A few questions about goats...

I know this is an old thread, but if you guys still answer as amazingly as you did on here, I really need your help! idk if you can some how See the threads i've posted ( i'm new. like. been on here for less then an hour ) but seriously, i'm Desperate! i LOVE goats, want some really bad, my dad will only let us get them if we milk them. whtch brings a problem, we want 1 doe and 1 buck. Does a separator work with the Smell? if we put a separator between them, will the milk still be "goaty"? and, Does "goaty" taste Bad??????????? please help! I want to have goats for a long time before i go to college and have to leave them at my house with my family while i'm at college I Really need help

Eliya4Gpigs said:

I know this is an old thread, but if you guys still answer as amazingly as you did on here, I really need your help! idk if you can some how See the threads i've posted ( i'm new. like. been on here for less then an hour ) but seriously, i'm Desperate! i LOVE goats, want some really bad, my dad will only let us get them if we milk them. whtch brings a problem, we want 1 doe and 1 buck. Does a separator work with the Smell? if we put a separator between them, will the milk still be "goaty"? and, Does "goaty" taste Bad??????????? please help! I want to have goats for a long time before i go to college and have to leave them at my house with my family while i'm at college    I Really need help

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Hello! And ! The thing with bucks is that they smell anytime they're in rut, and it doesn't matter if a doe is in the pen with them or a doe isn't, they just smell. :/ And they smell awful! I've been around quite a few. To avoid getting a buck, unless you really want one, I would get an already pregnant doe or a doe that is still lactating from when she had kids. I've only had goats milk once (that was enough for me to decide I didn't like it ), but I thought it had a "goaty" taste. I asked other people what they thought of it and we all came to the conclusion that it tastes like how a goat smells (it doesn't taste like how a buck smells, every goat has a generic smell to them, and it's the generic smell that that milk tastes like). I don't think a separator would work, just because that's how all goats milk tastes, but maybe someone who knows more about milk, knows something I don't. Hopefully this helps and feel free to ask more questions! And also, is there any breed you're hoping to get?

Thank you so Much!!!! I Never imagined i'd get so much help! You guys are Amazing! at first i wanted Pygmy's, then found out they're not amazing milking goats ( i'm sure there are a few out there though ) So maybe Nubians?? I love there floppy little ears, and i would Kill for a "kid" Nubian! EEK! ( Those Ears!!!! )
Oh, before i forget, You said you didn't Like goat milk, do you think it was because ur does where around bucks??? I heard Doe's milk Smells if they're around bucks ( cause of reasons i prefer not to mention. ewe. Of course you know more about this then i do though. and, do you think that it would taste bad for Everyone? ( or at least most people? ) and Thank you, from 2 people saying bucks are hard, smelly, and escape from Electric fences, i think we need to consider taking it to someone to breed our future does.

when do y'all think she will kid

Eliya4Gpigs said:

Thank you so Much!!!! I Never imagined i'd get so much help! You guys are Amazing! at first i wanted Pygmy's, then found out they're not amazing milking goats ( i'm sure there are a few out there though ) So maybe Nubians?? I love there floppy little ears, and i would Kill for a "kid" Nubian! EEK! ( Those Ears!!!! )
Oh, before i forget, You said you didn't Like goat milk, do you think it was because ur does where around bucks??? I heard Doe's milk Smells if they're around bucks ( cause of reasons i prefer not to mention. ewe. Of course you know more about this then i do though. and, do you think that it would taste bad for Everyone? ( or at least most people? ) and Thank you, from 2 people saying bucks are hard, smelly, and escape from Electric fences, i think we need to consider taking it to someone to breed our future does.

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There are a lot of things that affect the way goat milk tastes. How the milk is handled, what the goat is fed, and sometimes to goat herself are factors. Some lines of Toggenburgs produce undrinkable milk. While pygmies are not milk producers (they were bred for meat) Nigerian Dwarves, while small, are bred for milk. Generally, Nubians consistently produce good flavored milk. In spite of what you may hear, and what makes sense, the presence of the buck should not affect milk flavor. Unless, of course, you handle the buck and then milk a doe without washing your hands. For just a few does, owning a buck does not make sense.