Would appreciate experienced opinions and advice about startup equipment for milking
Milking Pail - 4-quart seamless stainless steel half moon hooded
This sounds pretty paractical and reasonable
Strainer
Store bought or home made? Milk filter pads - do you use them?
Udder washing supplies
what do you use? dunking container? spray? paper towels?
Strip Cup squirt first stream of milk from each teat to detect abnormalities (flakes, lumps)
Do you use one? Store bought or home made?
Milking Stand - this looks practical and simple enough to build myself.
What do you use for containers to hold the milk? How do you use it? Mostly as beverage? Other Dairy products? Barter?
Any other basic gear for a small hand operated situation? Anything you discovered later that was most useful?
How about suppliers? I'm in middle Tennessee, and would like to browse sites, compare prices, read literature, compare to local coop offerings, etc.
Thanx!
Regards,
Pat
Milking Pail - 4-quart seamless stainless steel half moon hooded
This sounds pretty paractical and reasonable
Strainer
Store bought or home made? Milk filter pads - do you use them?
Udder washing supplies
what do you use? dunking container? spray? paper towels?
Strip Cup squirt first stream of milk from each teat to detect abnormalities (flakes, lumps)
Do you use one? Store bought or home made?
Milking Stand - this looks practical and simple enough to build myself.
What do you use for containers to hold the milk? How do you use it? Mostly as beverage? Other Dairy products? Barter?
Any other basic gear for a small hand operated situation? Anything you discovered later that was most useful?
How about suppliers? I'm in middle Tennessee, and would like to browse sites, compare prices, read literature, compare to local coop offerings, etc.
Thanx!
Regards,
Pat