Looking after my Jersey

[CaliMo]

Do you have any info on the makeup of the grain mix?

 

[CaliMo]

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[Greenbeast]

I am a member

 

[Greenbeast]

Interestingly she had IM alamycin on Monday night and the next two milkings she seemed stripped out before I got there (unheard of in the lactation) but then since then her 'letdown' has been worse than before treatment.
I know she hasn't yet let down anywhere near properly apart from once on oxytocin but a lower amount in the udder cisterns suggests either the calf is drinking more all of a sudden or something else is cutting supply this week.
Sorry for the essay

 

[milkloss]

Interestingly she had IM alamycin on Monday night and the next two milkings she seemed stripped out before I got there (unheard of in the lactation) but then since then her 'letdown' has been worse than before treatment.
I know she hasn't yet let down anywhere near properly apart from once on oxytocin but a lower amount in the udder cisterns suggests either the calf is drinking more all of a sudden or something wise is cutting supply this week.
Sorry for the essay

You might just have ‘one of those’ sadly. Perhaps shut the calf away at first light and in late evening milk her by hand on one side while the calf is on the other, might let her milk down then.

 

[Greenbeast]

You might just have ‘one of those’ sadly. Perhaps shut the calf away at first light and in late evening milk her by hand on one side while the calf is on the other, might let her milk down then.

That is the current plan, I tried the other night but charley disagreed and let him out. Trying to track down a small bale of hay today as we've run out, and I'll grab a bag of calf nuts too and go for it overnight tonight

 

[CaliMo]

Did you ever get it sorted out?

 

[Greenbeast]

yes and no, got on top of the mastitis, then got into a fairly good routine of separating them overnight, using the calf to stimulate letdown in the mornings and then milking out a couple of litres by hand.
Had to buy a kick stop device as she took to being a bit of a so-and-so, and that has helped but not eliminated it.
Next job, now the routine is sorted, is to sort the pump to get out more milk in less time. I bought a new oversized carbon vane to cut down into two replacements. Then when that is performing better i will hopefully sort out a battery/inverter to run it 'wireless'

 

[CaliMo]

Sounds so much exactly like my first milking experience. Except the machine. But otherwise so so similar. Don't give up. Next year will be better. And good for you for sticking to it.

 

[Greenbeast]

Pulled 5 litres off of her three active quarters with the fully refurbed pump this morning. Had to swap the goat cluster and the kick stop to the off side half way but it was manageable.
Not sure on best next spend with my limited budget, battery/inverter or inflations for my donated cow cluster. Thinking the latter as it makes the cow-time less stressfull