help choosing a dairy breed please

[OneFineAcre]

whatever you choose, just make sure you look into the lines you are getting them from. Some Nubians will produce 1 liter a day, some 5 or 6 liters a day. Same goes with any breed, it is worth getting them from a source that you know is breeding for milk production not colours or pets.

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[frustratedearthmother]

I have Nubians and Pygmys and have bred Kinders - a cross between a Nubian and a Pygmy. A mini-Nubian is a cross between a Nubian and a Nigerian and I hear they are wonderful milkers also. But, I have two Kinder does that are wonderful milkers. They give alllllmooooost as much as my purebred Nubians and they are maybe 1/2 to 2/3 the size of Nubian. They eat less and produce AWESOME milk. Nubian milk is good - but Pygmy milk is like drinking a melted milkshake. Kinder milk is right in between...it's sweet, has a high fat content and makes awesome cheese too.

 

[stitchcounting]

I just going to say what I perfer by taste since I don't raise any and probably won't. La mancha and nubian cheese is my fav and depending on what are you plans you can offer to restaurants depending on your location.