SO WHAT’S THE SCORE ON THIS “Udderly Beautiful Morning”?
This beautiful morning the milking crew (9 girls – and 2 are first fresheners) hit the 50 # mark! Last nights milking was 26.1! Group average …..8.45/pounds!
Our 17 kids….the are “in the milk” and growing like crazy!
Castlekeep Echo – this morning at milking time – kidded 02/04/17 – 12# day
Castlekeep Rhonda’s Angel – this morning – kidded 02/02/17 – 11.6# today
Wilkins Farm RW Zuri – kidded 02/05/17 – today 11.8#
Castlekeep Ellie – (2nd freshening) kidded 2/6/17 – this morning 5.0# – avg 8#/day
Castlekeep Eve (2nd freshening) – kidded 02/010/17 – 5.7# this morning/avg 10#day
Castlekeep Idelia Rain – (2nd freshening) – kidded 02/23/2017 – this mornings milking 6.4# (delivered a 12# single buckling – still recouping)
Faire Dale Farm Princess – kidded 02/20/17 – tough delivery – 12#plus single buckling – full breach – Princess is improving daily – (still grumpy) this morning she milked 3.6# – in the past she has produced 8#/day
Castlekeep Fantasia (daughter of Castlekeep Echo & CH Castlekeep Farm Freedom) – her First Freshening 02/09/17 – she was bred to our CH Castlekeep Easy Sam and delivered triplets – 1 doeling and two bucklings. This morning she milked 4.6# and last evening she milked 3.2# – her udder is well attached – a little early to get an average but I am so excited about her production! She’s not great yet in the milkroom but I expect her to settle down into the daily routine very quickly and get use to the milking machine.
Castlekeep Full Moon – First Freshener – kidded 02/20/17 – Moon delivered One doeling and One buckling. She was bred to our CH Castlekeep FanDango. She’s a little dream – so willing in the milk room but still not use to the noise of the milk machine. Like Fannie she was a finger and thumb milker for a few days – while I was milking out colostrum (but that is changing and her teats have extended since introducing her to the milking machine. I have learned that I need to milk her FIRST – as with every step toward the milkroom she’s squirting milk left then right….so we hurry to get there. I know it will change as her udder enlarges. – Moon has great fore udder attachment. This morning she milked 3.6# and last evening 3.2# (I wonder how much is squirting on the trek to the milk barn! LOL) I am very pleased.
We meet Karen and Phil and immediately felt at home. Spent the afternoon admiring all their boys and girls. We took home Jasmine, Jamboree, and Jasper. And oh Randy wanted more! Such beautiful, well cared for kids! We can’t wait to see their offspring and taste that wonderful milk again! Let the cheese and soap making begin again in 2018!! Hint: we will be back!