One of the most common questions we get on the homestead is “what’s the difference between goats milk and cows milk”? An excellent question! And the answer(s) are the primary reason we decided to raise dairy goats instead of dairy cows. There is definitely a difference in how the human body reacts to goats milk versus cows milk. Answer: Goats milk is easier to digest than cows milk. There is a difference in fat molecule size. The fat molecules in…
Now that you know how to separate the cream from the whole milk (see May 27, 2018 post), the next logical step is to start using it. One of my jobs is to make butter out of the cream. I typically make butter the day after separating, when the cream has chilled over night. Our Nigerian Dwarf goats have such high butter fat that you can turn the refrigerated jar of cream upside down, and it will not pour out,…
Nigerian Dwarf Goat milk in itself is extremely delicious. Yet, sometimes people give goat milk (in general) a bad rap saying it has a stronger flavor, it smells or tastes goaty, etc. I can’t count the number of times I have challenged people to taste our goat milk, after literally refusing due to a previous bad experience, and every time it is the same reaction, “wow, that’s really good! It tastes just like cow milk”. My response is always the…