Just my second week owning goats again, and already they are beating me. I don’t want to tell you how many ways they have escaped from their pen already. The little guy is small enough to squeeze through cracks, and the older two… Well they could be the next teammates to join the Harlem Globetrotters. […]
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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 […]
Goats – Love em or Hate em?
I have noticed something funny. Most homesteaders have a pretty strong opinion about Goats. Some, all love. Some… Pure unfiltered hate. Which side of the coin are you? Goats are filled with personality. Despite their negative biblical comparison to the sheep, I find goats to be much more personable, and certainly more fun. But then […]
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 […]
