My doe won't let me finishing milking her
I am new to goats so excuse me if I get all the terminology wrong. My nigerian dwarf doe who is a 2nd freshener is a real pain in the a** to milk. About 6 weeks ago I got her, her baby (born 2/17/26), and another doe from the same breeder. At first I kept her baby with her 24/7 because I didn't have a way to separate the baby because I didn't wan't to leave her by herself. Anyway, I knew not to expect much milk but I milked her twice a day. Now, I'm separating the baby at night by putting her in a dog crate where they are all together and see each other but physically separate. Anyway, the difficult doe will let you milk her a little at first but then she starts kicking. I've tried hobbles but she kicks out of them ( I think they are too big). It's also really traumatic for everyone to have to hold her down. When I milk her at night, there's less drama and she will usually let me milk her all the way, but there is hardly any milk at night. I wouldn't even bother to milk her then but it's a positive milking experience for both of us and I'm trying to show her that milking doesn't always have to be traumatic. In the mornings I let her go when she starts getting agitated (instead of trying to fight with her to get her milked... I have a friend who helps), but as a result I'm getting so little milk from her. Her baby is still nursing so I'm not too worried about mastitis (unless you tell me otherwise). The difficult doe's previous owner swears she never had any problems like this before. Maybe she's lying or maybe the doe hates me. Maybe she's mad about being in a new place (when she first came she screamed all day long but she's been seemingly settled in for weeks now). I hand milk and she was both hand milked and machine milked at her last place. I don't want her to be miserable but I also paid money for this dang doe and I want to get milk from her without drama. I'm at a loss for what to do.