The milking herd at Split Creek is made up of around 150 does, but can range anywhere from 100 to 200 does at a time. The herd is made up of mostly Nubians and Alpines but does contain some of the following breeds: LaMancha, Saanen, Guernsey, Toggenburg, Oberhasli, and Nigerian Dwarf. The does are milked twice a day with an average production of 1 gallon per doe per day (depending on age, breed, and length of lactation).

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While the milking herd’s main job is to produce the milk used to make Split Creek Farm’s amazing products, some of the does get to take a break and go to shows to strut their stuff for the judges. This means many of our does earned ribbons, come from champion lines, or have earned Champion status themselves.

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So, our award winning cheese is actually made with milk provided by our award winning goats!