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Any suggestions for making a good family milker?
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<blockquote data-quote="Moody" data-source="post: 1241766" data-attributes="member: 23618"><p>I have a jersey calf that I work with daily. I try to lead her with a halter daily but admit that i don't always get to it but I do rub her and pet her daily, trying to make her tame and comfortable with me. She is 2.5 months old, approximately, and I recently weaned her. She is eating at least a 5 pound coffee can of feed a day and grazing on grass and some hay. </p><p></p><p>I was hoping to find some suggestions on making her a good milker (as in, does not kick me or fight me in any way when we start). I know this is 2 years from now, but I am currently milking a first freshener goat who is beating me down. I can't even get this goat to stop kicking the bucket and stepping in the milk. I can't imagine trying to milk a feisty fighting cow. </p><p></p><p>Is there anything I should be doing now that will help make things easier? Are horns going to be ok on a family milker?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moody, post: 1241766, member: 23618"] I have a jersey calf that I work with daily. I try to lead her with a halter daily but admit that i don't always get to it but I do rub her and pet her daily, trying to make her tame and comfortable with me. She is 2.5 months old, approximately, and I recently weaned her. She is eating at least a 5 pound coffee can of feed a day and grazing on grass and some hay. I was hoping to find some suggestions on making her a good milker (as in, does not kick me or fight me in any way when we start). I know this is 2 years from now, but I am currently milking a first freshener goat who is beating me down. I can't even get this goat to stop kicking the bucket and stepping in the milk. I can't imagine trying to milk a feisty fighting cow. Is there anything I should be doing now that will help make things easier? Are horns going to be ok on a family milker? [/QUOTE]
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