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im sure this topic has been raised on here before, being knew Im not sure how to find topics just yet. So I thought I would go ahead and ask.
I have a Lamancha doe that kidded this past spring before I got her. She produces about 1/2-3/4 a gallon a day. Now I have been feeding her a combination of sweet cob, alfalfa pellets, sprouted wheat, sprouted sunflower seeds, sprouted lentils mixed in with her feed with an occasional cabbage leaf (Large ones that grow around the head not on the head) as well as a cert. hay and some Chaffehaye. In total she gets aprox. 7-10 cups of grain each milking (2 times a day) and about 1-2 lbs chaffehaye a day and all the Hay she can eat. She hasn't gained much weight, but shes not producing more milk either. SO how do I go about getting her to produce more? Should I increase milking her to 3 x a say?
Thanks
Laura
I have a Lamancha doe that kidded this past spring before I got her. She produces about 1/2-3/4 a gallon a day. Now I have been feeding her a combination of sweet cob, alfalfa pellets, sprouted wheat, sprouted sunflower seeds, sprouted lentils mixed in with her feed with an occasional cabbage leaf (Large ones that grow around the head not on the head) as well as a cert. hay and some Chaffehaye. In total she gets aprox. 7-10 cups of grain each milking (2 times a day) and about 1-2 lbs chaffehaye a day and all the Hay she can eat. She hasn't gained much weight, but shes not producing more milk either. SO how do I go about getting her to produce more? Should I increase milking her to 3 x a say?
Thanks
Laura