Seasons Bleatings - July 07 - goats

Meet HMFF Cozette... who has taken over her mother's place as "house-milker"! Cozette is a solid black French Alpine out of the herd matriarch, HMFF Henriette (Henriette is now 12 years old, retired from the milking lineup but playing nursemaid to her and all the other dairy kids)...

Here is Cozette on the stanchion ready for milking!

I love the picture below because it shows Cozette's "winter fuzz" over her hips like dandelion fluff ! 8>)

This is the working end of HMFF Cozette on grass and a handful of goat chow...I'm afraid to see what would happen on alfalfa and a high percentage milking ration. This is her first lactation and she is already knocking the socks off my present house milkers. No two-finger milking here.. and lots of milk in the pail. She is out of Beniesoit Tate Tristan and was bred back to him last fall . This spring she produced a single solid black (with a white spot on his side) buck kid.

May 2007

FOR SALE Cozette's Boy07 is French Alpine (registerable), disbudded, and will offer Beniesoit breeding on both sides of his pedigree. If you need better teat size and great capacity for milk production, he might be a good choice for your does. SPECIAL PRICE of $100 through the end of July

I can send photos of his sire upon request to hmffarm@fidnet.com A 50% deposit will hold him for 30 days. Paypal accepted.

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So what to do with all that milk after the freezer is full? Here is a recipe for dessert crepes using goatmilk cheese (from the recent ADGA newsletter)

Make crepes using your favorite recipe... then fill with this delicious filling:

Creamy Raspberry-Chevre Crepe Filling

11 oz plain goat chevre

2 oz table cream

3-4 drops almond extract

6 oz raspberry jam

4 oz chocolate sauce

1 pint raspberries

In a mixer, blend cheese, extract and cream. Spread approx. 2 oz of cheese onto each crepe. Spread jam on top of cheese and roll up crepe. Drizzle with chocolate sauce on top.

THANKS to Stephani who purchased the Colored Angora twins last month!