In our last video we shared with you we though we had a pinkeye outbreak on our homestead. We Were Wrong. Noticing swollen and cloudy eyes on our Buck Burk we decided that we had a pinkeye problem. We started treating the buck for pinkeye, and we emailed a mentor of ours about how to […]
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Trying Our Goats Milk for the First Time… Did We Like It?
Over a year ago we bought goats for our new homestead. Homesteading is a long game and everything you want to grow and produce takes a while. In the case of these goats over a year till we could get our first cup of milk. First off the goats needed to be old enough to […]
Why We Disbud Goats
No homesteader, farmer, or goat owner likes the process of disbudding goats. But preventing horns from growing on your goat prevents a whole lot more troubles down the line for you. There are 3 main reasons we disbud all our animals. Safety of our family and friends. Goats are animals that can not be completely […]
A Vet Demonstrates How To Disbud a Baby Goat
Learn How To Disbud a Baby Goat in todays video! Today we show you our little goat buckling being disbudded by our local large animal vet, Dr Carlson of Roxbury Animal Clinic – http://www.roxburyanimalclinic.com/. Our little buckling is just a few weeks old, and so it is time to disbud the little guy. Disbudding is […]
Goats – Evil Gremlins or Big Money Makers?
On this episode of Homesteady, we continue our Homestead Business Side Hustle Series and interview Dan Arms, of the Arms Family Homestead (Find him here and here). Dan’s successful business? Goats. Would you believe that a goat solved the problems of an entire country? Believe it, and learn all about it here. We meet Dan […]
How To Make Money Raising Goats on the Homestead
Goats can earn you an income on your homestead! Find out how in Part 2 of our Goat episode of the Homesteady podcast, brought to you by www.thisishomesteady.com . In this episode we talk to Brittany Colebush, from BCB Shepherdess Brittany shares with us how she has turned her love of being a shepherdess into […]
