Good 1st day of cow milking

Good beginning. As we had hoped, Darlin stood still while eating sweet grain and let K7 milk her.

Mom and I went out to help because we weren't 100% sure Darlin would cooperate since it was the first time for her to be milked.

The only negatives today were (1) Darlin whipping her tail across her back at the flies causing K7 to duck out of way or get whacked; and (2) Darlin moved her feet a few times and got dirt in bucket. Mom jumped in to help speed the milking and after dumping bucket twice, they managed to get a quart of sweet tasting milk. Mom pasteurized it on the stove top just in case of dirt in bucket. Over all, not a bad first day.

The 3 adult ewes (on the right hand side) were certainly interested in the proceedings. The ugly but functional goat shack they are in will be replaced by a 45' X 12'  metal-roofed loafing shed sometime in the next month. It will be big enough to house the cows, sheep, tractor, and stacked hay from rain and ice.