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Posted by Michelle T. Reed on February 6, 2011 at 11:02am in Introductions
Hello Everyone,
My name is Michelle and I have been researching in preparation for starting my first small herd. I have decided on the Nigerian Dwarf not only because they are so beautiful, but they seem to be perfect for our situation. We live out in the country in the Florida Panhandle, but have a small plot of land.
Over the next year I plan to be preparing the pasture and building the goat barn. Any suggestions as to what sort of vegetation, bush and bramble to plant are welcome.
I enjoy looking at the pictures on the website and reading the blogs. I feel so welcome. Thank you!
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  • Adrienne February 7, 2011 at 10:06am
    Yes they are! There are pictures in the birth announcement section and

    Michelle T. Reed said:
    Yah, I do plan to milk. I'm really looking forward to it. I got my ideas for a barn out of an old Reader's Digest Book "Back to Basics." It is all about pioneer living and such. For right now I plan to have a concrete floor and cover it with hay. Then my boys can muck out the stalls and we can use it for composting. Congratulations on the new babes. I bet they are SO cute!

    Adrienne said:
    Welcome to the group! Our does just had babies last week We have about 1.5 acres. The Nigerians are great for small amounts of land. Are you planning to milk your goats? We would eventually like to build a barn, but that is a ways off. We started out with a small wooden goat house at first but later decided that we would do better with a cattle panel and tarp house  so that we could move the house with the pens around the yard. My front porch is enclosed so that is the nursery right now. I will be putting them out in their pens around the end of this week. For now, during their outside time they have access to the whole yard which they love...
  • Michelle T. Reed February 7, 2011 at 10:00am
    Yah, I do plan to milk. I'm really looking forward to it. I got my ideas for a barn out of an old Reader's Digest Book "Back to Basics." It is all about pioneer living and such. For right now I plan to have a concrete floor and cover it with hay. Then my boys can muck out the stalls and we can use it for composting. Congratulations on the new babes. I bet they are SO cute!

    Adrienne said:
    Welcome to the group! Our does just had babies last week We have about 1.5 acres. The Nigerians are great for small amounts of land. Are you planning to milk your goats? We would eventually like to build a barn, but that is a ways off. We started out with a small wooden goat house at first but later decided that we would do better with a cattle panel and tarp house  so that we could move the house with the pens around the yard. My front porch is enclosed so that is the nursery right now. I will be putting them out in their pens around the end of this week. For now, during their outside time they have access to the whole yard which they love...
  • Adrienne February 7, 2011 at 9:27am
    Welcome to the group! Our does just had babies last week We have about 1.5 acres. The Nigerians are great for small amounts of land. Are you planning to milk your goats? We would eventually like to build a barn, but that is a ways off. We started out with a small wooden goat house at first but later decided that we would do better with a cattle panel and tarp house  so that we could move the house with the pens around the yard. My front porch is enclosed so that is the nursery right now. I will be putting them out in their pens around the end of this week. For now, during their outside time they have access to the whole yard which they love...
  • Michelle T. Reed February 6, 2011 at 2:51pm
    About half an acre

    Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
    Welcome! Planning for new animals is so much fun. How much pasture do you have?
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle February 6, 2011 at 1:36pm
    Welcome! Planning for new animals is so much fun. How much pasture do you have?
  • Genny February 6, 2011 at 12:03pm
    Welcome to the group!
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