Monday, June 7, 2010

Becky's Farm TV: How To Milk A Goat



Becky visits her friend Kat's homestead, and Kat shows Becky how to milk a goat, then they go into the kitchen and make home made goat cheese from scratch.

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9 comments:

  1. What is the name of the catalog that was mentioned in the video??

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  2. That was great! thanks Becky and Kat. Kat can I email you with any questions I have on my goats? I have been looking online about how to milk goats and you gave me the best demonstration that I've seen yet. Keep up the great work Becky. I love the videos.

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  3. www.hoeggergoatsupply.com

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  4. Oooo good - I just watched the video today and came on to look for the catalog name!! :)

    Got it!

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  5. Becky I stumbled on your site when I was browsing through the internet and I couldn't have found it at a better time. We just bought a piece af land in Indiana and were soon going to try to build a house. My questions are: If you build your own house do you pay for the taxes, Do you let your chickens free range, On average, how long does it take to build a home your size.Please answer my questions on you next episode and i will tune in next time.

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  6. What kind of animals do you or are going to have on the farm. How many of those animal do you or will you have?

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  7. How do you continue to keep your milk goat full of milk? DO you need a male?

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  8. Like any animals a goat produces milk as a byproduct of being pregnant, so yes for that part you do need a male, or you could do AI - however they get pregnant, then have a kid - then you can start milking - some time after that - depends on what you do - some sell the kids right away, others keep the kids on until weaned.

    Look for a goat with a good history of milkers... if their mother was a good milker then most likely they will - if they aren't get rid of it and any of their kids if you're serious about getting some good milk - quality and quantity. Even if it is 'cute' if you feed it twice as much and it produces 1/2 as much as your other goats then their milk costs you 4x as much (if my math is right ;).

    Also, the first goat she milked had a 'poor' bag - it was detached and was hanging so low - that can cause a problem - dragging on the ground, getting caught on something, etc. But if you're primary concern is milk and you only have a few (ie. you're not using a machine, etc.) then look for a uniform bag and one that isn't dragging on the ground - then try her out and ask lots of questions about her mother, then have fun!!!

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