tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post6297018661784351762..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Got my goats..or "What's the big deal about goats?"Ohiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-37536594467753279462013-08-03T13:09:38.200-04:002013-08-03T13:09:38.200-04:00hey Brian! yep. i'd love some mini cows but wo...hey Brian! yep. i'd love some mini cows but wow they are SO expensive!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-85230055779591081732013-08-02T13:51:50.924-04:002013-08-02T13:51:50.924-04:00Maby look at some of the minature cow breeds im pl...Maby look at some of the minature cow breeds im planing on getting one or two as soon as i find some landBrian_the_builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880547459822172195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-58607891204403599872011-12-12T08:29:10.330-05:002011-12-12T08:29:10.330-05:00actually jmp, thats not what i said. i said it doe...actually jmp, thats not what i said. i said it doesnt readily separate. the cream separators we've seen are superduper expensive. we made goat butter one time and it just wasnt the same. we still want a cow.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-38996591957700958332011-12-11T20:59:10.750-05:002011-12-11T20:59:10.750-05:00You say you can't do cream and butter but that...You say you can't do cream and butter but that's NOT true. I have a cream separator called a Novo that I got off ebay for 70 dollars. It is hand cranked and plastic but once I use it on my just-milked milk (while still warm) and chilled it is easier to make butter than cows milk. I just put a little less than a quart of cream in my blender, put a bag of ice cubes and water on the side of the blender to keep milk cold (blender motor heats it up) and within a few minute I have butter. So don't think you have to get a cow!!! From one gallon of milk I got one quart of cream.Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976097985806911508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-7143831360746462262010-09-30T21:57:52.817-04:002010-09-30T21:57:52.817-04:00Thanks for sharing! My dream is to eventually live...Thanks for sharing! My dream is to eventually live simply and sustainably on my own homestead, and one day I want goats. Your info is a huge help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-35314463873695282162010-02-19T12:07:45.108-05:002010-02-19T12:07:45.108-05:00You are so lucky your milk isn't goaty. I ten...You are so lucky your milk isn't goaty. I tend to avoid any goat dairy because I hate that goat flavor.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to get some cheese - once - from a goat farmer who grazes our hillsides, it was not goaty at all and it was pure heaven!<br /><br />Your goats are really cute.Mimihttp://mimicooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-65570949642417093182010-02-18T22:06:57.096-05:002010-02-18T22:06:57.096-05:00Hi Chai Chai! I tried to post a comment at your s...Hi Chai Chai! I tried to post a comment at your site, but it wouldnt let me. I think its my browser but good to hear from you!<br /><br />Yep all the poultry but the geese LOVED the milk. You can either pour it into a low bowl alone, or we made a kind of cereal with cracked corn. We just poured the milk over the corn and they all loved it - even the ducks! <br /><br />The extra calcium and protein really helped the hens with their egg production - and we used this to 'finish' our meat chickens. Worked great. <br /><br />If you consider that layer mix is $8 - $12 a bag..and cracked corn at $5 a bag plus 'free' milk... the savings really added up. Of course this should be a supplement. So we didn't feed it all the time. <br /><br />Raw milk is also great if the poultry needs a bit of a lift - mixed with apple cider vinegar.. a great healer for lots of things. <br /><br />If you are considering goats I'd say skip the mini's and go for a petite full sized dairy goat - like the la mancha. For some people the mini's are hard to milk and may not be worth the work. Its one thing to get over a gallon a day - but to only get a quart or two? Remember that you need at least a gallon to make any kind of cheese - so it would take 4 milkings with a mini rather than one with a full sized. Goat milk freezes just fine and you can use extra for your mixed barnyard, dogs, cats, etc etc. We had the same logic when we started but wish we'd gone directly with the full sized. Hum..maybe I'll write more about this.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-50846106206486505392010-02-18T20:50:23.868-05:002010-02-18T20:50:23.868-05:00Thank you for the wonderful post, the ability to g...Thank you for the wonderful post, the ability to glean this type of helpful information while being entertained is priceless. I have been toying with the idea of getting two Nigerian Dwarf goats and trying my hand at milking, your experience is driving me towards taking the plunge. Do the chickens really drink the milk?Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-30757582631920922062010-02-18T16:20:55.998-05:002010-02-18T16:20:55.998-05:00Thank you! I love how your milk stand turned out! ...Thank you! I love how your milk stand turned out! I'm going to start building mine this weekend. Thank you SO much for the pictures! You totally rock.basicliving@backtobasicliving.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782631124134813311noreply@blogger.com