ANOTHER GOATS MILK TASTE TEST.. IS IT ANY BETTER?
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2019
- This second try at milking goats was worse than the first time!
It has been long enough for our does deworming medication to pass and allow us to consume their milk again.
We decided to try milking both our goats again, and it didn't go great.
Lacy was a real kicker, and Gizmo a real jumper. We tried different position, different tecniqes. NOPE.
They were demons on the stand.
As we brought the milk inside to taste it, we were a bit bummed. Milking didn't go well.
All the kicking meant we didn't get much either. Only about a quart.
The taste test was the last straw. Was all this for nothing? Find out what we though of the milk after waiting a few weeks to let the colostrum and medication pass... - Zábava
I would suggest a smaller container to begin with, one you can work around easier, like a deep mug or the strip cup. Then as you fill the cup.. dump it in the bucket. I do this when training cows to stand to be milked. It allows me to work closer to the udder without a pail obstacle. Plus slow down.....take some time to just rub and massage the udder before you start to milk. It’s going to be awesome when they are trained.
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I would also recommend you move the stanchion so their faces aren't towards the wall, goats like to feel they can move their heads around some. We're milking two of our alpines right now, one of whom is very picky about being milked. She tries to side step us, we usually have someone holding her on one side to keep her in place. It's a work in progress. Good luck. I love your videos.
Noticed the upload time change back to early evening, I prefer this time block, I get home from work, sip some coffee and watch homesteady!
Put the grain on the milk stand before bringing the each goat to the stand. The goat will concentrate on the food and not so much on fighting you.
Pulling the udder out behind the hind legs will brake down the ligaments of the udder which will damage the udder supports. Milk pan should be kept closer to the front legs.
The look Mom gave Dad at 12:25 was priceless. Lol.
Just give her the feed and she'll be happier. You just have to get through it and keep your hand on like you did when she kicks. She's doing fine
Apparently the wisdom is that
if you're milking the animal while
it's alarmed or annoyed or scared
it can sour the milk. I guess you
have to sooth it and pet it and
get it so calm that it wants to be
milked. (Same thing when an
animal is slaughtered, enzymes
are released when animals are
in a state of panic).
Not that I'm an expert, but I've
never seen anyone milk a goat
without feeding it at the same
time.
Also, with goats, a billy goat will
ruin the flavor of the milk all the
time, because of their smell which
gets into everything, even the milk.
Keep up the good work and keep
learning. You have to start some
where. בס״ד
maybe try a smaller bucket? the bucket you have now may be to big for it to fit under the goats comfortably which may be a factor in the kicking issue? check out a channel called "Weed 'em & Reap" they have four milking goats and they may be able to provide some ideas on how to stop the kicking problem? Hope the milking gets easier from now on good luck!
Love the engagement from daddy and daughter- fantastic parenting! Your girl handled that really well! Lady goat will get there! :)
Submerge the milk (in its jar, of course lol) in cold water (ice water is best) to cool it as fast as possible. Water bathing cools the milk 30x faster than air cooling & the faster you cool it, the less it’ll taste like goat..
I read a lot do this. I strain and refrigerate and it's fine.
Oh my goodness... I have no patience for all that jumping and kicking. I tie each leg down to the milk stand if they do that. Only takes a couple times and they learn. Also a much smaller bucket will make your life easier. I’ll get a link of the bucket I use... your daughter is doing a wonderful job ❤️
lots of goat milkers with good advice on yt... lol! lumnah acres, weed 'em and reap are a couple good ones... i'm sure you'll find what works best for your ladies, too!
Supergoat :-D It was so nice seeing this first time milking that didn't go perfectly! We got our first dairy goat this year.... Never even had goats milk, so I was very anxious about this taste test. I imagine my first experience milking will be very similar... And now I won't freak out when it does. Thank you guys!!!
What a chore!
You two are awesome milkers!
Jo Jo in VT
They definitely kicked more when you tried to milk from behind. Maybe Kay would have better luck. Also hobbles, I think that's what they are called, would help in securing their back legs.
Do try putting some feed in the bucket as you're wiping and testing the milk. She was pretty calm compared to some. Squeeze the above the knee on the ligament to stop the jumping. Then maybe hobble the legs till they get use to it.
