Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
Everyone elsse already said how much time it takes so I won't add to that. The one thing I will say is it is a farm chore. You need to do it every day. You need to be consistent. You don't get to skip it and go out and take time off when you feel like it. So the key is dedication to the task.
If you are prepared to do that then the time it takes is pretty minimal in the overall scheme of things. And the payback is fabulous. Fresh milk, cheese, and companionship with some great animals.
You will get attached to those animals. They have personalities. You will end up frustrated some days. You will wish you had a day off some times, but in the end, It is worth it.
If you are prepared to do that then the time it takes is pretty minimal in the overall scheme of things. And the payback is fabulous. Fresh milk, cheese, and companionship with some great animals.
You will get attached to those animals. They have personalities. You will end up frustrated some days. You will wish you had a day off some times, but in the end, It is worth it.
That little stinker is the one that kicks at the bucket about 3/4 of the way through milking to be sure that I am aware that "this Princess is sooooo done!"
-- what ksalvagno says is true. I taught myself to milk on a goat who had never been milked. 
It took about a week to learn it. Now, it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on one goat, if that. 
You'll need good fences, though. They're born escape artists.
