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
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--- On Mon, 11/17/08, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:
From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
Subject: [Homestead] Dairy goat lactation period
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 8:21 AM
The standard for goats is 305 days with 2 months off beforet
he next
kidding. However, some goats -- especially high-producing
Saanens can
be milked straight through for two or even three years.
Note about cows: When I was a kid we had a brown swiss that
we milked
for more than 10 years with no calves.
Goats need to be milked at least one a day; some dairies
milk 3X. The
more you milk them, the more they produce (and the more
they eat).
A dairy cow can easily raise a couple of calves, even if
she is milked
once a day. As Lynn says, you have the keep the calves away
from her
at least overnight.
Marie
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