Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

lucielle

I have dealt mainly with Saanens and Toggenburgs. It doesn't take too long, again kind of how long is a piece of string, depends how proficient a milker you are, how much milk she's giving and how good at standing still she is! Roughly 10 mins a goat, but it has been a looong time since I last milked.
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I_have_spoken

Another 'indoor' job done...something I wanted to change since day 1 of owning the house!

Out with the old cracked sink and horrid black tap/mould -



In with the new -



Awkward job though with the worktop already fitted, never again!

Itismehonest

Alexelisey wrote: »

Itsme and Lucielle, which breed were the goats? I like the look of the Anglo Nubians How long does it take to milk one by hand?

Toggies, Saanen & Angora.

The only time I needed to milk was if one of the nannies decided she wanted nothing to do with her kids or had a problem which happens occasionally.

As lucielle said, how easy/hard it is & how long it takes very much depends on the nanny. Some just stand & let you get on with it. Others twitch & fidget & it's a race to grab the 'bucket' before it gets kicked over or has a hoof put in it :rotfl:
As with most things, practice helps - for both the milker & the milked

We made a conscious decision not to milk because the cottages kept us busy (particularly on a changeover day) &, if you start, you really have to keep it up & be fairly regular with milking times or the poor animals get extremely uncomfortable.

Rummer

Hope everyone is safe and not too affected by the weather. Being unwell has made unwelcome news harder to take however I have picked myself up, dusted myself off and am determined to keep my chin up.

Struggling to sleep but constantly tired I have spent the day in bed or lying in a dramatic fashion on the couch.Hubby is feeling better and has been listing and selling things all day which has generated some much needed cash and cleared out a number of things that were just clutter.

The weather was very unsettled mid afternoon but seems to have calmed itself to a drizzle.

Davesnave

I_have_spoken wrote: »

In with the new -



Awkward job though with the worktop already fitted, never again!

That's a great job!:A It makes me feel guilty as we have a truly awful sink.

Maybe I'm being thick or something, but how could you have fitted it without the worktop being in place?

moneyistooshorttomention

Rummer wrote: »

Both of us have experience with dogs, me more than OH however we will need a dog that is child and small animal friendly.

That will be a golden retriever then...very good-tempered and placid with "smallies" of any description.

lostinrates

Runner...your dream dog would be a good choice. We've had them good with small furries ( none of previous have been as difficult as big dog).

Only thing is they are so expensive to keep.

Rummer

lostinrates wrote: »

Runner...your dream dog would be a good choice. We've had them good with small furries ( none of previous have been as difficult as big dog).

Only thing is they are so expensive to keep.

Our house would be filled with our dream dog with no space for us :rotfl: I am thinking of a miniature schnauzer or a small furry friendly lurcher. Something small to medium sized that likes having fun but is quite laid back and can be well trained.

Not sure when we will get a dog though as we want to time it carefully around Rumlet. Happy to wait a number of years if necessary.

I_have_spoken

how could you have fitted it without the worktop being in place?

The sink as clips all around the rim, so tightening these from underneath was tricky; the instruction say do it with the worktop face down then fit top/sink onto cabinets.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

That will be a golden retriever then...very good-tempered and placid with "smallies" of any description.

Yes and don't smell like their close cousins, but I probably shouldn't say that here! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I was given a golden retriever when I was ten. She was previously owned by a pilot at RAF Chivenor, who'd trained her so well, I had to relax a few things to have a 'normal' dog.

A fantastically intelligent animal, she was trained to tell me if anyone (especially the fish bailiff!) was within 1/4 mile of us while we were in the countryside.

She was a great water dog who could dive into a river and fetch a stone I'd thrown in, no problem. She knew there was no playing for her upstream, but she could do what she liked where I'd already fished!

She lived with us for six years, but died after complications following an op. Just after, the bailiffs on a local estate caught me where I shouldn't be. :mad:

Luckily, I still had girls, beer and rock music, but the fishing rod went into the cupboard.