Last weekend, while browsing Craigslist, Tool Lady found a posting titled “Goat Milking Gig”. So, she asked if it sounded like a good idea, and of course, I said yes! After a few emails and phone calls, it was decided that we should meet, check each other out, check the set up out and get a little tutorial on goat milking…you know, because neither of us have ever milked a goat before in our lives…ever.
So, after work this evening, Tool Lady and I went to see a woman about some goats 😉
The set up seems just about perfect…There are four goats; a grandma (who can be a bit protective of her space), two daughters (one who is in milk) and one granddaughter (born in July). The goat who is in milk (one of the daughters) gives about 5 quarts of milk each day (that’s a lot of milk). The owner of the goats (a nice woman named Daven who runs Milk and Honey) is looking for someone to check in on the goats, feed them and milk the momma 2-3 times a week in exchange for the milk that is given. Pretty cool gig if you ask me. Daven has even offered to help us learn how to make cheese and yogurt!
So, officially, we are all going to take a day or two to think about any questions that might come up and then move forward from there! Now, since we’ve never milked goats, handled goats or done any kind of exchange/share like this before, we’re a little nervous. We are also very excited about 1) the experience we’ll get and 2) all that fresh milk!!!
I’ll let you all know what becomes of this possibility!
xoxo,
M
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I love the Milk and Honey folks!
Right?! Good stuff 🙂
Just so you know, ya’ll rock. Love this and everything else you share! Good luck on your new goat adventure.
Thank you so much for following along!
This made me smile. We used to have goats when I was a kid and they were real personalities. Not always well behaved mind you. Sounds like a fun thing to do, despite growing up with them I’ve never milked a goat but how hard can it be??? He, He, He possibily quite difficult – I do look forward to your finding out.
Ha! Glad to put a smile on your face! I’ll be updating our progress with stories (I’m sure) of sore hands, mistakes and some delicious milk 🙂
Ooh, awesome!! I really want to breed our goats this year, but they’re so small I’ve heard they have a hard time kidding, and can also be difficult to milk. So, so tempted to try, though, with the prospect of milk in spring. Such a good opportunity for you – I really hope it works out!
-Jaime
Oh yes… it will be more than worth it if you decide to move forward! But only do what you’re comfortable with!!! For now, we’re happy to milk and do some basic chores…keeping and kidding goats is a whole different ballgame!
How cool! isn’t Craigslist awesome–you just never know what you are gonna find. Hmmmm–maybe there will be a little farm and goats in your future!
Oh, I do hope there is a little farm (and goats) in our future! That’s what’s all this learning/tripping/falling/get back up again is for 😉