DOES GOAT MILK TASTE "GOATY"? There are things you can do (or avoid doing) to minimize the goaty taste. Keeping the milking does away from the buck seems to help. We keep our does separate and our milk isn't very strong in taste. Careful cleaning practices are very important, too, as is chilling the milk quickly and keeping it covered and out of sunlight. Certain plants and even musty feed can give the milk an "off" taste.
HOW MUCH MILK DOES A NIGERIAN DWARF GIVE?
Two of our does give approximately one pound a day (that roughly equals a quart of milk. Milk is weighed rather than being measured by volume, as the foam on top of the milk makes volume measurement inaccurate.) Our other doe gives slightly less. Keep in mind that we do not milk intensively or milk year-round. In any case, a quart a day seems to be about average for Nigerian Dwarves.
HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE?
I would caution anyone that milking, like anything else, takes time. Not only do you have to milk rain, shine, sleet or heat, you have to clean up afterwards :) Most people milk twice a day at intervals ranging from 8 to 12 hours apart.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MILK A GOAT? The first is a healthy, lactating doe that is willing to be milked! We have a wonderful, gentle mother doe who can only be milked under great duress. She hates being milked, so I don't force her unless absolutely necessary.
In addition to a doe, you'll need a stainless steel pail that fits under your Nigerian's belly (they don't seem to make hooded pails in small enough sizes), a milk strainer with filters, a strip cup, sterilized containers in which to keep the milk, baby wipe or some type of disinfectant to clean the doe's udder, and Clorox bleach (not cheap bleach). You can pasteurize the milk in a double-boiler at first.
You might also want a raised milking stand, which saves your back, and a stanchion (a "head-catcher" to help hold the doe still) with an attached feed pan. You might also want a stainless milk carrier, a scale to weigh the milk, and special detergents to clean your equipment. Further along, you can invest in a pasteurizing machine or even a milking machine. You can see the type of equipment available at some of the dairy goat supply houses on the internet. Some companies even have "starter" packages.