How We Teach Our First Fresheners to be Milking Goats - Milk Stand Training

[@FreeStatePatriotTt]

Most helpful video for milking I’ve seen. Thank you.

[@Pam_Doddridge]

I love that she sits on your hand but never stops eating.

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

She can’t miss dinner 😂😆

[@TT-_-]

Having the radio/music on is also good to help all sudden bangs and swishes blend in. The farmer at the dairy I work at refers to the speakers at the stanchion as the cows' radio; elsewhere in the barn he listens to the radio from protective headphones (I just hum random snippets 'beamed into' my head, no need for outside music😂😅). At a layer chicken farm I did work experience, the farmer said he noticed a big difference in how the chickens reacted to humans after adding a radio. When the chickens had the radio on very quietly at night and louder by day, they were much calmer when humans -even strangers- walked among them. Before the radio the chickens were flightier; speaking calmly wasn't very calming to them, and strangers were scary. They regularly saw only 2 different humans, so listening to dozens of human voices and musical instruments in the radio made them much more prepared to deal with all kinds of folks and noises, such as feed- and other delivery people, backing trucks, farm sitters, maintenance, vets, fireworks...

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Very interesting 🙂

[@luvinghunnie]

I watched several videos on first time fresheners, this was the most helpful, concise video I found! Thanks!

[@philliphall5198]

Back in very early 70 we used dawn dish soap to wash up and rinse with warm water

[@nolliesteers3083]

Mollie was just showing us her dancing skills. 💃

[@victorial7137]

This is a very good example of how to get them started! I do the same. I feel that the younger you can start them with being comfortable with being touched/groomed/worked with the better. calm music is a good add-in. Dottie's Udder is looking to be great!

[@gloriamoseleydubose26]

Excellent video, thank you so much!! I am new to milking goats/sheep, your video really helped!!

[@OzarkMountainGoats]

Aren't goats funny. We had several squatters / kickers last year. But they got use to it. Oh we got a Hoofboss. Love it!

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Oh nice I love that thing for making hooves extra pretty! They get so flat and even 🤩

[@nolliesteers3083]

You're so smart. You're a wonderful teacher ❤

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Thank you 😊

[@mccallumjc1]

Maybe you should have Fawn and Dottie watch and learn from Mavis and Gertie how milking is done! Always something to learn about goat homesteading from the Johnson family farmstead!

[@lexiatel]

Beautiful goats. 🥰 I just heard that peppermint can dry them up. I'm not sure if it's true.

[@angre6422]

Great demo

[@Humanlife7415]

I know this is an old video but incase you haven't learned peppermint dries up milk when I was nursing the LC said to stay away from mint teas and anything mint it can lower the milk supply so peppermint soap wouldn't be a good thing to use

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Someone did tell me that! Good to know thanks 😊

[@learning2no]

This is a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing this valuable information.

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Adnancorner]

god this is hilarious and funny. I could do this all day.. training them

[@sewmanyquilts8042]

We’re did you get your milk stand? Can you pot a link

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Jake made it 🙂

[@joeymcclure9463]

I have 2 sitters. I am about 6 wks from kidding. One of them is able to completely kneel down and put her bum down. She stops eating and just sits there. The other squats in the back and jumps and kicks in the back. Hopefully I have enough time to correct this. Any tips?

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

It’s so frustrating but we will lift one leg and hold it up if we have to 😁

[@philliphall5198]

Had a strap and hoist to hold them up until they stand up all the time

[@emilyennis1452]

Peppermint dries human milk up. Not sure about goats. Just a warning

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

😲 I will have to look into that! Thanks 😊