Q: Does Goat cheese have lactose in it? A: Goat milk has about the same amount of lactose as cow milk. However, the cheese making process converts lactose to lactic acid, which is what gives cheese its flavor. The longer a cheese is aged, the less lactose it has – and this is true of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Goats’
Coming Into the World the Hard Way
Kelsey, a yearling, was due to give birth to her first kid yesterday. She is the 10th and (probably) last doe of the season (since the other two aren’t looking very pregnant). We’d had very little sleep the night before, between preparing to sell cheese at a 4-day event and getting up early so I [...]
Baby Pic of the Day
Feeding time!
Baby Pic of the Day
Kerry’s little girl, shortly after birth Saturday.
Christy’s Kids
Christy gave birth to two kids on Monday, but we’ve been so busy we haven’t had a chance to post a photo. We were expecting triplets, but she gave us two fairly large kids, one boy (front) and one girl. Everyone is doing fine.
Spice’s Surprise
Spice (Sugar’s daughter) surprised us tonight by giving us a baby girl – 4 days early! It seems to have been a surprise to Spice also, since she didn’t know what to do with her baby. We found the newborn lying on the concrete floor, dirty and shivering. We cleaned her up, used the blow [...]
Wide Load!
Christy (right) and Kerry are mother and daughter, and both are pregnant and due next week. Kerry will most likely have twins. Christy has given us triplets twice before… and looks like she will again!
