expensive lie in ,  ,you'll have to let me know ,about it ,
i've looked for milking machines ,but they are way over my budget ,and not practical for my land ,thought it might be usefull if anyone's having trouble milking
mind you i've been on the look out for a cream seperater as well ,i seem to remeber one you could turn the handle on, to sperate the cream off ,the one's now are all electric and the price just isn't worth it for a few goats
sorry for hyjacking your post , |
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Stacey
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 7124
Location: Kernow
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'd like a separator as well - then we could be self sufficient in butter and cheese  |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5718
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Also have one of those going soon too. Its an electric one. Can handle lots of milk quickly.
Justme |
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Stacey
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 7124
Location: Kernow
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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We only get 2 litres a day |
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VSS
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2218
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Looks awful! Like a breast pump for livestock. Lots of hard plastic.
Just remember that a milking machine should replicate the suckling of a baby animal. |
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Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 22806
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Stacey wrote: |
| We only get 2 litres a day |
Wow, do you know what the butterfat content is like? |
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toggle
Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 5319
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| VSS wrote: |
Looks awful! Like a breast pump for livestock. Lots of hard plastic.
Just remember that a milking machine should replicate the suckling of a baby animal. |
I was thinking that. |
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Stacey
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 7124
Location: Kernow
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Jonnyboy wrote: |
| Stacey wrote: |
| We only get 2 litres a day |
Wow, do you know what the butterfat content is like? |
I know it takes ages to separate. And there's not as much cream at the top as there would be with cows milk.
Two litres a day is off two goats - we only milk once a day |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5718
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Stacey wrote: |
| We only get 2 litres a day |
Save a few days worth up & then put it all through in one go. They take a lot of cleaning so you wont want to do it for just 2L of milk thats going to give you about 200ml or less of cream & prob only 100ml by the time you have cleaned out the machine. No good just letting it stand either with goats cos it hardly comes to the top unlike cows milk.
We used to put 10-20L through it in a matter of a few mins.
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VSS
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2218
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 08 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Stacey wrote: |
| I'd like a separator as well - then we could be self sufficient in butter and cheese |
We got a really good seperator recently, from ebay. Brand new, all way from India. Stainless steel. Struggling to get replacement drivebelts in UK though.
Getting about 13 galls milk / day at moment from 3 cows, and ideally seperate all of it. Use skim milk to rear as many calves as poss (at least 4 / cow / year). Eat cream with every meal! |
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