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Last night I related your stories of having hogs as well as goats. I think I’m going to get a hog or two now also. LOL - YOU are helping me get exactly the things I want. <<<

Why do I think you are using me.......I am laughing.

Of course, once you get all that goat milk, you should get a calf and raise it on the goat milk, it will be healthier.

And lambs like goat milk, as do the ducks and geese and chickens.

And like the greenhouse, the goat herd grows and soon, there are more than you can milk.

Be careful about the size of the teats, I like a big old goat with a big bag and big teats.

My hand is large, I am a large boned person, and I have had arthritis in them most of my life.

A goat with a cute ‘win at the fair’ bag and small teats, would really cause me pain.

Bill had small hands and rarely milked, that was the deal I had to make, in order to get the goats and cow. But when he did it did hurt him, even in his sleep, he would be trying to work the pain out of his hands.

Some women want fur and diamonds, I want a blank check at the nursery and a few pets, so what if my pets are goats, hogs and cows.

Smile.

Granny, I had given up on milking goats due to arthritis, but will be starting again later this year after a friend told me about this item:

UDDERLY EZ MILKER

“This milker udderly revolutionized my life. I use it everyday, twice a day, on two goats. Buck Wheeler sent me a large container to snap onto the pump, since the mare milker bottle only holds 16 ounces. I get a half-gallon per milking, twice a day, from each goat. But with this pump it doesn’t take a lot of squeezing; I squeeze the trigger maybe five times to create the necessary vacuum and then sit there and watch the milk flow. When the flow slows down to almost nothing, I squeeze it again. The bottle attached to the pump fills in a minute or two--much quicker than milking by hand--with just a few squeezes on the trigger.”

“It’s a precision tool; each part fits perfectly so nothing falls out or goes wrong, and it’s easy to clean. It’s totally carefree. I have never been so enthusiastic about any aid in my life!”

“The milker is easy on the udder, and the goats like it because milking is so comfortable and quick.” - Dorothy Shaw, dairy goat enthusiast

I particularly like the idea of 'non-electric' -

I certainly miss the goat milk ice cream, cheese, etc., and since I have no more of the 30+ quart bags that I had frozen for treats for my chickens, right after spring kidding, I will be getting another nubian.

Why do I think you are using me.......I am laughing.

Well, I'm glad you don't mind!!!

Some women want fur and diamonds, I want a blank check at the nursery and a few pets, so what if my pets are goats, hogs and cows.

Lloyd was used to that type of woman. It has taken some convincing to get him to know that the jewelry store is not my idea of a gift source! He still asks sometimes if I don't feel bad if he doesn't spend a lot for a flashy gift in the form of jewelry. I guess his ex-wife thought that was the *only* acceptable gift and he's worried about that with me. This year I finally decided to make him a small list of inexpensive things I would really like for my birthday. Just because of our brief days of conversation here I *know* you can already figure out my list!!! Good cheap pots and saucers. Gift card at a plant store or website. New garden sprayer. 2 new trays for my dehydrator. or IF he thinks he needs to spend a bit more I'd like one of those vacuum sealer things.

About the milking, my hands and fingers are long and narrow. Small bones but very long.. so I'm thinking the larger teats would work better for me. My nails usually break back from gardening but if they get even a little grown out I claw my palms if I hold tools without gloves. and i always seem to go days before i find time to file my nails.