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blessedfarmgirl
True BYH Addict
Some big changes potentially coming to the homestead soon! We are looking at starting a small dairy with herd shares, and that means more goats. (Are we surprised?) I love my Nigerians and their milk, so I'm sticking mainly with them, but adding a mini nubian or two for more production. I have a deposit on a mini Nubian doe whose dam produces a gallon a day and has the longevity for long extended lactation. We will be bringing her home in October (right at the beginning of sheep breeding season. I'm going to be BUSY)
I am also replacing my buck for a higher quality one by taking advantage of a goat farm near me selling out. I may get a doe or doeling from them as well. Then I'm potentially picking up two more does that I have my eye on in November or December already bred. Now these are tentative plans, but if all goes well, that's what will be happening. Then from December to March I will be saving up to build a better barn and get a milk machine.
If all goes well and the Lord blesses it, I'll have a fully functional dairy and barn with at least 10 gallons a week output for others!
So, more immediately this all means that I'm selling all my goats except my good doe and little wether! It will be weird to not have to milk after 10 months of milking 2x a day every day. It will be a nice break before I have to milk twice as many goats that often. I'm going on a trip next month, so that will also mean that my dad and sister who are watching the farm won't have to worry about milking at all.
All of this while figuring out how to record and register sheep and dealing with my Katahdin program.....
I am also replacing my buck for a higher quality one by taking advantage of a goat farm near me selling out. I may get a doe or doeling from them as well. Then I'm potentially picking up two more does that I have my eye on in November or December already bred. Now these are tentative plans, but if all goes well, that's what will be happening. Then from December to March I will be saving up to build a better barn and get a milk machine.
If all goes well and the Lord blesses it, I'll have a fully functional dairy and barn with at least 10 gallons a week output for others!
So, more immediately this all means that I'm selling all my goats except my good doe and little wether! It will be weird to not have to milk after 10 months of milking 2x a day every day. It will be a nice break before I have to milk twice as many goats that often. I'm going on a trip next month, so that will also mean that my dad and sister who are watching the farm won't have to worry about milking at all.
All of this while figuring out how to record and register sheep and dealing with my Katahdin program.....