The Poultry Keeper

cookie88 · Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 302 Location: ISLE OF LEWIS

ahh so its a bad time to tell you about the lost ear then? Wink

CP · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

manic nonie · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

am I still going to Sweden? hows the goats going? I'd hated to think of the postage
nonie

nigel · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:

nonie, if you want to visit Sweden you'd be welcome, tho only goat I have that's milking right now refuses to climb on the milking stand and I don't want to force her because of the stitches. It's so frustrating I'm still not getting any bl**dy milk

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6797 Location: isle of lewis

hows it going nigel Question

nigel · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

i can't get her to go on the milking stand, she fights me every step of the way. I'm very aware of her recent operation and reluctant to manhandle her too much, or stress her too much and usually after around five minutes we call it a draw. She won't climb on and I won't force her. It does mean no bl**dy milk though. Only baby Baldr gets that Rolling Eyes

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6797 Location: isle of lewis

do you have a halter for the dog nigel it might fit the goat ,i've got a rope halter and tie debs goats up tight ,then milk them it's taken a few weeks and their is only a dribble ,but they are not fighting me any more Wink

manic nonie · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject:

Weather man have you had another go milking takes pratice? which goat did milk? you did well to get a squart, it really just takes pratice it took me a few millking of Zokeys mum to get any were near so well done