terrible milk can feed help?

[ksalvagno]

I can't even remember if it was this forum that I read it on. So I'm not sure.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I can't even remember if it was this forum that I read it on. So I'm not sure.

It was. I remember reading it too, but not sure who it was. :/

 

[Valley Ranch]

that would be heartbreaking to have to get rid of this goat. We broguht her back from the brink and she is the most wonderful goat. She has the sweetest personality. Just a real dolly. I guess if we can't get it drinkable we'll have to try making soap, and make sure we get REALLY dirty each day to use it all!! hahaha since she gives a gallon a day.

 

[ksalvagno]

Try no alfalfa and see what happens.

 

[Valley Ranch]

I was just reminded by the authorities (the kids !!) who are the ones who actually feed them that she was given no alfalfa about a month ago and it made the milk worse, very quickly.

 

[Catahoula]

This is the post I remembered reading about alfalfa...

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20904

sorry, it wasn't SkyWarrior.

 

[lovinglife]

I had 4 milk goat at one time, they all ate the same thing, they were all different breeds. One goat was my drinking milk goat, she had wonderful milk. A couple of the others strictly went for raising other animals as the milk tasted terrible. Don't know if that helps any, sorry..

 

[PFSfarmer]

Amazing how certain feed can make the milk taste off and all animals getting the same feed can all taste different. God didnt just make us different he made each individual animal different.

 

[Southern by choice]

We got our goats for milk. I will be milking Heidi who just kidded in August. I'm a bit nervous about it because the lady I got my Lamancha from gave us some milk in case we needed to supplement, she also gave us some cheese. Everyone in the family tried it and most everyone said it was just "OK". I tried it and spit it right out TASTED LIKE BUCK! So then I tried the cheese... ...buck, buck, buck. She called and asked how I liked it, I told her the truth ... guess I should have been more tactful. Is it suppose to taste so goaty?

 

[Valley Ranch]

PFSFarmer isn't that the truth!!

Catahoula, I went back and read that link thanks. Amazing how technical milk can be!! Sure is hard to keep weight on milk goats without alfalfa around here. I know even our pygmies need it. The conditions are just so harsh they need that extra to keep up the milk and weight on. But I'll try that next.
Southern By Choice. Some milk is really "goatie" flavoured and some people really like it. Not this little duck!! We have never had a pygmy that has "goatie" milk. My husband had Saneens and they weren't "goatie" but this tog sure is!! Beyond "goatie" just HORRIBLE. I have even bought goat cheese in the shops that tasted goatie and I hated it.
I like rich sweet and creamy. And I'm gonna pull out all I can to try and manipulate this girls milk as clearly diet can play a big roll. Being apple season they are getting lots of apples and that is helping!! Pity apple season isn't year round.