Hi! I just joined the group a couple of weeks ago and have been learning a lot just reading over the old posts. I also got Deborah's book and can't wait to start reading it. Here is my question. We just bought a pair of ND's this past spring. A
Read more…I have a wonderful 2 year old first freshening doe that I has been milked 2x's daily since March. She is incredibly easy to milk with huge orifices so that the milk just gushes out.
Two weeks ago I found that I could not milk from the right side. Mil
Read more…I have a question. What scented oils can I use for soapmaking? I have found that thieves oil holds up but I cannot get any other scents to remain after the soap is done curing.
Read more…Has anyone noticed a decline in milk production while the doe is in season?
Read more…I bought some vegetable rennet this year (not organic) and I noticed a difference in making soft cheeses. It seems that you need less of the vegetable rennet then the animal based. Has anyone tried the vegetable rennet?
Read more…This is a study that was done on Swedish milk goats to see if there would be much of a difference in fat content/cheese yield depending on when/if kids nursed before or after milking.
http://geithold.no/g2013/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hogberg.pdf
Read more…Not sure this is okay to post, but many of you may have gotten the email that Hoegger is giving away one milking machine, way too large for someone like me with only a pair of milkers but maybe not for others.
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f4d3
Read more…Does anyone have a good source for quality oils for soap making at good prices? If you make soap, where have you purchased your oils? Thanks! :)
Read more…My doe Panzy, who had a really rough kidding in March and has been dry on one side (at least I thought she was) since her single kid only nursed on the other side, seems to have started producing on the dry side? Tonight when she got on the milk sta
Read more…I have a 2 part question. First I have been milking with my first doe inconsistently over the last couple of weeks as the little one got bigger and I learned how to milk. I've been milking just enough to make a few batches of soap. I have started sep
Read more…Our two does have been in milk for the last six months.
Elly is five years old and has kidded three times. She has only had one kidding here with us and this is the first time she has ever been milked. Not easy at the start we got a henry milker an
Read more…I haven't gotten on here in ages-so hopefully someone can direct me to right info.
My 2 does just kidded (3rd fresheners)and one had just one kid.Born Sept 14.The 2nd evening I took the mom to milk out because her udder was getting lobsided.But now
Read more…I'm looking at buying a milking machine for our small farm and I came across the Perry milking machine with the ND attachments. Has anyone heard of this company?
Read more…I am currently milking a neighbor's Nigerian yearling doe while they are away and this doe gives about 3/4 cup each milking. They she isn't the best milker and so that leaves me wondering --- how much do Nigerians typically give anyways? I never bred
Read more…Whatever I make that I am going to share with others, I pasteurize the milk before preparing it. For ice cream, custard, etc., it's all part of the process of preparing the finished product. With the cheeses, I heat the milk to 180 degrees then coo
Read more…We started milking this year and with my milking kit I was sent a can of Fight Bac. It is running low and have just found out that fight bac can not be shipped to Canada as it has not been approved by Health Canada!
We have been to several feed sto
Read more…I am new to goats and milking....Since I started with milking our first goat for about a month now I have just given the milk to our dogs. I am ready now to start learning how to store it for drinking it raw. I've read that it needs to be cooled down
Read more…Does anyone have a good goat milk soap and lotion recipe that used or have tried that works?
Read more…I was just speaking with a lady that has nigerians. She said that her nigies give 1 quart each a day. Is this average? I thought it was 2 quarts a day? We are a family of five and can only afford two goats. We are wanting to make sour cream, cream ch
Read more…I was wondering if anyone milks just once a day? If so how does work for you? Any problems? Pros? Cons? I love milking, but having a full time job and help my husband farm after work. Leaves me with very little time. If anyone has any input on once d
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