Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Sounds good to me kathryn russell www.MajestyFarm.com " The one the tyrants fear is the man who knows his rights and is prepared to stand up for them. " andr Solzhenitsyn Goat Milk Hello everyone; I have recently found a source of local raw goat milk that I think is very resonably priced and is remarkably convenient to obtain. I currently drink raw grass fed cow's milk and have been thinking about switching to goat milk in the hopes of improving my energy levels even more. I understand from discussions here that goats cannot be entirely grass fed. The farmer I'm speaking with said his goats are out in the pasture all day, get between 2-4 cups of grain at milking time, and have free choice hay at night. Does this sound like a healthy diet for goats? Thanks for your help. Jill PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING! Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ Archive search: http://onibasu.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 You can always get organic grain. It isn't GM and there are no pesticides used. K.C. Goat Milk Hello everyone;I have recently found a source of local raw goat milk that I think is very resonably priced and is remarkably convenient to obtain. I currently drink raw grass fed cow's milk and have been thinking about switching to goat milk in the hopes of improving my energy levels even more. I understand from discussions here that goats cannot be entirely grass fed. The farmer I'm speaking with said his goats are out in the pasture all day, get between 2-4 cups of grain at milking time, and have free choice hay at night. Does this sound like a healthy diet for goats? Thanks for your help.Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Actually where I live there are NO organic farmers and the feed mills don't carry organic feed as I have been checking for a couple of years. There may be some over 5 hours away but so far I have only found for human consumption and it would make it too expensive to feed the animals. That is why we are working at doing more for ourselves. Debbie ChikouskyManitoba, Canadagdchik@...http://www.winnipegbeach.com/chikouskyfarms/ Goat Milk Hello everyone;I have recently found a source of local raw goat milk that I think is very resonably priced and is remarkably convenient to obtain. I currently drink raw grass fed cow's milk and have been thinking about switching to goat milk in the hopes of improving my energy levels even more. I understand from discussions here that goats cannot be entirely grass fed. The farmer I'm speaking with said his goats are out in the pasture all day, get between 2-4 cups of grain at milking time, and have free choice hay at night. Does this sound like a healthy diet for goats? Thanks for your help.Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Wow, no organic at all? And if you asked them to get it in, you would probably pay double what it would already cost. K.C. Goat Milk Hello everyone;I have recently found a source of local raw goat milk that I think is very resonably priced and is remarkably convenient to obtain. I currently drink raw grass fed cow's milk and have been thinking about switching to goat milk in the hopes of improving my energy levels even more. I understand from discussions here that goats cannot be entirely grass fed. The farmer I'm speaking with said his goats are out in the pasture all day, get between 2-4 cups of grain at milking time, and have free choice hay at night. Does this sound like a healthy diet for goats? Thanks for your help.Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about goat milk, I will check with the farmer about what type of grain he feeds, but so far it sounds encouraging. Can't wait to try my first taste! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 We have goats all five of my kids drink raw milk. tow of them has been drinking raw since they came hom from the hospital. But these are my goat we know what the eat and how they are worrmed. we onoe the health of all of our goats. we have not had any problem with the kids drinking the raw milk. I think my kids are much healther becaue they drink the raw milk. Thats what I think Thresa > > > Date: 2007/01/07 Sun PM 03:26:26 GMT > To: RawDairy > Subject: Goat milk > > A friend of my daughters has milk goats. They do drink the milk. I asked my daughter if she has tried it, she said yes. So I asked if she would like to try raw cows milk. She said she would have to cook it first. She said her friend cooks the goats milk before giving to her kids. Infants up to 4 yo. She said raw is not good for kids? Any thoughts on this? > Nora > I thought goats legs just had the bulge, didn't know it could be a disease. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 << And, it just is so sad that too many people's only exposure to goat milk has been the storebought, processed to death, shipped for thousands of miles crap. Goat milk doesn't take rough handling at all and 'bucky' tasting milk is the result. I have tried store bought goat yogurt and butter and it's always been GOATY!!! YUCK! >>So true. Back when I was in college my dad had heard that goat's milk was easier for people with lactose intolerance to digest, so he bought a can of it. OH MY GOSH!!!!! If I close my eyes I can still taste that awful stuff in my mouth. It was beyond disgusting. So that was my introduction to goat's milk. Many years later I had friends who kept goats and I learned a lot more, and then was able to buy a carton of local goat milk at a health food store. This time I totally loved it. My kids loved it. It was great. So, while I continue to purchase raw cow's milk, I would get goat's milk if it were more readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi Donna, Yes, exactly, pure tasting milk...... when the milk is off, however slight.....I give extra apple cider vinegar and more browsing time and the milk becomes pure again after a day or two.....never an aftertaste or " yuk " reflex............ Trivia andra on 1/7/07 5:02 PM, Donna R. Myers-Raybon at safehavennubians@... wrote: Good goat milk should taste like the sweetest, best milk you ever wrapped your lips around. Cow milk is good, but goat milk is BETTER! There should never be any hint of an off taste or any 'bucky' or 'goaty' aftertaste. And, it just is so sad that too many people's only exposure to goat milk has been the storebought, processed to death, shipped for thousands of miles crap. Goat milk doesn't take rough handling at all and 'bucky' tasting milk is the result. I have tried store bought goat yogurt and butter and it's always been GOATY!!! YUCK! And, about half the time the Myerenburg Goat Milk is nasty, too. But, my own products are never that way!!! If you get milk that is anything but the BEST milk you ever tasted then either the goat is sick, the way it's been harvested is unsanitary, it's too old, or it's not been kept cold enough. There is also the rare individual goat who just naturally has too much free capriolic acid in their milk and it's always going to taste goaty. The reason you will see it recomended to pasteurize milk for children under a year old is that it is thought their immune system is not fully functioning therefore they are at risk of picking up an illness if a pathogen is in the milk. My personal feelings are that this needs to be a parents' decision based upon their own research and willingness to understand the risks versus the benefits. Bullying has no place in that decision, either, from NO ONE! I was raised on raw cow milk and raw dairy products, as were my parents, their parents, and so forth and so on. Personally, I would not be afraid to feed my own raw milk and dairy products to my own children. But, I would have to REALLY trust and know intimately the management involved before I would feed anyone else's milk. I have seen animals really sick from e-coli and from salmonella, too. Some of them died. It's out there and it's real. So far, it's never affected the milk I drink, but I understand there is a risk. But, there is a risk when I get up tomorrow and drive to work, too. There are tables made up for insurance purposes that can tell you what you risks are for certain behaviors and activities. Donna Safehaven Nubians Dandridge, TN > > A friend of my daughters has milk goats. They do drink the milk. I asked my daughter if she has tried it, she said yes. So I asked if she would like to try raw cows milk. She said she would have to cook it first. She said her friend cooks the goats milk before giving to her kids. Infants up to 4 yo. She said raw is not good for kids? Any thoughts on this? > Nora > I thought goats legs just had the bulge, didn't know it could be a disease. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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