Chapter 170 Goat Milk
As soon as the thought came to their mind, they rushed back to the kitchen, scooped some water, washed their hands, and ran back to the sheepfold.
The notes said that this ewe had a difficult birth and needed manual assistance.
Zhao Yeqing's hands were shaking. Looking at the lamb stuck in the birth canal, he was a little afraid to take action.
He gritted his teeth and reached out to hold the lamb whose body was covered with slippery amniotic fluid.
Mu Xi was also a little at a loss. Recalling the records in his notes, he reached his hand a little deeper into the birth canal and slowly took the lamb out.
The amniotic fluid made the lamb's body wet and slippery, making it impossible to hold it.
Zhao Yeqing didn't dare to use any force, and his face turned red from holding it in.
Fortunately, no accidents occurred and the ewe did not give up, so the first lamb was born safely.
With the first baby, the birth canal is fully opened and the subsequent ones will be easy to give birth to.
The lamb was hot when it came out of the ewe's body. Now the temperature is low, and the lamb's body is covered with white mist when it is born.
After the second lamb was born, the ewe turned around and helped the lamb lick the amniotic fluid clean.
Unexpectedly, when Mu Xi brought the brown sugar water to feed it, it turned around and started to give birth to its third baby.
They both thought the baby was fully born, so they went to get the brown sugar water. Now they can only stand there stupidly with the brown sugar water in their hands, waiting for the baby to finish giving birth to the third baby.
The three lambs struggled on the ground, stood up and fell down again.
After licking the amniotic fluid clean, the ewe suddenly collapsed to the ground to rest. Zhao Yeqing was so scared that he thought the sheep was going to die, so he hurried forward and handed the brown sugar water to its mouth.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it sticking out its tongue to drink water.
All the lambs have to be dried, and in today's weather even if the ewes have licked them they still have to be dried with a towel to avoid catching a cold.
The lamb's umbilical cord area also needs to be disinfected with alcohol to prevent infection.
After massaging the ewe's neinei, Zhao Yeqing gently squeezed out some goat milk and guided the lamb to drink the colostrum.
The ewes' milk production was normal, which made the two of them feel relieved.
Seeing that all the lambs knew how to look for milk to drink, Mu Xi placed two pots of fire in the sheepfold and ensured ventilation before closing the door.
The two were surprised that all the ewes gave birth within one day.
After washing his hands, Zhao Yeqing sat down on a chair to calm down. He clenched his fists lightly, and the warmth of the lamb in his hands seemed not to have dissipated yet.
Mu Xi also poured her a bowl of brown sugar water. The warm brown sugar water helped her tense body relax.
"You have to pay attention. If the lochia of this ewe is not discharged completely, you have to use anti-inflammatory drugs."
Postpartum care for ewes is not complicated, provided that the ewes are relatively worry-free and do not encounter too many problems.
Except for one sheep that secreted an unusually large amount of milk, there were no major problems.
If there is too much goat milk, the lamb will not finish it and the milk will remain in the ewe's neinei, which will then cause inflammation of the ewe's mammary glands.
The two discovered the problem early and squeezed out the excess goat milk every day to make the ewes feel better.
Milking a goat is a technical job, and the two people's life skill points obviously do not light up the skill of milking a goat.
Zhao Yeqing tried twice to squeeze the goat out but failed. Mu Xi didn't know if it was because he used too much force, but he was kicked by the ewe.
After trying countless times, Mu Xi finally learned how to squeeze goat milk after getting two bruises on his chest from being kicked.
You can't just grab the bottom, you have to stroke from top to bottom to squeeze out the goat milk.
Of course, no fresh goat milk was wasted.
You can't drink it directly, you have to boil it in a milk pot first.
Only drink it after boiling it three times.
It smelled a bit like mutton, so Zhao Yeqing added sugar to it and poured the first cup to Mu Xi.
He hesitated a little and took a sip. "It's okay. It tastes better than it smells."
Zhao Yeqing also picked up the bowl and tasted it, smacking his lips, feeling a little surprised.
This was the first time she drank fresh goat milk. It tasted different from the ones she had bought before. The milk flavor was very strong, so strong that it was even a little intoxicating.
"After drinking this, I feel like what I drank before was just like water."
The milk I usually buy leaves a faint milky taste in my mouth after I drink it, but it disappears after a few sips.
After drinking the goat milk, the taste of milk lingers in your mouth for a long time, and even after drinking water, the taste of milk still remains in your mouth.
The unfinished goat milk in the milk pot soon turned into milk crust.
I'm afraid I won't be able to eat dinner after drinking all of it.
Zhao Yeqing took out starch from the bag on the wall, estimated the ratio, and scooped a spoonful into the goat milk.
After stirring evenly, put it back on the fire and continue heating.
Stir while heating until the goat milk slowly coagulates due to the starch in it.
Once it becomes a thick yogurt, you can turn off the heat.
Put the semi-solid goat milk in a bowl, pick up the bowl and tap it on the table a few times until the goat milk becomes smooth, then place it on the table by the window to cool naturally.
Normally it is refrigerated in the refrigerator, but the current temperature is just right to place it near a window away from fire.
But it solidified in about an hour. Zhao Yeqing turned the bowl upside down and saw that the goat milk inside had solidified into a huge piece of cake.
He cut it into small pieces with a knife and put it on a plate, then scooped up a piece with a spoon and handed it to Mu Xi's mouth.
Mu Xi put down the clothes he was washing and took it. "It's delicious."
Zhao Yeqing wrinkled his nose, made a face behind him, snorted softly, and cursed him as a liar inwardly.
I said it was delicious before I even chewed it.
Zhao Yeqing said that she missed the man who was shy because of his lack of emotional experience and always spoke subconsciously in a harsh tone, which made him seem a little unpleasant. If you look beyond the surface, Mu Xi was so immature at that time.
Unlike now, when we have been together for only a short time and he already knows how to smooth talk, and he starts praising me before I even eat.
She also fed herself one. The milk jelly was smooth and had a rich milky flavor. It was icy and refreshing.
The original rich milk flavor became less greasy because of the coolness.
It’s really delicious.
When Mu Xi heard her say that she was immature, there was a moment of awkwardness on his face. He picked up the basin of washed clothes beside him and walked out. His back looked like he was running away.
All he left was a vague, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Zhao Yeqing found it funny and left the half-eaten jelly on the table for him.
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Lambs grow very fast and can run and jump in a week.
Although it's still a little unstable, it looks very cute, and the wool on it is soft and very comfortable to rub!
As expected, all animals are cute when they are young.
The lambs will be fed with goat milk for this week, and they will have to start eating feed on the eighth day.
According to the notes, the feed fed within eight days to half a month is called starter feed.
The starter feed is a mixture of easily digestible concentrate and grass feed. The only concentrate feed left at home is the corn that was not fed to the chickens, and the soybeans that were originally intended to be saved for planting.
Mu Xi was reluctant to give up the soybeans, so he sacrificed the corn feed for the chickens. He ground the corn and chopped the grass before feeding it to the lambs.
Zhao Yeqing cooked today's goat milk and left it outside to freeze.
Mu Xi came over curiously to have a look. She covered the goat milk and kept it a secret:
"Guess what I'm going to do? Only if you guess correctly will you be allowed to eat."
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