mandi224
Chillin' with the herd
Any tips on getting a goat used to being on the milk stanchion when they've never been on one?
I just brought home a Nigerian Dwarf doe and her doeling. She kidded on Jan. 2nd and her buckling was sold as a bottle baby to someone else a week before I bought mom & baby girl. The breeder said she had only used a milking machine on her in the past and that she'd never been on a milking stand before.
I've been trying to work with her for a couple days -- I move slowly and gently as best I can. I keep the doeling where she can see her. I offer her grain on the stand but she has NO interest in it. The only thing that seems to keep her content is black oil sunflower seeds, but I didn't want to give her TOO many of those.
It's only been a couple of days, so I'm sure time and consistency will help too, but in the meantime are there any other things I could offer her? Any other tricks or suggestions?
I just brought home a Nigerian Dwarf doe and her doeling. She kidded on Jan. 2nd and her buckling was sold as a bottle baby to someone else a week before I bought mom & baby girl. The breeder said she had only used a milking machine on her in the past and that she'd never been on a milking stand before.
I've been trying to work with her for a couple days -- I move slowly and gently as best I can. I keep the doeling where she can see her. I offer her grain on the stand but she has NO interest in it. The only thing that seems to keep her content is black oil sunflower seeds, but I didn't want to give her TOO many of those.
It's only been a couple of days, so I'm sure time and consistency will help too, but in the meantime are there any other things I could offer her? Any other tricks or suggestions?