Hello from NE Georgia!! :0)

Lorri M Davis June 28, 2011 at 12:13pm

So when is your baby due? I can definitely understand not wanting to fight with any more than you have to! Do you get a substantial amount of milk from 2 does? Basically, enough for your family?

Anna Cummings said:

Wow, oldest of 11!! 2 years ago we milked 2 goats but the most we got from them was a quart for a couple of days and it was such a fight! So this year is our first "successful" year in milk. :-) We are milking 2 again this year. It was going to be three, but one of our goats, one from our first year, just would not settle down and let us milk her. We had to hold her leg every single time and her utter was very hard to milk. Having 6 kids and being pregnant, I was not willing to deal with that, so I sold her. Milking is so much more pleasant now! :-P

Lorri M Davis said:

Hi Anna! I moved to GA almost 5 years ago. I have NO desire to live anywhere else! :) I may love small things, but I never seem to DO small things LOL :D I am the oldest of 11. I'm anxiously awaiting "milking"!! How many are you milking in your first year?

Anna Cummings said:
Hi! My mom used to live in Ga. It's gorgeous out there. We have 6 kids (soon to be 7) ages 1 to almost 13. :-) This is our first year with milk and it is very exciting!

Lorri M Davis June 28, 2011 at 12:10pm

I was reading about her little goats. I would have never thought these little guys would be able to do that. Definitely shows how "little" I know!

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

If your son is interested in driving goats, our own WG4 moderates the Working Goat sub-group on here. She has four NDs that she's trained to drive a cart.

Lorri M Davis said:

Thanks Kare! My son wants Boers to train them to pull a wagon LOL I've never had ND milk that I know of, but I am always willing to try something new, especially when I read all the good things that I have about it! :0)

Anna Cummings June 27, 2011 at 12:26pm

Wow, oldest of 11!! 2 years ago we milked 2 goats but the most we got from them was a quart for a couple of days and it was such a fight! So this year is our first "successful" year in milk. :-) We are milking 2 again this year. It was going to be three, but one of our goats, one from our first year, just would not settle down and let us milk her. We had to hold her leg every single time and her utter was very hard to milk. Having 6 kids and being pregnant, I was not willing to deal with that, so I sold her. Milking is so much more pleasant now! :-P

Lorri M Davis said:

Hi Anna! I moved to GA almost 5 years ago. I have NO desire to live anywhere else! :) I may love small things, but I never seem to DO small things LOL :D I am the oldest of 11. I'm anxiously awaiting "milking"!! How many are you milking in your first year?

Anna Cummings said:

Hi! My mom used to live in Ga. It's gorgeous out there. We have 6 kids (soon to be 7) ages 1 to almost 13. :-) This is our first year with milk and it is very exciting!

Deborah Niemann-Boehle June 27, 2011 at 10:56am

If your son is interested in driving goats, our own WG4 moderates the Working Goat sub-group on here. She has four NDs that she's trained to drive a cart.

Lorri M Davis said:

Thanks Kare! My son wants Boers to train them to pull a wagon LOL I've never had ND milk that I know of, but I am always willing to try something new, especially when I read all the good things that I have about it! :0)

Lorri M Davis June 27, 2011 at 7:52am

Hi Janel. I was originally trying to find baby girls, but then I found "Sugar" and she is almost 3. I couldn't pass her up. I did find someone who is selling her does that are due in Sept. I'll wait a little bit and see how things go here, you never know! LOL I have done a lot of research on these little ones, so I'll work with my little knowledge base and hopefully learn more as we go! :0)

Janel Rickey said:

Welcome to the group. I too am new to goats and LOVE my ND.. I keep looking at some older does already in milk, so that we can start getting milk instead of having to wait a whole year before I will feel comfortable breeding our sweet girls. Trying to talk my hubby into it... LOL Welcome...

Lorri M Davis June 27, 2011 at 7:39am

Thanks Kare! My son wants Boers to train them to pull a wagon LOL I've never had ND milk that I know of, but I am always willing to try something new, especially when I read all the good things that I have about it! :0)

Kare at Chaverah Farm said:

Welcome to our group! This is the third breed of goat I have had, and my favorite by far =) They are so cute and fun colorings and the milk is THE BEST! Glad you could join us!

Lorri M Davis June 27, 2011 at 7:36am

Hi Anna! I moved to GA almost 5 years ago. I have NO desire to live anywhere else! :) I may love small things, but I never seem to DO small things LOL :D I am the oldest of 11. I'm anxiously awaiting "milking"!! How many are you milking in your first year?

Anna Cummings said:

Hi! My mom used to live in Ga. It's gorgeous out there. We have 6 kids (soon to be 7) ages 1 to almost 13. :-) This is our first year with milk and it is very exciting!

Lorri M Davis June 27, 2011 at 7:33am

Thanks Deborah! I think my hubby can already envision us having LOTS of goats! :0)

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

Welcome! These little goats are addictive. Nine years ago I just wanted a couple of does to make cheese. Today, we're milking 13!

Janel Rickey June 26, 2011 at 9:59pm

Welcome to the group. I too am new to goats and LOVE my ND.. I keep looking at some older does already in milk, so that we can start getting milk instead of having to wait a whole year before I will feel comfortable breeding our sweet girls. Trying to talk my hubby into it... LOL Welcome...

Kare June 26, 2011 at 9:51pm

Welcome to our group! This is the third breed of goat I have had, and my favorite by far =) They are so cute and fun colorings and the milk is THE BEST! Glad you could join us!

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