Just out of curiosity, I'm taking a poll about does eating/not eating their placenta. In adition to being midwife to my goats I am also a (very) part time doula to human clients. Today I was doing some reading to keep things fresh in my mind and I a
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not goats this time, but sheep! Just wondering has anyone experience milking sheep, and if so, how was it, what is similar or different to milking goats. The sheep here are bigger than the goats, so wondering if I can get more milk that way.
Read more…If any of you are interested in extending the online conversation to homesteading topics in general, I wanted to let you know that I have a Facebook group called Thrifty Homesteading. Click on this link to check it out:
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I wanted to let you know that I'm going to start doing homesteading webinars! People have been asking me to do them for years, and I finally decided that I'm just going to do it! You all know that I'm passionate about sustainable living
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I am looking for help : I want to keep ND goats and my village of Justice told me " no farm animals allowed" I live 7 miles away from Chicago where they are legal to keep! I read the village code and did not find a line where they prohibi
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I thought I'd share a quick bit of what's going on here, and keeping me away from the computer and this group. Suffice it to say, I MISS YOU ALL!
In August my sister in law was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
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I think I'm getting a few angoras to add to my herd. I was thinking about Ouessants (sheep) as they are the size of NDs but didn't want to deal with mineral issues. So 2 angora goats will satisfy my interest in fiber. However, like Debra- I read abou
Read more…Here are a few gift ideas for the goat lovers in your life!
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Read more…So I have recently been thinking about making a farm logo and wonder how other people went about doing this? Did you get someone to make one for you, make one yourself? Did you use a program? Any input would be a great help! :D
Read more…I just wanted to thank everyone that has helped me this first year owning my nuggets... All the great advice, and sometimes helping to calm my nerves!!!! Researching a new endeavor is one thing, but being able to garner valuable experience from tho
Read more…This post really doesn't have a category. I'm just looking for someone to commiserate with me, or encourage me, or advise me.
Here in Minnesota, it has done nothing but rain. Nobody's having good fortune with their crops, hay isn't getting put up,
Read more…We had a chick that died in the egg apparently right before hatching time. I decided to do a little project with the kids to see what it looked like in the egg. Here's the picture my daughter took:
After a week of sheer hell the fire that has been raging here in our little town is finally getting under control. Many have lost their homes and everything. We thank God for all the prayers that were coming in and our little farm was spared. We are
Read more…So last night I was alone in the house and a bit nervous when I went to bed. About midnight, something woke me. I heard thunder and wind outside, and saw lightning flashing everywhere, and thought that was what woke me.
Then I heard this "click, click
I'm bored and here to start some trouble..
What's everyone's favorite goat color? I personally prefer the greys like my pregnant doe I recently posted pics of. I think she is the most beautiful goat I've ever seen. I also like the reds.
I absolutely
Read more…Just had to share a couple pics of my Starlight. She's had triplets twice, but is much bigger this time. Has been obviously pregnant since she was 2 months along. She's on day 146 today, but not showing any sign that she's going to kid today. Hop
Read more…I was about to break down and buy puppy pee pads for kidding because it's really hard getting all the membranes and straw off of towels, and I wanted something to catch as much fluid as possible when the kids were born. I really hate using disposabl
Read more…This isn't directly related to goats, so I hope it's okay to post here.
I am in search of ways to make my "farm" profitable. It's been my dream since I started in 2008 to one day have a profitable, fully-functioning, multifaceted farm (similar to Deb
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