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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

I've been through a few really ornery goats and always ended up
winning, so that's heartening. I've got two, so my other first timer
is setting the example for good behavior, that helps, too!

The ornery one has hard to milk teats, so unless I set up a machine,
she's doing better with calves. Have two on her now and she could
probably take 3.

Rob - Va

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Good teats seem to be bred out of cows these days. I've had a lot of
> experience with first fresheners in my life, and the answer was always
> to give her plenty to eat, talk to her nicely, and be ready to move
> yourself and the bucket quickly. A first timer will generally settle
> down just fine in a few weeks if she isn't yelled at or otherwise
> abused.
>
> It's too late to got back to getting her used to human touch by
> rubbing her udder when she's young, but that's the easy way. In my
> experience, a gentle cow isn't that difficult. (Now a goat is a whole
> different story.)
>
> Marie
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:
>> That's what I'm up to. two newly freshened heifers. One is probably
>> going to be a nurse cow, cause she's not got the teats for easy hand
>> milking. The other one is easy to milk and behaves a lot better, too!
>> Now for the one that is not behaving, I can hold her tail up if she is
>> real ornery with the calves and that stops her from kicking. Any other
>> tips?
>>
>> I read one thing online about tying up one of her front legs off the
>> ground and that way she can't kick or she'd fall down.
>>
>> Rob - Va
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