Changing The Way We Milk Our Goats

[@OceanSwimmer]

This is a huge time saver! 20 does in milk with 40+ kids = a lot of work! Thank you for sharing this strategy. Well done as usual.

[@trudymiller582]

What a amazing routine y’all came up with

[@laurenkeon3267]

Such a great family channel, genuine, with so many smiles to b had. You may not get out enuf to notice the comparison, but you have totally AWESOME kids. Darren may b pushing to fly pretty soon, but u and Derrick have instilled such a strong work ethic in these kids they won’t disappoint. Hug them tight. It goes oh so fast mama. Emily is maturing into such a wonderful young lady, and has absorbed oh so much from you. I hope she loves this lifestyle enuf to want to carry it on, but even if she chooses another path, what she has learned about family and ‘team’ and character and the genuine love of watching and being a part of a dream come true stays with her forever. None of what u have built together as a family has been easy, but so very worth the sweat and tears and exhaustion poured into your wonderful dairy goat farm. And the blessing all of us get in watching this all take place in front of us just means so much.

[@mpedmar9701]

Praying that this new routine works out for you and allows more time to get the other chores done quicker giving you more (some) time to relax. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. May God continue to bless you and your family.

[@MrGr8golf]

Emily is a doll. You can tell she loves them baby goats. All of you guys are so special.

[@krhunt629]

Emily is absolutely charming. 1-2-3 "baaaayyye" 😊❤️

[@barbarapeter3158]

The system you have is amazing. So nice to have children who will help.

[@bs4638]

Agree...mine turned 18 a few days ago and plays video games all the time 🙄

[@sharonloomis5264]

I like that you are letting your children help.

[@LindaPoorman]

I like how you are slowly improving sections at a time. You get new stuff for the goats or pigs or etc as you can and everything is interchangeable so no room is wasted

[@alexorango5133]

Feeding and MILKING are my favourites.

[@harrietorcino1829]

Beautiful babies you got Crystal ❤️❤️

[@jodyflores601]

I love watchin' you all work together and come up with new strategies and push forward with your ideas! Thank you for sharin', blessings all!

[@BlitzenSubby]

As fast as kidding season started it has ended ☹️ omg everyday before I do anything I jump onto KZbin to watch your videos! I love them as much as I love little Lodi!!! She is absolutely adorable!! Please keep your content coming constantly! You and your family are doing an amazing job and it will be all worth it once you guys get your routines down packed

[@vickibermudez1027]

You got this figured out...Emily is a AWESOME YOUNG LADY, and your son Darren...has to be enjoying the farm, never seems to shy away from any task at hand... LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

[@elizabethyoung1635]

That is a good routine work as a team get things done what an amazing family.

[@cowperson4763]

The new routine seems to be working for you Crystal. The kids are a big help too.♥️

[@annetteroy9801]

Derek cracks me up with his singing and just being funny! “Lamb Bar”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deannaharby5677]

What a great system! Teamwork is awesome guys.... love how Derek says cats will be a problem while he is filtering milk--that is our house with the cats. What great (human) kids too.... thanks for these vlogs !

[@vivianwilliams2216]

Great milking teamwork 👏, and a very cute goodbye at the end!😊👍💕💕💕

[@angre6422]

So adorable the goat kids and your kids Crystal. Great video choreography Derrick. Love the command station.

[@heavenly-dreamsdairygoats]

Nice, all my March does have kidded. Total of 18 kids out of 8 doe's, 8 more to go starting end of April. Thank you for sharing. God Bless

[@poundposh2391]

Dreams are such hard work!

[@chelemichele1524]

👍😁 that seemed to work really well.. Have a good evening ❄❄❄

[@Valandaimee]

You have such wonderful children x

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

I like the new routine 😀 you are going to love adding the machine drains a doe in about 60 seconds 🙌🏻 I totally understand why you have not gotten it out yet though ... you are in survival mode 😂😂

[@maryburke6682]

C& J funny farm has one. She is just starting kidding season. Think only one so far has had babies. But she has a small heard.

[@allam9264]

An amazing family effort! Congratulations on all all your hard work!

[@angelandrus8943]

Wow what a heck of an amazing routine. You guys are absolutely amazing and them babies are tired out. Im excited to watch as this plans out more, definitely loving the team work and love watching your kiddos be such a huge part. Thanks for sharing with us, sure excired for birthing videos as well.

[@heatherolan7926]

Great Job everyone especially you Emily you are growing up so fast and a huge help to your mom. Congrats young lady👌💜🤩💯🐐🌹

[@janetmcdonald9340]

Agreed!!

[@manorton6709]

Look at Dreamer standing in the beginning. (So wide, so stacked.) Hope we get to see her in a ring soon.

[@Zinnias2go]

Emily...your too cute! 😁 Seeing the babies never get old 💕💕💕💕

[@bels3873]

Lodi running out to the stand like she's been doing it for years...

