Bought a new goat!

[starmom]

That is so exciting!!!

When we live full time at the ranch (16 months) we'll have Nubian does and a Nubian buck and a Boer buck. Boer's are great brush clearers and awesome meat goats. Nubian's are great milkers. They are both similar in build and musculature and so do well when bred together.

It is exciting to move toward greater self-sufficiency and less reliance on powers-that-be which are so out of our control.

I am very excited for you!!!!

[Cheryl Marchek aka JM]

Always wanted to. Never thought it was really a possibility though~ Property is so expensive and jobs that pay well enough to buy property are rarely located within driving distance of any property worth trying to homestead on. Scott works IT and I gave up on having my own homestead/farm/ranch whatever you want to call it a long time ago. And then~ last year~ it just kind of all came together and here I am~ Having the most fun I've ever had.

Wish I could have starter when I was younger~ but I'll get there. Do you have any idea how satisfying it is to serve dinner and know it all came from your hard work?

[Epona142]

Homesteading is great. My goats are miniature milkers and we love it. We're expecting kids in February.

Serving breakfast or dinner that you just collected/harvested/butchered yourself from animals/crops you grew yourself . . . there is no better feeling of self-sufficient hard work.

Good on ya!

[LostNFound]

I think because it's lamb ... it's still a "baby" ... LoL people look at me like I am crazy half the time. hahaha as for wool ... i want alpacas for wool ... i want to learn to spin.

[snakelady]

My friend would be so jealous. she's been wanting a goat for years!

[Barn Babe]

I'd love to see a picture!

I've got 3 pygmy does (Valentine, Gidget & Lady Bug) and a pair of nubian twins that I couldn't bear to seperate. A doe and a wether (Lady & The Tramp). They're all just pets and I can't wait to get more.

[Ginevive]

Aw! I am so jealous I definately want to get into breeding/butchering goats soon. Awesome!

[Cheryl Marchek aka JM]

Okay~ I FINALLY got some pics! Since I posted this I got THREE new goats~ here is my oldest son discussing with all three new girls exactly WHO has permission to drive the tractor......


Here is Stripe playing hood ornament


And because I finally took some pics off the camera and got them online~
Chickens.....mostly roosters......mostly in Freezer Camp now


pigs~ got them just before Christmas~


Youngest son learning to milk a goat (we made goat cheese too!)


Turkeys showing off


Muscovy ducks


Buff ducks


Geese......Apparently they have noticed the goose eggs missing and would like to know what I had for breakfast!

[nybp]

which type of goats are the ones that faint?? i'd love to get a few of them...i'd get really bored on day and "BOOOO" ...fainting goats

[Cheryl Marchek aka JM]

myotonic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting_goat

But those in my pics are Boar and Boar/Kiko (aka genemaster) goats