Goat Milking Demonstration

Part of the 2020 Johnston County Goat Producers Video Field Day. Leslie Averill from Arrowhead Farm demonstrates milking a dairy goat both by hand and with a Capralite milking machine. Leslie also shares a bit about her barn.

[@heatherj3385]

Truer words have never been spoken regarding cleaning the machine every milking. When I first started out with my simple pulse, I followed the manufacturers recommendation. They said, suck up a pail of bleach water, then suck up a pail of clear water to rinse, then hang the lines and inflations to dry. Take everything apart once a week to brush and sanitize each piece. My milk tasted terrible, very bucky. I thought that was goat milk. This year, I decided to take the milk lines and inflations apart to brush and clean every milking and the milk is amazing. Zero goaty flavor! I really enjoyed your video. You remind me a lot of my vet in the way you explain things. 🙂

[@JuliLindsey]

This is wonderful. Thank you so much.