Milking Goats

Milking A Goat

Raw Goats Milk: Practice Safe Milk Handling

First:

• Use the "Fast Chill" method of handling your goats milk from beginning to end. Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply quickest between 40°F and 140°F.
• Store your clean milk pail in the freezer. Submerge your milk pail in ice water while milking. The faster you can chill the milk, the better-tasting and fresher & safer to consume, it will be. Milking into an ice-cold milk pail lowers the temperature rapidly until you can get the milk into the house, strained and refrigerated.
• The longer the milk sits out, the more “goaty” it will taste and the more danger of food poisoning there is.

• Wash your hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds before and after handling anything and after using the bathroom, changing diapers, and handling goats.
• Wash your cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot soapy water and/or bleach.

WASH YOUR HANDS THE RIGHT WAY:

• Use plain soap and water—skip the antibacterial soap—and scrub the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum a song from beginning to end twice.
• Rinse hands, then dry with a clean towel. Wash dish cloths & hand towels often in the hot cycle of your washing machine.
• Wash your hands often, especially during these key times when germs can spread: Before, during, and after milking goats or cows. Some wear disposable gloves while milking. Remember, bacteria is transmitable to humans.
• Use A Strip Cup When Milking

• To make milking easier & cleaner, shave goat’s udder.

1. Place water in clean udder wipe jar (wide mouth glass canning jar w/lid, works well) & add 1-2 oz. NutriBiotic – Certified Organic Pure Coconut Oil Soap, Unscented | Certified Organic, Unrefined, Biodegradable | Vegan & Made without GMOs, Gluten, Parabens or Sulfates | Rich, Cleansing Lather which elimanates smells & helps decrease bacteria.