Hi everyone,
I'm having a give-away on my blog -- two free weekend passes to the Mother Earth News Fair on June 1-2:
http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2013/04/getting-back-in-saddle.html
Deborah
Read more…My publisher has released the cover for my upcoming goat book! It will be out in the fall!
Would I call these kids chamois/chamoise heavily broken with white, maybe?
The goat won first prize, I just looked it up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d8ZDSyFS2g
Read more…I have never tried to post this type of link, I sure hope this works!
I grew up on Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom & National Geographic! I have never seen anything like this in my life! This is without a doubt, the most amazing animal video I have eve
Read more…Here's a video on some nigerian dwarf goat kids playing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuRzJRrRpQ
Read more…I found this ad on a local online classifieds site. I can only imagine that the person who posted it doesn't know much about goats. Or farm animals in general. And as much as I hope that they don't get a response to their ad, if they do I really wish
Read more…Doroitos has a contest for amaturers to make a commerical for the super bowl. One of the five finalists invovles a Niggie goat as the star. (I'm 99% sure it is a Niggie since his brother is a very colorful blue eyed boy that was used as a stand in
Read more…Does anyone here have chickens?
We're considering getting some for eggs. We'd likely just get 5 or 6 hens.
So if anyone has chickens I'd appreciate some starting tips!
Also do different breeds live together well?
And how do your goats interact wi
Read more…These are two pics I had to go up to the pen to take because of it getting dark. I look out my back door and Mia is on the dog house staring, just standing on the dog house staring at my back door. Why, don't have a clue, kinda spooky. This is the on
Read more…I'm getting ready to try my very first batch of soap. I have been looking at different recipes and I'm wondering: If a recipe calls for distilled water, can you replace that for goats milk? Thanks :0)
Read more…I just can't believe this. I am always learning what NOT TO DO. I put a small bucket with a little bit of feed on the OUTSIDE of the fence so I can get through the gate to get the goats in their pen to feed them.
Mia jumped up and tried to stick
Read more…It's finally been snowing here in MN, so we have white and cold. For some reason, though it's sometimes hard to get myself out to do the chores, once I make it out the door, I LOVE doing the chores this time of year. The barn is relatively cozy, an
Read more…It just occurred to me that I should let everyone on here know that I'm giving away a copy of Homegrown and Handmade on my Thrifty Homesteader blog. Click here for more information! Deadline to enter is Friday night!
Read more…Hope it works. I've only been able to watch a little, but this has taught me more. Hope you can watch it..
Read more…Greetings from central NJ. We are in day 6 of no power or running water (we have a well). Our property suffered damage with large downed trees but all structures are ok. Some of our neighbors were not as lucky. Our two pet goats, Iris and Georgia hun
Read more…I have seen some ridiculously fancy and expensive stuff in my life, including weddings. But, Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the nicest wedding I have ever attended. I wish you all could have been there with me. It was so us! We would
Read more…http://www.cometothefarm.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?category=catn_subnd&item=1350916770
Her story is toward the bottom of the page.
Read more…My husband wants to have a goat roast for his 50th birthday. It's in July 2014. If I breed my now 6 month old doelings in April of next year (when they're 11 months), their kids will be 10 months old in July 2014. My questions are:
A. How much su
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