can you drink boer milk?

If she has enough for you and the kid, then yes you can. My Boer does never have a bag big enough for me to try. However I did have a Saanan/Boer doe that milked fairly well.
Nancy

I milked a boer last year and am milking a boer cross this year.

Their milk is just a good, and they are very easy to milk (at least mine is), love the soft pink bag. I've heard it more like nubian milk (even though I don't notice differences in milk between any of the breeds of goats)

MILK You can drink any milk that you can get. Just make sure it is clean. Last Sunday I talked to a young man that was raised on horse milk. I have milked cows, goats, and sheep. My daughter said that I could not milk her mare, but then she never got her bred.

the mongolians milked their mares, it was a ready made travel snack, just hop off the horse your rideing and milk you out some,

good boers have large bags and lots of milk, they just dont milk as long as dairy breeds, alot of the percentage boer and thoughs that have been bred back up to Full blood from spanish or some other range type stock have lost their milking quality, pure South African stock though especially have nice big full udders,

Milk is milk is milk. If she will let you milk her her, then you can drink it. Boers produce plenty of milk, but most are raising their own kids. Boers are not bred for long lactations, so usually dry off or at least drop production after a few months.

Thanks I was just wondering because she has a kid on her at the moment and I don't really want to milk her. Will I have to milk her when I wean the baby?

hardworkingwoman said:

Thanks I was just wondering because she has a kid on her at the moment and I don't really want to milk her. Will I have to milk her when I wean the baby?

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If you wean at 4 or so months, her production will decrease as she herself slowly starts to wean the kid. When you separate the kid, the doe will bag up and that is what signals her to dry off and stop producing milk. Unless the udder gets HUGE and uncomfortable looking, then you just leave it alone. Her body will re-absorb the milk she's made if it isn't removed from her udder, and she will dry up until next year. You'll have to keep the kid separated for a month or so, to make sure he doesn't start nursing immediately when they're reintroduced.

I tried to milk the cat the other day, but didn't get a drop...yet....

While googling mammary biology (hoping for some in depth info on how it all happens down to the nitty gritty) I ran across a paper that showed the outcomes of milking mice (among other mammals). I suppose all mammals make edible milk if you're willing to go the extra mile to milk it. I've heard camels milk is suppose to be very rich and creamy.

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While googling mammary biology (hoping for some in depth info on how it all happens down to the nitty gritty) I ran across a paper that showed the outcomes of milking mice (among other mammals). I suppose all mammals make edible milk if you're willing to go the extra mile to milk it. I've heard camels milk is suppose to be very rich and creamy.

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You wouldn't even need a stool to milk a camel. Those things are huge!

Thanks you guys that really makes me laugh out loud! I kind of figured that but just wanted to make sure. This is to funny.

Woops I mean ladies!

My son milked our dog once. She had never had puppies, but two kittens were nursing on her and she came into milk. No one drank it though.

Maybe weird animal milk would be the next niche in dairying. Maybe I should try milking the alpacas and see if I can make alpaca butter then, al'paca tub of butter with it. (I don't get enough sleep.) I bet that'd sell good. Novelty alpaca items.

I've been wanting to get a donkey to milk ever since I read this http://news.softpedia.com/news/Donk...lous-039-Forever-Young-Potion-039-34808.shtml

I'm sure you could, but would you really want to milk those small teats??
petaddict: Sure donkey milk may be denser, but no milk is a magic elixir of life.

Tried the cat again today...still no luck.....

There's someone in California milking yaks right now to make cheese I think. I know there are buffalo milking facilities to make buffalo mozzarella. I am getting 1/2 gallon a day from Gloria our PITB boer doe. She has DELICIOUS creamy yummy milk, but unfortunately, the pigs are getting it all right now.

I am just laughing hysterically! This is to funny.