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Redlands Dairy
Redlands Goat Hill
ANGIE LINDLEYINTERNSHIP
SEPT.-DEC. 2009
Goat Breeds
Alpine1 La ManchaNubian½ Saanen1 ToggenburgBoersSpanish
• Produces most milk
• Produces a high butter fat
• Produces less volume than others/butter fat is 5% or more
• Produces more milk than average/lower butter fat content2.5%-3%
• Oldest known dairy goat breed/ has the strongest goat taste
• Quick growth rate and excellent carcass quality
• Smaller, thin boned, excellent hardiness and low input
• hardiness and low input
Hands on experience!
Dairy
milk storage tank
milking room
brain box
hand milk
Pre dip/stripping teats
Milking goats
Post dip after milking
47 goats on milking line47 goats on the milking line
9 bucks
15 probies for spring 2010
31 doelingsWill be milking in 2011
Monetary Costs
Supplies needed for the milking room$20.50/5 gal. pre dip$30.95/5 gal.post dip$10.00/1000 paper towels$8.80/1 gal. heavy duty acid$10.00/box latex gloves$12.00/5 gal. 10% chlorine$.05/for each filter The costs does not include parts on the
milking line that wear out or just breakage….All the stainless steel that is custom made.
Feed Costs30 goats per week
$8.52/100# Corn- when not on dairy line
$10.00/50# Tindel(sweet feed)-150# per day not as much when not milking
$30.00/round bale Sudan$7.50/sm. bale Alfalfa –full production
1 a day
Vaccines(insurance)
2 times a year8 wayLeptoChlamydia 1 time a yearCas-bac-for knots in head and
glands
AAAHHH!!
Possibly 50 kids arriving between April 1st thru the 15th 2010!!!!
That is not including kids from Goat Hill!
X marks the spot
Do not milk
soap making room
goat soap 6-8 weeks to
cure
Odd Creatures
Which way are my horns s‘pose to grow?
Sheba• has the most fully intact sex
organs of both male and female seen on a goat around this area.
cheese making room one sneeze spoils the
cheese!!
Ricotta Cheese
Pasteurize milk –increase heat to 180 degrees
Add plain white vinegar as a rennet for it to curd
Drain out the whey
colby
ricotta
mozzarella
Takes the least amount of time. Only takes about 4 hours to make.
You pull on the cheese like taffy.
Yes, you can make it in the microwave!
Guardian AnimalsWorking Livestock
JOSEPHINENatalie gave her the name.
Buford
SlyThe black goat of the family
Mamma & pups… No
name?!
Started off with 7
…and now there is 3
JENNY
Hands on experience Goat Hill
roped to be doped
Observations
Waiting to be flushed
Time outI can’t be nice to
others
Hold me, I'm dizzy, going to pass
out!!
Clip & a vacuum anyone?
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Tada! EGGS