Maeyella with her new daughters! I see definite improvement in bringing her high rear end down! These are very nice level girls! They will be staying!

Once again, Maeyella kidded with ease and is the perfect mom!

She was giving almost 2lb a day as a first freshener after weaning a single buckling, on once a day milking! Her 3rd freshening she milked 536 days straight! I think she's got great potential:)

Below right - first freshening udder-single 

Left: second freshening udder - twins. 3rd freshening with Quints - I never got a picture!

Maeyella's first freshening udder ( above) is a beautiful sight to me! I haven't seen it completely full yet because I allowed her to wean her son -before starting to milk. She has a great front attachment and a strong medial. She seems to have a fair rear attachment, but she needs a lot more rear extension and width in her escutcheon.

After she weaned her single buckling, (60 days fresh) she was producing almost 2lbs a day, once a day milking. She slowed down after we had to take a trip and leave her un-milked for longer than 24 hours. So I have yet to see how long she can stay at that amount. But she did stay at 20-28oz for 150 days after. Her teats are good size and easy to hand milk. I don't know her cream percentage -- but it sticks to the sides of the milk jar real quick!  An added bonus is Maeyella's sweet disposition makes her an easy milker-  after about a week of dancing on the stand, she has become a very calm milker!

update on Maeyella’s milking - last kidding she nursed 4 kids until weaned - and then continued to nurse a daughter until she was sold pregnant at a year old. By then I hadn’t noticed that she had dried up on one side. I started milking her again at day 356 and she continued to give around 2lbs from 1/2 an udder until day 540! ( I think the record is 504!)

 Maeyella's sire- Viking's NB Sullivan - obviously where she inherited her long body! see more about Sullivan on the Reference Page 

I never got a photo of Maeyella’s dam - but she - believe it or not -was cream colored with blue eyes!