Milking sheep?

The guy I bought my little doeling from milked his sheep. He had a milking machine, though. I would think that if one can milk those little Nigerians by hand, you should be able to get two fingers on your sheep's teats! :lol:
 
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I was told that you really have to "punch up" then pull down. I can't find the info in my "Sheep Bible".

I know I'm putting the cart before the horse, I'm just so curious!!

I learned that sheep milk, being high in solids, yields about twice the amount of cheese as cow milk! Per 100 lbs of milk, sheep gives about 20 lbs of cheese, and cow milk produces 10 lbs.--Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep
 
when I was looking I couldn't even find a milk sheep :/ Any East Friesan owners out there?
 
Rence said:
when I was looking I couldn't even find a milk sheep :/ Any East Friesan owners out there?
No, sorry. But I would love to have one...supposed to be excellent for milking. Good luck!
 
So, how much milk will the average Friesian give per day? How long is the lactation, on average?
 
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