Could you possibly lock the kids away at night and milk Holly at 8am? Or don't even lock them away at all (since it is still pretty cold out) I wouldn't want them to lose to much body heat.
Urgent Question about Milking Schedule
I was wondering if when the boys turn three weeks old on Tuesday, if I could seperate them during the day, instead of the night. And milk Holly when I come to take care of them every evening at 5.
So they're schedule would look like this:
8 AM: Holly, Thomas, Indy go out in the pasture, Babies stay in
5 PM: Holly gets milked and everyone goes in.
OR
8 AM: Holly Thomas Indy go out in the pasture, Babies stay in
3 PM: Holly gets milked and everyone goes in.
Which one would work better? And is this okay, will the babies get enough to eat?
So they're schedule would look like this:
8 AM: Holly, Thomas, Indy go out in the pasture, Babies stay in
5 PM: Holly gets milked and everyone goes in.
OR
8 AM: Holly Thomas Indy go out in the pasture, Babies stay in
3 PM: Holly gets milked and everyone goes in.
Which one would work better? And is this okay, will the babies get enough to eat?
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Some people don't seperate them at all. They just milk the doe and put her back with her kids. I would say once they start eating grain and hay really well and they actualy eat it (not just nibble lol) then I would first try the 8-3pm schedule and see how that works.
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