Ivory and Ebony require milking twice a day right now. Unfortunately we are not enjoying the milk because it has an off taste to it. I'm trying to figure out why the taste is so awful. It could be the weeds in bloom, or the use of a different brand of feed, or just the fact that the does are right next to the buck pen. When does are too close to bucks they can produce a hormone that taints the milk with a "Bucky" flavor that is just nasty! The milk is not wasting however. I'm pouring it on my garden to get great tomatoes and using most for Puppies! Yes- cute little dachshund mix foster puppies! We baby sat them for a week-end and have been giving extra milk to the foster family since to give to the pups. It may be nasty for us- but the pups sure seem to enjoy it!
Here the 7 pups are drinking goat's milk while their mom watches from her safe perch.
Mom can we keep one? Or two or three or four???
I mean...how can you resist???
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