[MsScamp]

I have seen a number of posts from members having trouble milking their goats for whatever reason, and I know milking machines are expensive. My August Goat Rancher magazine came today and when I was flipping through it I found a homemade milker on the back page. I thought it might be of use to someone, so here it is.

http://www.mlppubsonline.com/publication/?i=169648

 

[NubianFan]

That is awesome! thanks!

 

[MsScamp]

No problem!

 

[TrinityRanch]

Cool! Thanks for the link I know milking can be so difficult and time consuming, which is nice to only have 2 milkers!

And boy, that is a nice buck on the back page...

 

[TDG-Farms]

thats better then most I have seen. At least that has a psi gauge.

 

[AmyBoogie]

Looks similar to one friends and I have used. I'm not sure if the article goes into the importance of the gauge. The psi gauge is important because you start breading blood vessels around 15-19 I believe? Milk starts coming out at 5-10... without the gauge once could easily over pump.

 

[enchantedgoats]

has anyone ever tried a human breast pump?

 

[AmyBoogie]

I wondered about that too Enchantedgoats. But I got rid of mine as soon as I knew I was done having kids

 

[lottsagoats]

I have heard of people who are using a human breast pump on their goats.

 

[Bleyfarm]

I just bought a breast pump from a consignment store have to get the baby bottles that screw on the end before I can use it but will update after I do!

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[Angel]

My oldest daughter made her own milker. She went to Harbor Freight and got a brake bleeding kit, comes with a hand pump and a gauge, then some tubing, a big syringe push on needle style and a quart jar. It works pretty well for her.
And it's a whole lot cheaper to.