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We have currently have four goats. Three LaManchas and one grade. In the past, we had a GREAT goat named Dolly Dolly was a LaMancha doe who provided us with our daily licks along with copious amounts of milk (at the same time!). It is from her that we learned to make goat cheeses - both soft (e.g. Boucheron), semi-soft (Saint Maure with a Brie like coat), and rock hard (delicious sharp grating cheese). She is and will remain to be sorely missed. We’ve also dabbled in Goat Milk Ice Cream and found Chocolate to work the best. The Vanilla was just slightly odd! As a breed we are extremely fond of LaMancha’s. They are a curious animal, thrive on human interaction, quiet, remarkably good-natured, and yet don’t seem interested in destroying everything in sight or in escaping. Now Alpines on the other hand.... |
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Dolly’s last gift to us was a doe, Aurora, for she’s our light in winter. She’s half LaMancha and half Alpine (ooops!). She’s a smart aleck, and the undisputed queen of the farm. She has free run of the whole barn during feeding time, and helps us by sampling each bucket before being delivered (the Royal taster) - protecting all the animals from being poisoned! |
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Ginger is our matron milker. The producer of all our 1998 goat cheese. Thank you Ginger! |
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Hamblin Farms' Painted Feather is our youngest doe. She is a sweet as she is beautiful. |
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| Both girls been bred to Hamblin Farms' Protege our new buck. Despite our vowing never to own a buck, Protege has taken our hearts. If NOT our noses! |
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| Havarti is, well about as mixed as you could find. She is the first one to say hello every morning. |
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