EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[kwhites634]

Quote: Ringworm? You'd be surprised at the number of kids that go through that when they have pets, although I'm not sure which animals, other than cats, can infect humans. Mel would probably know. @meltel

 

[BantyChooks]

so is olive oil. 

So is coconut oil

 

[kajira]

Ringworm? You'd be surprised at the number of kids that go through that when they have pets, although I'm not sure which animals, other than cats, can infect humans. Mel would probably know. @meltel

I'm actually surprised that we deworm all our animals, but people never think to deworm their children! LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: as far as the worms, I so feel for you, errrr ummmm not quite the right words in this discussion lmao!! anyways yes diet does I have read and so does keeping it cool as soon as it comes out of the goat. Some use ice bucket with a bucket in it or a ice brick right in the bucket with milk.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Motor oil?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: icant remember moving or not and i will let you know
mornin sweets

 

[kajira]

as far as the worms, I so feel for you, errrr ummmm not quite the right words in this discussion lmao!! anyways yes diet does I have read and so does keeping it cool as soon as it comes out of the goat. Some use ice bucket with a bucket in it or a ice brick right in the bucket with milk.

i took mine straight inside, strained it, put it in glass and it went straight into my fridge.

My milk lasts about a week before it tastes funky, so if I don't use it in 3 days, I freeze it. Then it's good for 24 hours.

Once I figure out how much we get, I'll know how much goats milk to freeze (It's good for a year in a deep freezer) to use for things like making soap, and letting my kids drink it.

My son was disappointed that I told him he needed to wait a few days once we start milking to see how to get enough for the baby. He wanted to go in there and guzzle down everything I'd milked last night. LOL

 

[BullChick]

It's true - a few tips for milk - raw milk is sweet, and has a lot of goodness, and is more easily digestable. (in the us, there's only been about 800 people since 1998 that have had issues with raw milk - pretty much less than any other animal product, store bought or otherwise.)

However, cooking it does kill all the bacteria in the milk - but it also removes all the things that make it so good for you. If you're the one handling your goats, caring for them, knowing where they live, etc, then you can make a choice on how you want to drink the milk.

Limiting their eating to specific types of foods, will change the flavor of the milk - for example, if I eat a lot of garlic, my milk gets garlicy-flavored, and my toddler doesn't like to drink it. Same thing goes for goats. Give them hay, some grain, and table scraps - such as fruit/veggies. My milk will also change color, based on what I eat - or vitamins I take. b12 for example turns my milk *really* bright yellow for a few hours. haha

If they eat a lot of weeds, or plants that taste bitter, or funky, it will change the flavor of their milk, too. Keep your milking goats away from your buck, because his smell will rub all over them, and that musky scent can get into the milk.

Other than that you may have to play around with their diet, to get the right combination of food, to get a milk flavor you like.

I didnt either until I tasted Pheebe and Pequots mommas milk, I could have guzzled a gallon it was so cold and tasted wonderful. The local goats milk I buy for pups tastes NOTHING like it and they have big milk goats. it is actually gaggable, I didnt like it at all!

ok I will egg you and then do itso its out of ya face,

who is radioman?

And they are....? I thought they were Nigerians.
Radioman is Fisherlady's husband. I thought he was around in the olden days of the PA thread when we were all getting drunk together, and bidding for eggs on Ebay we didn't remember the next day.

so is olive oil.

My diet has pretty much been eggs and powdered milk lately.

Diet plays a huge roll in the flavor of the milk - too. I bet if you compared feeds, the little goats were fed differently

people who sell goats milk, generally go for most production, and not necessarily flavor, where-as us little hobby farmers, care about taste.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: as far as the worms, I so feel for you, errrr ummmm not quite the right words in this discussion lmao!! anyways yes diet does I have read and so does keeping it cool as soon as it comes out of the goat. Some use ice bucket with a bucket in it or a ice brick right in the bucket with milk.
An ice brick would have to dilute the milk if it weren't in a watertight bag, wouldn't it?

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I'd rather do without.