[@angre6422]

😂

[@kathrynsmith4862]

I love you guys. Such an amazing family ,all pulling together.

[@annar6430]

Yes Commander Derek, you got it 👍🍼🐐

[@Grimmarox]

Congratulations you guy's are doing great

[@sathiskumar7594]

Can't wait to see your barn ❤️

[@michellewhite1924]

Great new update with the milk system! You all are fantastic to watch! My internet sitcom so to speak ☺😉 Cannot wait for Ms Little Bit. She's one of my favorites!!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

This is how we do it!!

[@rondihartert3610]

Babies!!! I like the name Lola for Lodi's baby girl. Just a thought. Looks like you guys are getting things under control. It's too bad that the crazies havent worked out better.

[@terrimoore5181]

Love Lola

[@merryanneadair4451]

Your children are amazing! My children grew up choring & milking our goats. My oldest son now has a large cow dairy & my daughter went to Iowa State for a double major in Animal Science & Dairy Science. She now has her own 500 head Goat Dairy. It really is true the outside of a 'kid'(goat) is good for the inside of a kid(child)!! And I gotta say, I'm in my 60's and still love working with my goats!! Milking time!! Blessings to your family both human & Caprine!! 😉

[@jasonsingh5293]

This is amazing never milk a goat before love the way how you are changing the way how you milk your female's goat

[@margaretleboeuf6765]

In the time I've been following your vlogs,

[@melodycrawford9943]

That’s so sweet 🥰

[@CooperBarbara]

Good job guys! I just love you all....

[@conniekreider6014]

They did so good!

[@justme-uw6bz]

Looking great.

[@kimnisley2563]

Cool new set up.

[@marthasullivan7521]

Great job everyone!

[@kristikey8320]

Good plan!

[@ArreisMorsCI]

I love how Derek says how May says "I didn't know these rules"... I completely agree with them both!! Then the other girls all try to rush out at once, like you're gonna run out of scratch!!! Silly girls, lol. Emily on the end, she's priceless. I absolutely LOVE this family!!!

[@kingthebunny8302]

I also watch weeded and reep. They got one of there bucklings, Zoro, from you guys a few months ago and are very happy with him. They are thinking about getting one of your doe for there future breeding plans.

[@fionajane56]

That looks awesome. I love the Kid bar. What a cool idea.

[@diamondwfarm2238]

One of your ladies when she Yells sounds like she’s saying “Shut up” 😂🤣🤣

[@lisacasoli]

I like the look at this new system. Wow they went jumping right up on the stands it's nice to see the kids helping out. Thanks for explainning what you guys plans are great job Derek. It looks good so far. Byyyy

[@peppywood01]

Ooh...so interesting! I truly admire your hard working family!

[@wendy54321]

I love how, all of you guys work together . It's so calming in this chaotic world we find ourselves living in. I don't know if you are a believer, but Jesus is coming soon We are the Fig tree generation . Many, many Rapture dreams in KZbin . I hope to meet you in Heaven. God bless you and your family .

[@dianep3071]

Did all the goats have their babies Your kids are great helpers. You should be very proud of them !!!

[@kimnisley2563]

Still a handful to kid yet. Most of them have kidded.

[@dianep3071]

@@kimnisley2563 I thought they only had 3/4 left

[@kimnisley2563]

I think we were still waiting on Cami, Becky, Ruby, Lil Bit, and maybe Sky. Sky is super huge but no utter development and was placed with herd. I could be wrong about that though.

[@conniekreider6014]

Great system!

[@susyarabe8794]

Muy bonitos ❤❤❤❤🥰😍🤩👏👏👏🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@karynkirchhofer1780]

I love that you are milking outside! Here in western Pennsylvania, we don’t really have that option! 😂

[@hillvalleyfarm]

Its down to a science! I love it! While we don't have as many in milk as you all I have found they learn their milking number... and its great and easy when they do! I am hoping this happens for you too! ♥️

[@viviangrantz2572]

Them girls are putting milk in the bucket

[@heidikindon5182]

Looks good!

[@mimi2-3]

Teamwork makes the dream work!! ❤️❤️❤️ I have a ? Who is left to kid? On my guess list I have Ruby, Becky, lil bit, and Cami. Is this right ?

[@stephaniebohn9002]

You have a good idea

[@janetmcdonald9340]

Good girlies!!

[@bread6380]

I love youre earrings.🐐

[@janetmcdonald9340]

Boy, Lodi has grown!!

