Post by tattinglace on Feb 24, 2007 10:27:24 GMT -5
I'm the one with the stupid kicking cow. Jennifer, from our board, came out with her husband last week and really encouraged us. What a nice bunch of folks here!! Their beautiful gal was a joy to have, too.
Mattie had her calf 4 weeks ago. The first two weeks we hand milked a "tornado". The next two weeks we machine milked a "flurry". My husband left for this weekend, and my boys and I are trying to milk by hand again since we're not strong enough to handle the milking machine and kicking legs. Mattie is standing still GREAT!! It has been very, very nice. Very surprising, too! Maybe God has angels that specialize in first time heifers being milked by first time maids?? Whatever the reason, I'm counting my blessings at being able to milk at all.
This morning we got a gallon of millk. It was not even close to having her milked out (by feel). (Mattie ate all her grain and we were tired) We put the calf on as usual. But, I'm worried that maybe she won't be stripped as well as she should be. I would hate to borrow trouble with mastitis since Jennifer told me that Mattie was really healthy with NO SIGNS of mastitis at all.
Now, here's my question. Do you think that I should milk Mattie at noon today just in case? Or, do you think that I should leave the calf on her 24/7 until my husband gets back on Monday while still milking on the regular schedule? hmmm...I know there's probably no perfect answer, but some advice would be welcome.
Have a great day everyone. We've, so far, missed the tornadoes they've been predicting.
Mattie had her calf 4 weeks ago. The first two weeks we hand milked a "tornado". The next two weeks we machine milked a "flurry". My husband left for this weekend, and my boys and I are trying to milk by hand again since we're not strong enough to handle the milking machine and kicking legs. Mattie is standing still GREAT!! It has been very, very nice. Very surprising, too! Maybe God has angels that specialize in first time heifers being milked by first time maids?? Whatever the reason, I'm counting my blessings at being able to milk at all.
This morning we got a gallon of millk. It was not even close to having her milked out (by feel). (Mattie ate all her grain and we were tired) We put the calf on as usual. But, I'm worried that maybe she won't be stripped as well as she should be. I would hate to borrow trouble with mastitis since Jennifer told me that Mattie was really healthy with NO SIGNS of mastitis at all.
Now, here's my question. Do you think that I should milk Mattie at noon today just in case? Or, do you think that I should leave the calf on her 24/7 until my husband gets back on Monday while still milking on the regular schedule? hmmm...I know there's probably no perfect answer, but some advice would be welcome.
Have a great day everyone. We've, so far, missed the tornadoes they've been predicting.