[Stacykins]

Yea, I think it is gross. It is like going outside, pressing George's face to my own, and inhaling deeply. Except instead of a reeking smell in the nose, it is a taste in my mouth. Makes me wonder if their does are allowed to be close to bucks, so that buck fragrance clings to everything, including the milk...

Until this past week, I was getting half a gallon of milk a week as part of a milk share. But the main producing doe had to be dried off since she was recently bred. Even though the bucks were a fenceline away, the milk NEVER tasted bucky at all! Fresh, sweet, creamy goodness in every sip! Nothing like that Meyenberg milk

 

[FunnyRiverFarm]

I agree with everyone--that stuff is foul.

I am not sure what they do to it to make it so bad...I am guessing part of the problem is that it is just "old" milk. Our goat's milk develops a similar flavor after being in the fridge for several days...it's no big thing because we never have a reason to drink milk that old when we are getting a fresh supply daily.

 

[xymenah]

I can't drink the stuff. That brand was the first goats milk I had ever tried and I nearly puked. It turned me off goats for years. After tasting some raw goat milk I decided goats weren't so bad. And now I love them and their milk.

Having been in and around commercial dairy goat farms I can tell you some of the many reasons the milk taste so different from the milk you will get from a backyard farm.

#1. Over pasteurization. They cook the heck out of it.
#2. Mastitis. Many of the farms do not treat mastitis until it gets bad or sometimes not at all unless the goat is bleeding into the milk.
#3. Heavy use of Swiss breeds. Many Toggenburg and some Alpines have strong milk.
#4. Deficiencies. Many animals just can't get what they need out of a one size fits all mineral.
#5. Dirty conditions. You simply can't keep a pen clean enough when you have hundreds of goats in it.
#6. They are unhappy. A stressed goat isn't going to give you its best.


I have seen one time where one of the does teats rotted off and the whole half of the udder was on its way out but they still milked the other side since it wasn't bleeding or spitting chunks into the milk. You could smell it from feet away. That's not going to make the batch of milk taste good I can tell you that much. As long as the cell counts in the bulk tank are low enough and there is no contaminants in the pasteurized milk they are A-Ok to sell.

 

[ksalvagno]

So what kind of goats do you all think they use to produce the milk they sell on market? Just curious. I would love to taste the sweet milk you're all getting from your goats

Actually, your Boer goats should give you nice sweet tasting milk.

 

[NavaBoerFarm]

I can't drink the stuff. That brand was the first goats milk I had ever tried and I nearly puked. It turned me off goats for years. After tasting some raw goat milk I decided goats weren't so bad. And now I love them and their milk.

Having been in and around commercial dairy goat farms I can tell you some of the many reasons the milk taste so different from the milk you will get from a backyard farm.

#1. Over pasteurization. They cook the heck out of it.
#2. Mastitis. Many of the farms do not treat mastitis until it gets bad or sometimes not at all unless the goat is bleeding into the milk.
#3. Heavy use of Swiss breeds. Many Toggenburg and some Alpines have strong milk.
#4. Deficiencies. Many animals just can't get what they need out of a one size fits all mineral.
#5. Dirty conditions. You simply can't keep a pen clean enough when you have hundreds of goats in it.
#6. They are unhappy. A stressed goat isn't going to give you its best.

I have seen one time where one of the does teats rotted off and the whole half of the udder was on its way out but they still milked the other side since it wasn't bleeding or spitting chunks into the milk. You could smell it from feet away. That's not going to make the batch of milk taste good I can tell you that much. As long as the cell counts in the bulk tank are low enough and there is no contaminants in the pasteurized milk they are A-Ok to sell.

Wow that's terrible it's almost like the cow dairy industry I'm going to try my best to get raw and healthy goat milk from now on

 

[NavaBoerFarm]

@ksalvango my doe has no milk to spare right now but when one of my does kids a single in march ill milk her for myself

 

[liz]

I agree with Karen... any goat is milkable, wether a meat, dairy or fiber breed, it's usually quite a nice surprise to have a meat goats milk taste as good as a dairy does. Boers can be crossed with dairy to make a dual purpose goat and the milk a boer produces is a high butterfat/protein as they have to grow some very thick kids!

Only reason that most meat/fiber breeders don't milk their does is because they have a different purpose and aren't bred to have the long lactations or "nice" udders of a dairy doe, try getting one of your easiest to handle boer does to stand as you milk, I'm betting that you'll be surprised at the difference in the taste and texture of fresh milk compared to the factory stuff

 

[NavaBoerFarm]

@liz I have a boer dairy cross doe and easily handled. I just never tried milking any of my does,I know unbelievable I can't believe it myself now that I think about it lol. But now I look forward to milking them when they kid

 

[Bluere11e]

I had goats decades ago. Thinking about getting a few does because I miss fresh milk and the company of goats. I LOVE goat butter. Never mastered the making of it myself, but I tried. Found this brand of butter at Whole Foods and have been using it instead of cow butter. Used cow butter recently and feel it no longer has a taste to me. I never had the boxed milk, but I will give a thumbs up for the buteer

 

[SuzaLois]

I LOVE GOATS MILK. JUST STARTED DRINKING IT AND TO BE HONEST I WAS MORE WORRIED HOW THEY TREAT THEIR GOATS THEN HOW IT TASTES. SO IT'S A BONUS IT TASTES SO GOOD!
THE "AFTERTASTE" ISN'T ANYTHING BAD. BETTER THAN THE PUSS FILLED MILK ON GROCERY STORE SHELVES! :spam:
BUT SERIOUSLY, I'M 25, JUST FOUND SOMETHING TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY
FEEL GOOD ABOUT.
I CAN'T BE A PART OF THE EVIL THAT HAPPENS TO THE COW DAIRY INDUSTRY...:hair: TAKE THAT ANYWAY YOU LIKE, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE IT NOT TRUE. :flag:
OH! AND MAY I SAY OTHER THEN THE DREADED FEELING EVERY-TIME I PICK UP THEIR BOX MILK I LOOVE THAT THEY PUT IT IN A BOX CARTON THEN CRAPPY-BPA-FILLED-BAD-FOR-THE-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC!

 

[lottsagoats1]

I tried it once and nearly threw up. Gross and disgusting, nothing like the real goat milk I have been drinking for the last 35 years.

 

[thekibblegoddess]

Ummm...box cartons are coated with plastic to make them waterproof. See this: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/11/hidden-plastic/

 

[SuzaLois]

Ummm...box cartons are coated with plastic to make them waterproof. See this: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/11/hidden-plastic/

It's quite hard to get away from plastics these days. The less the better anyway.

 

[thenabster]

Yea, I think it is gross. It is like going outside, pressing George's face to my own, and inhaling deeply. Except instead of a reeking smell in the nose, it is a taste in my mouth. Makes me wonder if their does are allowed to be close to bucks, so that buck fragrance clings to everything, including the milk...

Until this past week, I was getting half a gallon of milk a week as part of a milk share. But the main producing doe had to be dried off since she was recently bred. Even though the bucks were a fenceline away, the milk NEVER tasted bucky at all! Fresh, sweet, creamy goodness in every sip! Nothing like that Meyenberg milk

How’s Summerhill?

 

[ksalvagno]

This is an old thread from 2015. Closed.