[*Andi]

You can raise goats for fun, for milk and/or meat even for their fiber. (angora or cashmere)

What breed ... I like a Nubian/Alpine cross. Why...:dunno:... Maybe because that was the first goats I got 25 years ago.

I've had LaMancha & Saanen goats in the past and they are a great milking breeds but for one reason or another we didn't keep them long.

Right now I'm milking one Nubian (3 year old) and I'm getting right at a gallon per day. That is half in the morning and half at night.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery has a great chapter on goats, cows and home dairy.

 

[*Andi]

Yes ... goat milk is different from cow but when you think about it ...'store milk' is different from raw milk and they are both different from dry milk.

As for the meat ... no ... it does not taste like chicken. lol I would put it in with venison. (if I had to.)

I like goat milk :dunno: ... but it is a fact, some people don't.

hardrock, visit some goat farms or a person that has a few goats ... read ... read ... and ask questions. :goodluck: