Twins like to drink milk — goat’s milk
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But in the case of twins Brittany and Whitney Dillard, the advertising mavens would have to change the line a bit.
It would need to run, “Got goat’s milk?”
The girls were helping out their grandparents, A.G. and Peggy Roberts, who were showing their dairy goats the Warren County A&L Fair Goat Show Saturday, when their grandmother happened to mention the girls were essentially raised on goats milk.
“Brittany was 2 pounds, 1 ounce, and Whitney was 1 pound, 7 ounces when they were born,” Peggy said. “And we had to put them on the goat’s milk because they couldn’t hold down the formula.”
“Doctors put a lot of them on it,” A.G. adds, noting his sister uses the milk to feed a colt she is raising.
“We’ve been raising goats about 20 years,” A.G. said. The couple raises and shows several breeds of dairy goats.
“These are Oberhasli,” A.G. said indicating two dark colored goats. “They’re a Swiss breed.
“And these are American Alpine,” Peggy added, pointing out some multi-colored animals. “They originated in France.”
The Roberts operate a small farm in the county.
“An acre and a half is all,” Peggy says, ” It don’t take much for goats.”
The twins are the children of the Roberts’ daughter Loretta Dillard and her husband James.
The girls enjoy working with the animals as well.
“We play with them,” Brittany says. “We help feed them and show them.”
“I like to lead them around,” Whitney says.
“And we still drink the milk,” Brittany added.
No doubt.
Got goat’s milk?