Suppose you decide you want to start milking a goat or cow.  Here are a few of the "must have" items for daily milking chores.

• Head Stanchion for cow, milk stand for goat
• Stool
• stainless steel milk bucket
• lid for the milk bucket (use a half moon lid on a goat milk bucket)
• Stainless steel milk strainer with filters
• Fight Bac (a spray to prevent mastitis)
• Diluted Iodine for washing udders or this recipe (1 t. bleach, 1 t. dawn dish liquid, 3 c. warm water)
  
• High quality Paper towels or 2-3 dozen white washcloths and dish towels
• A brush to remove loose hair from the animal
• shaving the udder area will also be helpful in reducing chances of contaminants in milk
• Plenty of glass milk jars for storing milk

• strip cup (to aid in preventing mastitis)
  
• California Mastitis Kit (to aid in diagnosing mastitis)
• Head of garlic and molasses (for natural treatment of mastitis)
• Antibiotics (Today is one brand) (for treatment of mastitis)
• Udder Balm (for cracked teats)
  
• Blue Kote Spray (for udder edema)
• pure vitamin E oil (for tears or cuts in the udder)

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Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by darbyfamily

Thanks for posting this!!!

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