As first time fresheners, I think they did pretty good, all things considered!! Best Regards from Ontario, Canada, Jenn.
Love your videos
Turn the milking stand 90° so that the left side of the milking stand is along the wall or put a rail about shoulder and hip high on the left side of the milking stand
Hey! I suggest until she settles down on the stand to milk into a quart Masson jar and then pour off into your bucket.
Put a bucket up under their bellies and that will help.
You should see an improvement.
It works with our bucking doe that gives me a rodeo show at least 1x a week
We have Nigerian Dwarfs and a mini Nubian.
The best flavor we get comes from feeding chaffhaye, cob w/ molasses ,dairy goat grains and beet root with molasses
I mix a scoop of the grains with their chaffhaye and oh my the flavor is sweet a little nutty and so much cream!
Now I will have to keep begging my hubby for a goat :) - He doesn't like them because he says they are escape artist but I sure do love watching the goats here :)
Blue Cactus Dairy Goats shows how to deal with kicking goats too. If your buck is in with your does it'll affect the taste of the milk too. It makes it disgusting. Hold your hand on her udder until she stops kicking and relaxes. And put her on the stanchion just to touch her udder. That way she gets used to it.
Thank you for sharin'. :)
#askhomesteady are you wiping the goats udders before milking and dipping or spraying afterwards? Such crucial steps to prevent mastitis!
Gracelyn Smith I’m sure he is, just probably don’t keep all the footage.
I was wondering the same thing. Didn't see him clean the udders.
I really enjoy your videos. I don’t own any goats. But I know they use hobbles on cows sometimes. Is that something you could do to help lessen the kicking? Keep up the great work!
I really like that milk bucket
When I had milking goats I tied the back legs back and used a smaller bucket and another bucket that I poured the milk into as I went, I also invested in a battery powed milker, much better for the goat (giving almost double the milk) and the person milking the goat.
Not bad considering they don't have routine to follow yet. Hard when you had to deal with worming, once you get the schedule figured out they will adapt well and stop kicking. I still say, get them in the brush and you will be getting more milk and healthier animals.
I give my babies chaff hay when I separate at night in case you need an overnight feed suggestion😉
Austin! Love the way you instruct your daughter on how to milk. Practiced patience. 💜❤️
#askhomesteady
What type of goats are they?
And when is lady bug and Luna calving?
Nubian goats, and Girls are due in Sep and Nov...
Find a good routine and stick with it. After a couple weeks, they’ll be old pros and do everything automatically. A smaller bucket may be better. Some people milk into mason jars initially until the goats get used to the stand. Hold the jar with one hand and milk with the other. I use a small 3 quart bucket and it works great. Even for training. My daughters stand at the head of the goat and distract them while I milk. Goats like to be snuggled 😀
I love that 🐐 flavor
CONGRATS on better tasting goat milk. Now for continued training on the goats to stop kicking.
Do you have an opinion on hobbles? Are you possibly going to use some on your spry goats? #askhomesteady
Get some goat hobbles so that they can't kick anymore. 🐐
It's interesting how you have to find your milking rhythm at first. Even when you've done it before but it's been a while.
Hi Guys Love your Channel.But I have a query for you please. I watch Living Traditions among many many other homesteady channels and was rather taken back when Kevin and Sarah explained that they had been "advised/warned" by CZcams that they were not allowed to have their children videoed to be shown on their Channel. Can I ask have you also been advised? I watch Weed em and Reap,,Justin Rhodes,Art and Bri ,Swedish Homestead,White House on The Hill,Amy Maryon, and Our Large Tribe. The last 2 are Large Family as in 9 and 10 Children. But the others I mentioned all have their children interacting in every video posted.I am asking the other channels as well.
I love goats milk, the only place I can find it is at Walmart for $3.75/QT which it a lot higher than I care to pay but its good for an extra treat once in a while.
6th like! I love your videos!
It is Nubian milk, it should be as creamy as the Jersey but the cream does not separate so it tastes more like homogenized store bought milk. Gizmo may produce more cream because it is hard for her to produce the volume to satisfy 2 kids.
This is why my Little Girls are being petted and touched everyday...I started touching their utters and stroking their nippels while Bottle feeding them..I'm Hoping this will make a Great way to start training them..I have one Girl that doesn't like to be touched...I'm going to work on her harder...I wont breed her if she wont comply
I was just going to say thing about Lumnah Acres tethering.
