Why we're DRYING OFF the GOATS | KEEPING DAIRY GOATS | PERMACULTURE FOOD FOREST FARM & MARKET GARDEN
Originally filmed for our Patreon members, this short video looks into why we are purposefully reducing the milk that our dairy goats produce, a term called drying off. We have a quick look at the daily morning milking routine before starting a conversation on our reasons to reduce the milk.
We have been drinking our own goats milk for over three years and we're going to miss having the fresh, raw milk and the opportunity to make cheese and kefir, but if we want to have goat kids next year (to grow our herd) we need to dry of the goats. We chat all about how we are drying off the goats, why we are and what we're going to miss, though at the same time we outline some of the responsibilities that home dairying brings to our lives and how drying off gives not only the goats a rest but the farmer too.
About Tap o' Noth Farm:
Hi, we're James and Rosa! Welcome to Tap o' Noth Farm, a quarter acre Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) market garden and 8 acre permaculture designed forest garden farm/homestead in Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland. We practice home scale to small farm scale agroforestry and regenerative agriculture methods to produce organic fruit and vegetables, raise dairy goats for all our raw milk needs, Shetland sheep and geese to graze our silvopasture and coppice systems and laying hens, moved around in a Chickshaw, for an abundance of eggs.
Our videos aren't 'how to's' - more videos to give a glimpse into our lifestyle and hopefully inspire you to bring aspects of what you see into your own life.
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I don't know how youtube has been hiding your channel from me for years but I just recently found it and have been binge watching. Love the content and how you run your farm. Subscribed.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there! Welcome to the channel and thanks for finding us and subscribing! Many thanks.
"Nice to have a break from you pal" 😂😂😂😂 mint humour in these vlogs dude.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers man, we have to cut a lot of our humour out sometimes!
Rosa is a gem.
I love the way you think about your farm and your animals.
Very nice video.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Love your videos! I have recently found “The Biegel Family” where I have learned a lot on goat milk cheese making. Have a great winter and look forward to your next video 🙂
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
Thank you for your great content video. Just found your vlog and had to subscribe. Took me down memory lane to our homestead a few years back. Now I am excited to go back to your beginning and catch up! Blessings from Holland, Ohio US 😊🌻🐛
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you for finding us and subscribing, much appreciated. Hope you enjoy the rest of our offerings!
@marking-time-gardens
2 жыл бұрын
@@TapoNothFarm Thank you. I am enjoying very much. My husband and I had a homestead from 1967 until 2009. We had dairy goats and all the usual barnyard lot. Miss it dearly. And my husband too gone 4 years now. I watch several you tube channels and find yours "a keeper". And yes... sometimes you and your "lovely ladies" just need a respite... it is a wise and healthy choice for all. Blessings 😊🌻🐛
Thank you!
Rosa after 3 1/2 years of milking the goats,and all that goes along with processing the milk and cheese, I'm sure you're ready for a break.Having some babies around will be nice, and we all know how time flies. THANKS FOR SHARING AND TAKE CARE 🙂.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you!!
We added the billy to ours about a month ago and two that we were still milking are drying them selves up slowly, which is a sign they are pregnant ...same happened last year. I leave the kids with the mamas during the day until she wean them off but separate at night which helps. We have two jerseys too so they complement each other in the milk production and we are never without milk. Sorry for the dislike( it was on the screen as I opened and tapped accidentally) good luck with yours! Xx
Again another topic that'll I'll be enjoying following. I soak my wheat and barley and let it forment slightly before I feed it to my chickens. I do this because I understand it helps release more of the nutrients in the and aids the digestion. Would that work with your goats?
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Great! Yep, we used to ferment the goats grain (there's a very early vlog that we made all about that), it's certainly worth doing and great for chickens as you are doing. Thanks for watching!
Your videos are really inspiring!
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
Sweet people!
Informative👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
No worries, thanks as always for watching and for the support.
Lovely video! You can also ‘share’ milk with their kids a bit sooner than 12 weeks: We put kids in a stall at night( next to mum ) when they were 6 weeks old and took the morning milk only. Mama goat had plenty left to feed her kids during the day. Seemed to work fine and not too taxing on goats or humans 😉
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Lovely video, thank you! I love your big white goats , maybe one day I’ll be in a position to get some myself. Enjoy your rest, I’m sure you’ve earned it, and just in time for those dark, dark north eastern mornings.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it will be nice to have a bit more down time.
I admire your dedication. love the goats. I know that it freezes well, could you have stocked up to supply your own needs by doing that?
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Yes perhaps we could have done, though we personally aren't big fans of frozen milk and lack the freezer space!
Goat milking full video uploading plz
Great video and what does goats milk taste like is it the same as cow milk. Thank you for your precious time kindest regards tam 🏴❤️🏴❤️
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Lighter and sweeter than cow's, not so much cream sadly. Very close to cow's in flavour when fresh, developing a goatier flavour over a few days.
Loved seeing the baby Billy and Myrtle clips in the video. Will you breed all 3 goats or just the 2 white ones? And what breed of billy will you be using? Can't wait to see the kids!
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Hiya! We're still making those decisions...a daily thought process! ;) I'm sure you'll meet them in person!
@flock_ness
2 жыл бұрын
@@TapoNothFarm the goat farm down the road has a few, she's let us borrow one before, he crossed very well with Myrtle and he is the sweetest. He'd be a good match 😃
Bom dia mulher 😉👍✌
hey y'all, What are the white ball looking things hanging from the goats jaws directly below the ear? Is that hair or is that tissue of some sort? Any way Merry Christmas today
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there! Those are what we call their toggles - seems to be something Toggenburg goats have.
Hola, subtitulo, por favor 😊👍
@yeagerxp
2 жыл бұрын
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Love the "organic raw barley" mixed with genetically modified, sprayed Alfalfa.
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
What an assumption?!! Don't worry the alfalfa is organic.
@yeagerxp
2 жыл бұрын
@@TapoNothFarm LOL Good reply. I was taught never ASSUME anything because it makes an ASS of U and ME 🤣🤣🤣
@palco23
2 жыл бұрын
Alfalfa is a genetically modified organism created in a laboratory therefore by definition it can never be organic. So whoever is selling you this "organic" alfalfa is ripping you of.
@yeagerxp
2 жыл бұрын
@@palco23 please don't bunch all alfalfa into the same pile, there is still organic alfalfa (NON GMO)available not everybody is a RIP-OFF artist. If she says it is organic it is organic. Do your research
@flock_ness
2 жыл бұрын
@@palco23 not true. We can easily get hold of non-GMO, organic alfalfa here. We've been able to get it easily when we lived near the South Coast of England, the Middle of Britain and here in the North of Scotland, its really not difficult. We can even grow it ourselves up here. We looked into it and had no problem finding organic seed.
Please don't stop milking your goat. Wait till she is 3 months pregnant. Get them breed first. I hope you get a buck too.
@yeagerxp
2 жыл бұрын
Rosa is looking for a break. Poor thing has been milking the goats every morning. Winter is coming she wants to sleep in. 🤣🤣🤣
@TapoNothFarm
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we're wanting to have some time without milking and also give the goats a well earned rest.