Sudden milk production drop

How much had she been giving before dropping and how many days has she been dropping? Mine have been very very slowly dropping, not suddenly and I am notoriously non-regimented with my schedule and they still are pretty level with their production, even with very little feed.

 

Usually a severe drop in milk supply is a signal of water problems, go clean out the waterers. A doe doesn't deplete like this and not balk at getting up on the milkstand, trembly etc...if it was milk fever. Due date is correct and not Dec? Temp is normal, no diarrhea? Cudding normally with a normal appetite? Vicki

 

I also make sure they have fresh fresh minerals as that makes them suck the always fresh water down. I have 2 water troughs in the pen. I had time to only bleach one out of algae and now they won't drink out of the 'dirty" one even though it is not that dirty...they are that picky.

 

OK, than it's your water is too clean I think the algea that clings around the side of the water troughs is a really good form of trace minerals like my own strain of mini kelp. Vicki

 

I hope she is NOT teasing you because I don't kill out my algae until I smell something off then i bleach it out and start over. if I can smell something, they can smell something. We have well water that is sometimes tainted.

 

I was teasing but I certianly don't clean my buckets that often, they are 25 gallon buckets on automatic fills and I don't like wasteing that kind of water being on a well. Vicki

 

One of mine is a big plastic trash can and I can't waste water either. As long as they are taking big deep drinks, I don't worry. It is right out my window and I watch them.

 

I'm with you Lynn.

We have automatic heated waterers inside the barns that we scrub and clean out a couple times a week with a shop vac. Buckets are dumped and refilled twice a day and scubbed out as needed.

I guess I figure if I wouldn't drink out of the buckets then why would I expect the goats to? :biggrin

Okay Vicki, I know what you are thinking... don't even say it!

Sara

 

That's my theory too...if I won't drink it, why should they? Applies to all my animals. However, I'm a bit renagade and I'll drink anything :crazy Poor animals...your should see them on hard liquor.

 

:biggrin Your posts always make me laugh!

I have a doe who can slam a bottle of beer faster than a frat boy... no kidding!

Sara

 

I can slam one down faster than a frat boy.

 

Sara, Please explain why you know your gal can guzzle the beer. :naughty

 

My husband is a very bad influence on my goats. :lol

Sara

 

Common Sara tell the board that you pick up every berry through the bedding in your barns also! So I am actually shocked you even let the water sit for 12 hours, let alone days!!!

I'm lazy what can I say Vicki