Comments on: Handling Milk

By: Nicolezmomma

Nicolezmomma — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:08:13 +0000

I wouldn’t use Clorox near anything I eat or drink. It has dye and metals in it designed for cleaning clothes, not your insides. Look for bleach that has the NSF symbol (National Science Foundation), which is a mark of purity. You will get bleach and nothing else.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:35:08 +0000

Hi, Linda! Yes, I do have Nigerians. They’re adorable! I don’t know anything about using vinegar to sanitize, I’m sorry.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:32:35 +0000

I found your blog while looking for instruction for using vinegar to sanitize my milking equipment. Can you tell me where I could find such information?

I loved the tutorial! Very well done. It shows very well how to clean and disinfect before and after milking. I like the fact you said you are not an expert! Neither an I. I’m going to look over the rest of your blog now.

It looks like you have Nigerian’s as well! Very cool. I too have Nigerians.

By: jojo

jojo — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:31:29 +0000

LOVING the blog. yippee.. another goat blogger. i can’t find another can you? anyway, i was in your exact same shoes not just last year? or was it two. i fogget… i have enjoyed the kicking post, the hobble post, this post, ha… because i can laugh and say I KNOW I KNOW. I’m on my second year milking, babies are due in February.

Oh, the milk lasts much much longer than a week. it never goes bad like pastuerized milk, but will just start tasting a bit off. i can tell when it starts to separate in my coffee in the mornings. but heck, 2 weeks at least.

Welcome to goatdome!
jojo

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:48:30 +0000

Great post! I wonder if it encourages or deters would-be goat owners? I’m assuming farms in the goat cheese business use mechanical milking methods? When are you making cheese :mrgreen:

By: MrsBurns

MrsBurns — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:25:59 +0000

Robin, Alison and Gizmo:
I think the clarification is that CA is the only state allowing retail sales of raw milk (ie, at a grocery store). Several other states allow consumers to travel to a dairy farm and buy raw milk directly from a licensed farmer. Still other states have a certification/license called “pet milk”, which is just raw milk that can be fed to orphaned animals of any breed (or it can be fed to one’s family. :thumbsup: )

You could look at the Weston Price Foundation website; they keep a good list of what each state’s laws are and what states are playing political games with raw milk availability.

Thanks for the visual step-by-step. Very informative.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:22:50 +0000

It’s so cool that you’re getting milk! Yay! I can’t wait to read about the cheese-making.

By: Gizmo

Gizmo — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:37:33 +0000

Robin and Alison,
California is the only state that allows raw milk to be sold to the public.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:36:11 +0000

Robin, I know you can get it in California. I have seen it in our local organics market. They sell it in the old fashioned glass milk jugs.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:33:09 +0000

What a great post i just came across your site and love it. We are planning to get sheep next spring and start our own little heard here in the Cevennes Mountains in France. But not having experience of looking after animals I am a little nervous as I want to make sure we do the best for them. We’ve pretty much got the kitchen gardens and polytunnel in place and are self sufficient in all our fruit and veg so our next step is animals we were thinking chickens and sheep/goats (about 4). Any advice for starting out.