Do Show Goats Milk?

I hear it all the time, "Show goats don't milk" and I'm here to tell you that doesn't have to be the case.  Of course a doe traveling almost every month of her lactation won't generally be a top ten contender but it shouldn't dry her up and shorten her lactation to 3 or 4 months.

Our goal is to show every chance we get and have does that milk respectably well for us between times.  In my previous post I lamented that the best dairy diet isn't readily available here but in spite of the busy show schedule and average meals the girls of Hardwicke are getting it done.

We attended/will attend 11 Shows in 2016:
January - Kissimmee, FL
February - Osceola, FL
March - Goats In Gatorland FL
April - Carrollton Spring Show GA
June - Monroe GA & Evin Evans Show NC
July - Nationals PA
September - Carrollton Fall Show GA & Gwinnett Fair GA
October - GA National Show & SC State Fair

Name	Age Yr/Mo	Milk	Fat	Protein	DIM
Haley	3-09	2161	95	78	267 In Progress
Itsy	1-00	838	31	29	195 In Progress
Jupiter	02-11	1989	80	67	251 In Progress
Salsa	2-10	1723	76	60	255 In Progress
Skylar	3-10	1614	87	59	240 Complete
Valentine	3-04	1831	65	54	220 In Progress