Hi all, I have a stupid question! I normally just let my kids nurse on my does (nigerian drawf) until they wean themselves. Well this time I decided they...
Marsha - first of all, no questions are stupid!! That you are asking is smart! Raw milk, cooled quickly, and kept in the fridge in tightly capped containers is...
Hi I'm a newbie here and extremely new to raising goats. I do not have any goats yet, but am looking into buying a couple for the milk. I know nothing about...
HI Rhonda, I have a couple of comments. One) Trying milk before you buy a goat is a great idea, if you can. The various dairy goats have subtle differences in...
Hi Becky! Oh c'mon! Surely you can just throw a bottle of milk my way!...LOL I have never heard of toggenburg goats. I'm hearing that Nubians and Alpines are...
Rhonda - LOL! I wish I could! I have an Alpine, and a Nubian/Saanen cross. Both have wonderful milk. Every once in a while they get into something and the milk...
We don't pasteurize (heat) our milk as it destroys most of the nutrients and doesn't help the taste, either. We strain the milk and pop it right into the...
Marsha, Not a stupid question, or at least I hope not, because I wanted to know, too, so thanks for asking! I don't have milkers yet, but the plan is to have...
I don't know about horse but I have a friend who runs her goats with her dairy cows. I will be doing that in the future as soon as I get my goat fence up....
Thanks Jenn! What kind of fencing do I need to keep the goats in. I hear they can get out of anything. Right now we have an electric fence 6 strands high with...
I personally like cattle panels because they are easier for me to handle and put up and it hold up better than wire fence. It's recommended that your...
This is good information. I purchased the milk stone remover from Tractor Supply recently. The directions indicate the following: 1) Rinse with tapid water ...
Cattle panels have worked the best for us. We get them from Tractor Supply. We have also used the No Climb Horse Fencing that also worked real well. The no...
hate to bother you all but back in search of work. thought i had a job drove from ohio to new york to meet the guy on his farm. gave him ph. nu. of ref.s he...
I found a 6 qt stainless steel pail on Jeffers for $10.96!! that is amazing! It works great. The only thing is that it has small holes where the handle is but...
For gates, I just cut the vertical off the end and wrap the horizontals around the t-post. I make sure the ends face back towards itself so the goats can't...
We've had 5 and 6 wire high tensile electric fencing around our pasture and some woodland for 7 years now and have been quite happy with it. We are slowly...
When we began using 1/2 gallon jars they used the SeaPac lids. We googled them and asked for samples of each of their colors. We received 200 lids that sealed...
... I've been told on several occasions that 'if it will hold water, it will hold a goat.' Pretty much true. I'm currently using Premier1 TensionNet fencing...
Rhonda, We raise ALL kinds of animals and the goats have run with all of them. They do fine with all of them.We do however have a mare that doesn't much care...
Our buck BREAKS hog panel when the does are in heat. He carve notches in his horns trying to knock them down. (he's in the freezer now, can't have a buck like...
I use glass gallon jugs from organic apple juice. They are THE best! and they're "free" after you drink the apple juice. The next best are gallon jugs from the...
I have never had any milkstone build up on shiny stainless buckets (and have been using them for at least 5 years) but was told if I did, SnoBowl Toilet...
I actually have a sun tea jar (gallon) but the lid has been lost. I also have pickle jars (gallon) that were given to me by a friend. They have no smell. I...
I have a gal who brings me pickle jars. I usually wash and the soak with a combination of dawn, liquid 'dishwasher' detergent and a splash of bleach. I don't...
The Raw Goat Milk Group I bought a tub at wamart (10 gallon) and was going to start sanitizing my stuff in there after each milking. My sink is just toooooo...
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