Female goats need to kid first before producing milk and the first milk produced is very important for the kid (baby goat) it is called colostrum.
Cow milking started long long time ago before slavery.
A baby goat will walk after they are born on the same day/night. It usually takes a couple of hours after birth before they stand and attempt walking.
Breeds of milking goats:Australian Melaan: This is a fully black goat. When they have a kid, their udders are huge and you can milk 7 litres > if they are mature.British Alpine: This is a black goat with white Swiss markings. They are quite a popular breed of milking goats. Lots of people show them. Their udders can grow huge and most people dehorn them. They are very useful goats.Nubian: These are very pretty goats and what is easy to tell them apart from other milking goats is that they have big, long, floppy ears. Usually they have a white mark on the bottom part of their belly which reaches over to the other side. They are mostly dehorned. They are excellent milkers and are very productive goats.Saanen: This is the largest breed of goat. They are white and it is unsafe to have them with horns. They are excellent milkers and their udders grow huge because of their size.Toggenburg: This is the smallest breed of milking goats. You can have them with horns if they are gentle, but it is best to have them dehorned. You can also milk litres from them, even though they are smaller than other milking goats.
Until it is weaned at 12 to 14 weeks of age.
A female goat, also known as a doe, typically carries her baby, known as a kid, for around 150 days, which is approximately 5 months, before giving birth.
Yes, human handling can sometimes cause a mother goat to reject or disown her baby. This can happen if the mother goat senses a threat or disturbance from humans, leading her to become stressed and potentially abandon her young. It is important to handle goats with care and avoid any actions that may cause distress to the mother goat.
The OA pair in goat is pronounced as a long O sound, as in boat and float.
This will depend on how much milk she is still producing once she comes home. If her udder is still looking full you may be able to start milking her again. Keep in mind that she might have mastitis, treat it as you normally, and begin milking her. It is probably a good idea to see if she does have mastitis either way, if she does treat it and dry her off if she is not able to milk. A month should not be too harmful to her, if she was producing milk before hand, however, anywhere longer than that you might not be able to begin the milking process.
hairry goats It could be an Angora goat who has not yet been shorn.
Not very long. A shark cannot breathe out of water, a goat cannot breathe underwater, and many species of shark will eat the goat.
Dairy farms can be laid out in almost any pattern as long as the barns or fields which hold the milking cows are connected to the milking parlor somehow.
or you will get leg cramps if you squat too long