drying down milk
Posted by wally b at 2008-08-20 21:29:58
I have a cow I'm milking. I want to dry her excess milk (ie powder dry) so I can add it to feed grain for protein suppliment for my chickens. Any idea how to do this or is it possible?
wally
Response by brosil at 2008-08-21 08:21:13
If I remember correctly, The commercial folks use a vacumn oven. First, defat the milk completely. I think they use some additive like acetone to separate the fat from the milk and then vacumn distill it out. Then spray into a heated chamber that is under a partial vacumn so that the water flashes from the milk soilds without leaving a burnt taste to the milk.
Or you could just mix it with corn and feed it wet.
Response by Dale Wagner at 2008-08-21 11:01:39
You need a vaceum pump so it will boil at a far lower temp. Sort of a dicey job requiring a lot of detail.
Why not feed the milk as a liquid? Works fine.
Response by Deadend at 2008-08-22 09:40:05
My Mother used to feed her chickens "clabbered" milk. She would let the skimmed milk sour in a pail for a day or so, depending on the heat factor. Then feeding the "cottage cheese" to the chickens. Maybe the texture was easier for them to consume.
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