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[fthunt]

@Drythe what happens to baby goats?............they grow up - and have more baby goats ..and papa does his part...........just like us.

[ROMARY]

It's most likely quite a relief to be milked in a fairly fast way.

Just guessing, of course.  

[Anonymous032819]

I LOVE goat milk!

Actually, I prefer it to cow's milk.

To me, goat milk tasts rich and creamy, and it is easier to digest than regular cow's milk.

[insomniac2]

Now that you mention it, I never think about the goats--or any other animals, for that matter.

[Nonametoday]

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@Katcat1 wrote:

@riley1  The only people doing hand milking is probably the Amish.   

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@Katcat1 

I don't know about goats but can speak for cows.  Cows get accustomed to the person who milks them and they form a bond.  I actually have had to milk cows in my youth.  When I saw them, later as my family sold our milk cows to a dairy because we were no longer physically able nor had the manpower to maintain it, hooked up to those machines without any gentle touch, no bonding with a human being, it made me cry.  Our cows knew us and they knew who usually milked them and if their usual person was not there, they did not want to cooperate.  We knew all their names and they responded to our call to them and our tocuh.

[jannabelle1]

If you've never grown up on a farm, or had grandparents who farmed, then you're probably not familiar with milking dairy cows (or goats). The udders fill with milk, and the animals need to be relieved of it. (I won't comment on calves who are raised as "veal"). The milking process is automated - much easier than sitting next to a cow or goat and milking by hand!

[Nonametoday]

About goats.  We also had goats.  They were used for monitoring the horses.  If one of the goats got sick, we knew a horse would most likely soon take ill.  They were good to herd the horses sotospeak and be their canary in the coal mine.

[Drythe]

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@fthunt wrote:

@Drythe what happens to baby goats?............they grow up - and have more baby goats ..and papa does his part...........just like us.

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@fthunt 

See post # 16.

Milk cows - calves / Milk goats - baby goats, if the babies are drinking the milk, where does the milk to make soap come from?  

When the babies stop drinking, ‘to go off and eat hay’ the milk stops.  Most don’t grow up,  yep, Sad.

But, nice to think cute baby goats & cows created just to keep mama giving milk find find good, Happy, homes.  

[wakefield64]

I wonder where all this stuff is made. I believe it is made in New York and by now they must have a huge manufacturing facility making all their products. They used to say their neighbors were their helpers but they have a ton of products to be made. Just curious.

[Sooner]

I wonder how they get the goats to smell good enough to be inside.  I can't even imagine what it takes for that!  Gaaaag.