I loved this video. Especially dad and daughter working together! But does it bother anyone else to watch them share the glass of milk? There's just something about drinking milk after someone (even my husband) that just grosses me out!🤢
#AskHomesteady. Have you thought about tying your goat’s legs to keep her from kicking?
What she said. I had to do that for one of my goats. It worked really well.
Poor Lace she was uncomfortable, hungry, and could hear her babies calling and he was a little mean and I didn't like that. I hope he gets better at milking her. 😔😔
Okay so here's what you're going to do it in about two pieces of rope are in tie one end to the milking station and then here and tie the other end the one of the back feet and to the other back for you while you're milking and it will train them not to kick
Does goat milk taste like cow milk? If it isn't as creamy as cow's milk I would probably like it.
You didn't know you had Irish goats did you? Lacy does a mean Riverdance!
Can you hobble goats when milking? Is that a thing? (PS: That baby!! *nom nom nom 💖👵👶
Taste depends on many factors but where goat milk always beats cow milk is it's ease of digesting. I have been told I'm lactose intolerant. I can manage to drink fat free cow milk and not get so much of the symptoms but whole cow milk makes such terrible gas pains etc. Goats milk never did that to me and it's a hell of a lot better than fat free milk lol. My friends Nigerian mixes milk didn't hurt my stomach and it has more cream in it than most. It was also way better tasting than my Alpine milk. My girl produced a lot of milk but it had an almost saltier taste no mastitis or anything just not as sweet as my friends goats milk. I've been told the cream makes it sweeter. Just a thought. When I get goats again in a position where I can it's worth it to me not to be in pain and goats milk is expensive here. Fat free cow milk is blah but better than nothing so until I can that's what I'm stuck with.
The faster u chill a goats milk the better it tastes.
Aus, feed them to distract them, and grab the teat from the other side of the leg. The inside.
I have a dancing goat on the milk stand, drives me crazy. She end up lying down.
Wow I hear some kids throwing a mutiny,lol
Austin your going to be rich. You own a tap dancing goat. Lol. Okay you have 2 tap dancing goats. Lol
I see Goat cheese in the future 👍
😊🌸😊
Get some ropes and hobble her hoofs to the base of the stand. Goats that learn to kick and dance on the stand can only be broken of that by hobbling their legs backward to the rear foot posts of the stand. It can take a year or more to break them of that behavior.
That was flipping awful to watch.
Try changing the way you Milk a little bit, it might hel with the kicking.
You didn’t clean the teats. They should always be cleaned before milking.
It’s simple. The second had poop on her and you still didn’t clean. Be good to your family, they deserve it.
I imagine he did. They just started up afterwards. They seem to be pretty fastidious.
If you milk i front of the hind feet she shoukd kick less ixts uncomfortable to milk them behind the legs i know from experience
You should watch Guildbrook Farm. JS lol
I'd say using a large mouth jar would make life easier for you AND the goat lol
It doesn't taste better than cow's milk but it's healthier than cow's milk and especially healthier for babies than formula
ALWAYS ALWAYS train your does to the stand from birth. I will not sell a doeling that has not been broken in to the stand.
Thats painful to watch. Please go to Lumnah Acers and see how he tethers his goats hind legs until they learn whats happening.
Does anyone know the babies name yet?
Hobble them until they're trained.
She's not making it very easy for you. My first ewe was VERY nice to me on her first freshening, but they all have different personalities.
Why dont you tie her back legs so she can't kick?
It's not fair to keep the babies waiting so long to get their milk and it's imperitive you don't keep mamma goat waiting to get milked - it becomes very uncomfortable....
I milk straight into a 1 quart mason jar. I will say my goat is much calmer than yours. They will get easier as they get older.
Cute try but someone needs to show you how to milk a goat. or watch some videos.
Kaye amount the 25 thousand other jobs you have going on at the moment have another look at Gizmo a runny bum she has looks like she might need some probiotics or something - it happens to some animals and humans they just need a little extra help to get healthier and gut health is important
Yes I noticed that her utter has poop on it..Must wash her utter before milking. This will also help her get used to being touched
You should of learned how to milk before trying to milk them.