Well, you may or may not be able to lick the dairy allergy. Depends what
is causing it. Angora goats MIGHT be ok for milking, but they are so hairy
I think it would be difficult. If you raised them though they would be
nice enough.
Mine aren't ... they are what is called around here "blackberry goats"
... someone
buys some cheap goats and sends them out to eat the berries. Very hardy
and tough, but not real friendly.
Our neighbors lost theirs though, when a cat jumped a 5ft fence. It's hard to
protect against those (unless you have an electrified fence!). BTW though,
angoras really don't CARE about electricity. The fur protects them. So
we have to tether them when they graze (they will also squeeze past most
fences).
They are fun to keep though, and great for the yard.
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:35 AM, cyara2408 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Hi Heather,
>
> Do you think Angora goats would give enough milk? I am really into fibres... building to get some Angora rabbits soon .... then will build for chickens... and then was planning for goats. So if milk didn't work out for me I would still have fibres. I would have to protect here too... we have leopard and jackals. The little Swiss Milch goat is real sweet. I am building very strong housing for the animals I am planning on getting... rock and cement. I really want to lick this dairy allergy... I love cheese and yogurt!
>
> Chelle
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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>> I can't do goat milk either, but they are really easy to keep. I have two fiber
>> goats (angoras) and they also mow our yard. Our neighbors got a milk goat
>> though, to feed a baby colt, and it was really an easy animal to keep. Docile,
>> small, gave a gallon of milk a day for the cost of grass! The milk was delicious
>> too. Still gave me "milk symptoms" (I get really, really cold and then get
>> brain fog, and migraines later). So it's worth testing before you invest.
>>
>> The goat cost her something like $75 ... not pricey. One thing though:
>> you need to keep them protected. A mountain lion ate one of the neighbor's
>> goats lately, and dogs get them too. My angoras have horns and they
>> fight mean, and I haven't had a problem with them getting attacked (if
>> a dog comes around they attack it! They also used to knock my kid
>> down before she got big enough to grab them first). But the milk goats
>> are not so feisty.
>>
>> Also, you MUST milk them daily (2x a day I think). And probably learn
>> to make cheese (it's easy) or kefir, because you'll have way more milk
>> than you can use. But if you like goat milk, it's worth it! It doesn't
>> taste "goaty" unless its' old or unless there is a ram around.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:08 AM, cyara2408 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks Carolyn.
>> >
>> > I am planning on getting myself a milk goat because I heard this. Access to goat milk is difficult as I live in the country and no neighbours are selling this milk. I love yogurt but find I react to it too. It might be that it is made with pasterised milk and that is the problem. Is why I am so determined to detox.... I heard that with each liver detox more and more allergies disappear.. Well I only have the dairy that I am aware of. (Sugar intolerance is different I think and I just stay away.) This programme is the ultimate way for me to detox because I can do it!!! : )
>> >
>> > Chelle
>> >
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