[@magsv4786]

your children are fantastic helping with milking, i had my kids help on our farm growing up also and they are grateful for giving them opportunity to have responsibility and respect to the family home, i always said to the kids "you may not like doing these jobs know but one day you'll see how important it is to work and be self motivated and have achievement's and a good understanding of work ethics, we grew Lucerne hay we were irrigated so we had to move pipes and pick up bales and feed the sheep and horses, clean waters and do our chooks and ducks,. today my kids are all in their 20's 2 are police, 1 fireman, security, customer service, child care, farm agriculture jillaroo, yes i had seven children, and they know tell me that with them helping out with running the farm it gave them life skills for the future, so when i see your kids helping out I think how great it is and how much they will be learning from the experience, one day theyll look back and say 'Remember how busy we were with the goats and kids and the fond memories will come flooding in over the crappy days. wish i lived in the USA id love one of your babys, becouse of your family I'm know heading to buy land again and looking at goats, i really want to get it going here much bigger, so im learning as much as i can from you. oh happy days

[@ubetchya78]

I liked the way you used to tie them in turn, but with this many in milk there just isn't room (or ropes) enough to do that... 20 does, 2x a day will keep your hands and arms nice and fit. Once you get the paddock layouts figured out perhaps a covered milking parlor would be nice, keep the rain (as if) and blazing sun off of you and the does.

[@caninedrill_instructor5861]

Basically you're using that stall as a holding pen. A very smart idea milk stand training the next crop of milkers. We did a similar thing with our springing heifers. It saved us from a lot of injuries, and our cows from injuring themselves and the other cows. When a heifer was three weeks to a month from calving we'd put them in with the milking string. Once they got stanchion trained, we would, very gingerly, start touching their udders so after calving it wouldn't be a shock. Having them in the stanchions also got them used to the sounds of the milk pump, the milkers, and the sound of vacuum being lost when we'd move milkers from one pair of cows to the next. We always tried to "sandwich" a springing heifer in between two older, docile cows. Will you eventually be switching to machine milkers to milk the does?

[@cathykillion5958]

Nice set up

[@GlamGal001]

Well it didn’t take long to get the routine done, nice work. ❤️

[@jessicajrollo]

I'm loving the new routine! I hope this works out to be a better, faster way of getting through all your does.

[@ElizabethElias321]

I have 2 goats, and hoping their going to have babies, I'm always happy to see more videos

[@DesignsByRareBeauty]

💕

[@meowhehe00]

💕💕

[@deborahbeattie9103]

Bye Emily 🙋

[@loisshockey11]

Good luck

[@QueenieGia]

Emily! Did the best good baaayyyy! Sorry Derek ❤️

[@pamelatwotwo79]

Cute......Emily.

[@debbiezipoli3768]

I don't know if that's Dinky going to the lambar at 6:19, but the brown pattern on her back looks like a squirrel sitting up, anybody else see it?!

[@lindadickson783]

Amazing routine, I know you will get it down pat and work out all the kinks.

[@conniekreider6014]

Hopefully I didn’t speak too soon. Hehe!

[@lindascott2107]

To fun. Are you going to go to the electric milking ? Love your videos

[@scarletoaknigerians9294]

Why haven't you been using the new milking machine?

[@BlueCactusDairyGoats]

Not quite ready yet.

[@darlouthia5153]

Way to goat 🐐 !!

[@jazfarm5726]

Suggestion. The ultimate EZ milker. My hands are way too big to milk Nigerians. This thing works great.

[@janetmcdonald9340]

Wow!! Are you sunburnt!!!

[@butterflysnme724]

If it rains, and I know it doesn’t much, do you milk them in the rain?

[@BlueCactusDairyGoats]

We milk twice a day regardless of the weather :)

[@viviangrantz2572]

Maybe one day she will a place out of the weather to milk.

[@butterflysnme724]

@@BlueCactusDairyGoats you guys are so dedicated. Here’s hoping you get a roof over you soon!

[@devoncopley9296]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🥰❤️🥰❤️

[@kennethharwood8833]

I wish my 2 doe's were as good to milk as yours

[@darlenepowell5948]

Today is my birthday!!!

[@beverlyweaver8754]

Great plan guys! Did yall make your lamb bars? Or buy them from somewhere? I've been looking for them. ❤🙏

[@dianejohanson98]

Goat drills, and march! 😉

[@lizregan1949]

I love goats but don't think I could deal with that many.

[@kayashmore4296]

Might I ask why you don't have a ramp for them to walk up rather than having to jump onto the milking stand? I have seen others that use a ramp and it just seemed more humane to assist in that way. I know you must have a reason. God bless.

[@wispii2254]

How is tipsy doing?

[@rhondacondo5188]

I'm not up to date with this youtube stuff. How many did you get right? I think I lost a bet. I'm having surgery today but get the number and ....... cry LOL

[@shermdog6969]

Do you have a problem with coyotes? I'm getting nubian goats in a few months and didn't know if I should lock them up at night? We do have coyotes.

[@susansollee1839]

Their dogs take over at nite. One is a Great Pyrenees.🌻 Derek also has Smith & Wesson helping out if necessary. LOL

[@robinjones3767]

lol ( :