In our endeavor to start a homestead dairy operation, we have gone through more goats that you can believe. There was the goat that busted out of the escape proof pig pen, and the goat that was too loud. The goat we listed on Craigslist two days after purchasing her from an ad… on Craigslist. […]
How To Butcher Chicken Cheap!
Farming is Expensive. There’s the land to pay for, the feed, the tractors, equipment, and of course… the goats to buy! So any way I can replace an expensive piece of equipment with something less expensive but still functional… Here are 5 Tools you need come Chicken Butcher Day and my Bootstrap Butcher Replacement tool that […]
How To Build a Raised Bed in 3 Hours
Tools Needed Skill Saw Drill Tape Measure Framing Square (puppy optional) Materials Needed (Note: we used rough cut lumber from our own trees. All measurements are for rough cut lumber.) Use rot resistant wood (cedar, redwood) avoid pressure treated lumber. Four 4×4 posts, 23 inch long Three 1x8x10, cut into six 5 foot sections Two 1x8x8 cut […]
How Much Food Can I Grow In a Raised Bed?
How Much Food Can I Grow In a Raised Bed? This was the question we set out to answer in the first episode of Homesteady, the podcast for homesteaders, farmers, country dwellers and dreamers. Before we moved to the farm, we had a garden. This was long before I ever considered hunting, raising pigs, or […]
How to Start Your Own Goat Dairy!
Why buy the cow… When you can milk the goat! We are very excited to announce our newest on farm class: Dairy Goats 101 You Will Learn: Goat Breeds… Which is right for you? How to buy the perfect goat Basic Goat Care, feeding and housing How to set up your barn for dairy […]
How To Build a Milk Stand
Last year we began our dairy operation. It started with Hops, our escape goat. Hops was a goat with few good qualities. (One, actually. She was so very quiet.) For 2 weeks, Kendra tried to milk her. We had not repaired the barn the goats now live in, so Hops was milked outside, on the dirt. […]
