In place of an Employee of the Month, Avalanche Cheese Company elects a Goat of the Month. Every month each farm employee nominates a goat, the candidate names are posted and the goat with the most votes, wins. Winners receive a daily spa treatment, including massage and udder balm; pedicure; first in line at milking; extra grain rations at milking; and a $50 gift certificate at Paonia Farm and Home.
Mocha’s Girl is the Goat of the Month for February. She is a four-year-old Alpine goat who made her debut in the milking line last spring. Mocha’s Girl is one of our older first time moms. She was three when she had her first kidding. She had fancied herself an honest to goodness coffee-swilling, hard-living, wild, rodeo goat. (Her mama was a Barista, thus the name.)
She started the milking season jumping around considerably during milkings. After a lot of TLC, time, patience, support from the other does, and agreeing to give up caffeine, she was able to calm down during milking and is now one of our most steady producers. She gives about 1.5 gallons per day.
In her spare time she enjoys barrel racing, calf roping, funnel cakes and popcorn. Mochas girl is hoping to have twin girls in March.
