[Homestead] Dairy goat lactation period

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Mon Nov 17 11:00:39 EST 2008


On Nov 17, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Warren wrote:

>> Okay, you say that a goat will make milk longer after the kid is
>> gone, but the goat should be milked once a day.  What if you had
>> to leave , for say, a week?  Would the fact that she wasn't
>> milked make her sick in any way?  what harm would be caused?  I'm
>> not a big milk drinker, though I drink milk.  But, I do love
>> cheese.  I don't want to never be able to go camping for a few
>> days or traveling for a week or two,............bobford
>
> I have the same questions.
>
> Warren

Find someone near you who will sell you milk as you want it. The work  
of animal husbandry is simply too great to justify minimal usage of  
milk or meat.

Think beyond independence to community.




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