Jacob Springs Farm:Milking procedures

Preparation

1. Assemble claw and lid; affix to milking bucket. (x2.)
   

   Milking can, fully assembled

   Make sure there are clean jars, lids and rings available for later pouring.

2. Prepare cleaning supplies to take into the milking parlour:

   Fill Udder Wash bucket with hot water and add a capful of FC-98 Sanitizing Udder Wash.

   Swish cap in hot water to clean it before putting back on container.

   Get 2 dairy rags. One goes into the udder wash and one will be used for drying.

3. Take milking cans and udder wash bucket to milking parlour. Carry larger can on round, red barrel dolly.
4. Check manger for chicken eggs and place any found in a basket from the barn.
5. Set milking can and stool between first two stalls on the left. Attach air hose to bucket.
   

   Milk can connected to vacuum pump system via air hose
6. Put a flake of alfalfa hay in manger for each cow.

Moving Cows: Pasture to Parlour

Halters and leads are used to transport cows to and from the pasture.

1. Retrieve leads from back of the milking parlour.
2. Turn off electric fence surrounding pasture
3. Put halters and leads on Daisy, Belle, and Henna. Just a lead goes around Veronica’s horns.
4. Open fence (untie/unhook and set out of the way so cows don’t step on the tape)
5. Walk cows across the property to the parlour, maintaining a cohesive, herd-like unit.
6. Put Veronica in 1st stanchion (the stall closet to the door), Belle in 2nd, Daisy in 3rd, Henna in 4th.
7. Give the cows the proper grain ration