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We managed to build the new Dairy Unit this trip. It consists of a three-bay milking parlour, an office and storeroom. As the female goats come out of their khola (goat house) each morning, they’re funnelled into one of the bays and tempted with food laced with nutrient supplement to be still as they’re milked. Passing though a gate into another paddock, collectively they’re taken out for the morning’s grazing.
The ‘dairy compound - the land surrounding it will eventually become specifically planted pasture, surrounded by security walls.
Something interesting in the store-room?
The store room will be filled with bags of a special mix prepared from maize bran (the by-product of milling maize), soya, salt and other additives, bagged, logged and packed for use during future months. As we further develop the site, security walls will surround specifically planted grazing land so our dairy herd will have access to clean, safe, carefully managed grazing.
