Response to Another Goat question

I too was thrown into early milking this year, before I was ready. I am in no way an expert... but the past 3 weeks have gone smoothly for me. I just have my doe jump up on an old bale of straw, which is sitting snug up against a wall. I put a ring in the wall and tie her to that. I feed her her daily grain there while I am milking. At milking time she jumps right up there for me. I read 1/2 lb of grain for every pound of milk you are getting. I do that and my doe is doing well. Of course that will depend on your hay/pasture quality, more grain if poor roughage. My doe has only started kicking once, and I spoke to her quietly which didn't work, so I held her back leg up for a minute while I milked with one hand. That seemed to work. I think usually they enjoy the one on one of milking, and the relief from their udder and stand quietly.

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