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Alaskan said:
It is actually pretty crazy how much goats can produce. Goats are fascinating!

I just talked to the kids about upping Feta's feed intake again... she is still looking like a good Jersey! I want to try to keep her in milk and put at least a tiny bit of fat on those hips.

Not sure how to measure how much fat is in her milk...but it isn't skim. :) (and Saanen's are known for high quantity but low fat). Even though goat milk is naturally homogenized, Feta's milk has enough fat that little fat clumps settle out over night.
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So a goat doesn't have to be bred to produce milk, like a cow?
 
Alaskan said:
It is actually pretty crazy how much goats can produce. Goats are fascinating!

I just talked to the kids about upping Feta's feed intake again... she is still looking like a good Jersey! I want to try to keep her in milk and put at least a tiny bit of fat on those hips.

Not sure how to measure how much fat is in her milk...but it isn't skim. :) (and Saanen's are known for high quantity but low fat). Even though goat milk is naturally homogenized, Feta's milk has enough fat that little fat clumps settle out over night.
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If you want to up her milk production you can add fenugreek to her grain.
 
So we only got to go to a swimming spot called the George Hole and then got rained out...Only got a couple of pics and of course they're a bit blurry, but here ya go! We stayed in the shallows because of the kids but on the other side it's pretty deep.
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Alaskan said:
Oats are supposed to help too...

But nah.... about 1.5 gallons a day is plenty for us.

And wouldn't the fenugreek taste nasty? :confused:
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No, the fenugreek has a slight maple scent and taste but I've never noticed any off flavors in the milk. I used it for a doe that had triplets, after a couple of weeks after they were born her milk production dropped and one of the babies was getting a bit lean. So I started it and her milk production jumped up and the kids all did great. Also once the amount goes up and stabilizes you can stop the fenugreek.
 

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