I'm finally able to milk the 3 girls solo! Still takes about an hour but there is a lot less kicking and fighting. I'm getting almost 2 gallons a day; so my next dilemma is what to do with all this milk?
The girls still cry out for their boys; so it is still a bit sad around here. But I can tell when I do milk them, they are thankful for the release of pressure.
I'm awaken during the night with hand cramps - hopefully, I'll get stronger and use to the motion and these will stop.
This weekend, my priority is to improve the milking process. The stand is working out just fine, but the swapping of the girls from the pen to the stand is difficult. I'm thinking a gate to let them into the milking area and another gate to let them out when done. As soon as feed comes out; I have other girls jumping the gate to join in the feast. That's when the chaos begins. I need to clean an area for my supplies and perhaps put up a shelf or ledge; where I can rest the jars out of the way and still be safe. Either way, I'm sure I'll find more to make the process easier after I get these few things done.
I'm finally picking tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini from the garden. It seems late this year, but I guess we got a late start due to the Bermuda battle.
Well off to the Job for the rest of the day. Hope everyone has a great one too!
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