Milking First fresheners

This short video shot during a morning milking at Pholia Farm shows you how I work with the newbie, first time milk goats - without giving them gobs of grain.
Gianaclis is the author of six books on dairy topics, including Holistic Goat Care and The Small-Scale Dairy. She focuses on developing the health of the animal through nutrition, genetics, and breeding and how it benefits the productivity of the herd and therefore the farmer and the planet.
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Small-Scale Dairy (Chelsea Green)
Small-Scale Cheese Business (Chelsea Green)
Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking (Chelsea Green)
Mastering Basic Cheesemaking (New Society)
Homemade Yogurt and Kefir (Storey Publishing)
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[@marybethbullington7550]

Nice Video! I appreciate you posting this for new goat owners especially.

[@brendajohnson2124]

Great reminder!!!

[@cleeharr]

Thank you for the helpful tips!
What kind of pre teat dip do you use?

[@gianacliscaldwell999]

You're welcome! No teat dip, warm water with a bit of dawn and a wrung out cloth to clean, then a light vinegar dip (1 oz vinegar to 7 oz water), dry, then milk. No post dip. The goal is to cultivate good flora on the teat and milk super clean, but not sterile. The theory is that skin flora helps protect the udder from microbes, whereas a sanitized teat is wide open to all sorts of bacteria taking up residence, so to speak.