Off-Grid Homesteading: Nubian Goats or Dairy Cows
Do you want farm fresh milk on your off-grid homestead? Should you have dairy cows or Nubian goats for milk production? What are the benefits or drawbacks? I share this family's choice and why they chose what they did. RESOURCES: - T5 Commercial Tube Fixture: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TJQ6C6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002TJQ6C6&linkCode=as2&tag=yt0c-20 - EdenPure Infrared Heater: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005PYUMLS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005PYUMLS&linkCode=as2&tag=yt0c-20
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I probably wouldn't pasteurize it, pasteurization destroys a lot of its nutrition.
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This is all so insane.
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it defeats to purpose if it's pasteurized
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why feed you kids that. just move them over to isomil formula or non dairy creamer.
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Is there anywhere I can learn about that awesome sprouting system?
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what goat is better for mik
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why don't you shear the goats n use the fur to make coats n shoes for the goats? gratuitous move
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You shouldn't pasteurise milk for the baby goats, they need the raw milk to develop properly.
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The vast majority of bacteria in milk (and in general) are either benign or beneficial. I would love to hear you explain why you would pasteurize the milk other than to "kill bacteria". That make no sense at all...
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No idea why they'd pasteurize the milk. Not all bacteria is bad.
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This guy has an awesome set up!
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Why give Pasteurized milk back to the goats?
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disgusting...
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You did a very nice job on this video, but WHY would they want to kill the fresh milk for the kids? Fresh milk has all the enzymes needed to digest it... that gets destroyed when pasturized. My understanding is that with cows, the calves will die on store bought milk (pasturized/homogonized).
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Pasturizing is for mainly when you sell the milk. If your legal to do so.
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You do not have to pasturize the milk to feed the kids unless your does are CAE positive. And Nubians have a naturally sweet milk. I breed and raise nubians. Have done so for many years. I don't feed alfalfa and when I milk I can smell the sweetness of the cream in the bucket.
A good doe should milk at least a gallon a day. With all they're being fed they should give more.. -
They have to say that about pasturizing cause the officials will be on them like stink. Unpasteurized nubian milk is the best.
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WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!
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This was great! Loved the baby goats or kid, so cute :)
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1/2 a gallon a day is bad for the Nubian breed of goats they should produce more like 1 gallon of milk or 3/4th gallon close to a gallon every day. Don't get me wrong but I don't like Nubians they are loud nasty tempered goats that don't produce enough to keep around.
I love my Swiss alpine doe and my LAMANCHA buckling.
the buckling's mother produced about 1 1/2 gallons of milk every day.
the Swiss alpine's mom produced 1 gallon and that wasn't even at her peek of milking.
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