Goats - does anyone know??? for sure

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Just have to jump in quickly to dispel this myth. Goats are *extremely* fussy eaters. They will not eat anything soiled in any way. They won't even eat a tempting treat like a cookie if another goat mouthed it first. They won't eat hay that they have stepped on or has been soiled by chickens or whatever. They refuse to drink water that has been contaminated in any way such as a goose drinking out of the bucket or a horse dribbling into it. I don't know where the old wives tale that goats will eat anything began, but any of our members who also are goat keepers will agree that it is indeed a wide spread fallacy that many people believe. The fact that they much prefer to browse on leaves and tender tree branches and such rather than graze on grass may be a factor in people believing they will eat "anything". They will also play with things and mouth them (the proverbial picture of a goat "eating" a tin can, where in fact they do like to just rip the paper off a can) but they don't actually eat the things they play with.

 

Oh, and I have never heard of any type of parasite in humans resulting from raw goat milk. That's not to say it can't be true, only that I have never heard of one.

 

Raven

 

 

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<clipped>. Goats will eat anything anytime, therefore could be suspect. <clipped>

 

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I agree. the reason goats eat leaves and such is because they are clean..and mine will not eat anything lower to the dirty ground than their knees, which is 6-10 inches from the ground.

 

I have been milking goats by hand and serving my family raw milk for years, and will continue to do so. The biggest bonus is that we never get poison ivy anymore. The goats eat poison ivy and through their milk we get immunity. And son, and I, we were so so severely sensitive to it. But now, we are cured. Same with reactions to pollens..the goats eat so many things and by ingesting the milk, we have immunity of a sort that stop the hayfever.

 

Flo

 

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Raven

 

Just have to jump in quickly to dispel this myth. Goats are *extremely* fussy eaters. They will not eat anything soiled in any way. They won't even eat a tempting treat like a cookie if another goat mouthed it first. They won't eat hay that they have stepped on or has been soiled by chickens or whatever. They refuse to drink water that has been contaminated in any way such as a goose drinking out of the bucket or a horse dribbling into it. I don't know where the old wives tale that goats will eat anything began, but any of our members who also are goat keepers will agree that it is indeed a wide spread fallacy that many people believe. The fact that they much prefer to browse on leaves and tender tree branches and such rather than graze on grass may be a factor in people believing they will eat "anything". They will also play with things and mouth them (the proverbial picture of a goat "eating" a tin can, where in fact they do like to just rip the paper off a can) but they don't actually eat the things they play with.

 

Oh, and I have never heard of any type of parasite in humans resulting from raw goat milk. That's not to say it can't be true, only that I have never heard of one.

 

Raven

 

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I would like to second what has been said here I`ve had goats over 20 years and never got a parasite from them, I was always very careful about being clean with my milk and always got it cold as fast as I could which could make a good difference in the taste. Of course I`m talking good healthy goats here. Goats milk is only second to breast milk and is so good for you compared to what you buy in a store.

Sandra

 

 

Just have to jump in quickly to dispel this myth. Goats are *extremely* fussy eaters. They will not eat anything soiled in any way. They won't even eat a tempting treat like a cookie if another goat mouthed it first. They won't eat hay that they have stepped on or has been soiled by chickens or whatever. They refuse to drink water that has been contaminated in any way such as a goose drinking out of the bucket or a horse dribbling into it. I don't know where the old wives tale that goats will eat anything began, but any of our members who also are goat keepers will agree that it is indeed a wide spread fallacy that many people believe. The fact that they much prefer to browse on leaves and tender tree branches and such rather than graze on grass may be a factor in people believing they will eat "anything". They will also play with things and mouth them (the proverbial picture of a goat "eating" a tin can, where in fact they do like to just rip the paper off a can) but they don't actually eat the things they play with.

 

Oh, and I have never heard of any type of parasite in humans resulting from raw goat milk. That's not to say it can't be true, only that I have never heard of one.

 

Raven

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That is right my goats were as picky as they came I

had to buy the best hay money could buy. Then feed

them in a special made manger so they would not step

on it and yes goats will carry things around. I had

one if she saw any kind of plastic in there yard she

would pick it up and give it to me. Now for tast YUM

none batter but that store boght stuff yuck.

Pasturization ruins goats milk. And only slopyness and

getting dirt in the milk is the only way one might get

a bug from it. We never did and I had goats for 25

years. Raised my 11 children on it and some could not

drink cows milk, but could goats milk.

Pat M

 

--- sand5rn wrote:

 

>

> I would like to second what has been said here I`ve

> had goats over 20 years

> and never got a parasite from them, I was always

> very careful about being

> clean with my milk and always got it cold as fast as

> I could which could make a

> good difference in the taste. Of course I`m talking

> good healthy goats here.

> Goats milk is only second to breast milk and is so

> good for you compared to

> what you buy in a store.

> Sandra

>

>

> Just have to jump in quickly to dispel this myth.

> Goats are *extremely*

> fussy eaters. They will not eat anything soiled in

> any way. They won't even

> eat a tempting treat like a cookie if another goat

> mouthed it first. They

> won't eat hay that they have stepped on or has been

> soiled by chickens or

> whatever. They refuse to drink water that has been

> contaminated in any way such as

> a goose drinking out of the bucket or a horse

> dribbling into it. I don't

> know where the old wives tale that goats will eat

> anything began, but any of

> our members who also are goat keepers will agree

> that it is indeed a wide

> spread fallacy that many people believe. The fact

> that they much prefer to

> browse on leaves and tender tree branches and such

> rather than graze on grass may

> be a factor in people believing they will eat

> " anything " . They will also

> play with things and mouth them (the proverbial

> picture of a goat " eating " a

> tin can, where in fact they do like to just rip the

> paper off a can) but they

> don't actually eat the things they play with.

>

> Oh, and I have never heard of any type of parasite

> in humans resulting from

> raw goat milk. That's not to say it can't be true,

> only that I have never

> heard of one.

>

> Raven

>

>

>

 

 

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Wow! That's awesome!

 

On 10/27/05, Flo <fgarig wrote:

>

> I agree. the reason goats eat leaves and such is because they are clean..and

mine will not eat anything lower to the dirty ground than their knees, which is

6-10 inches from the ground.

>

> I have been milking goats by hand and serving my family raw milk for years,

and will continue to do so. The biggest bonus is that we never get poison ivy

anymore. The goats eat poison ivy and through their milk we get immunity. And

son, and I, we were so so severely sensitive to it. But now, we are cured. Same

with reactions to pollens..the goats eat so many things and by ingesting the

milk, we have immunity of a sort that stop the hayfever.