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I’m a little late to the party but Happy Anniversary!!
Rolling Acres - This and That
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RollingAcres
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@Wehner Homestead so glad to hear from you! Hope everything is ok on your end. Some of us were getting a little worried not seeing you around BYH.
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RollingAcres
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Thank you all for the well wishes. No celebration here. Spent most Friday running around: driver to DH going to see the Doctor's, confirmed he had MY strep lol), brought him back home then went back out with DS to the pharmacy, library, then had mother&son lunch.
Saturday was a washout day. It rained all day, at times very heavy downpour. So it was lots of cuddle time, card/board games playing time with DS.
Sunday DH was finally up to eating something more than just broth and bread. So we went out for breakfast. Then went to Lowes to pick up some supplies for the house. I worked in the garden after we got home while DS played in the garden(smashing rocks with my hammer lol). The garden needed weeding so got that done and also the potato plants needed hilling up, so took care of that as well. Then it rained again but at least I got most of the things I needed to do done for the day. So we went inside and cleaned up. Then I made some wontons and blueberry muffins. I posted the wonton recipe and pics here: https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/wonton.38102/
Saturday was a washout day. It rained all day, at times very heavy downpour. So it was lots of cuddle time, card/board games playing time with DS.
Sunday DH was finally up to eating something more than just broth and bread. So we went out for breakfast. Then went to Lowes to pick up some supplies for the house. I worked in the garden after we got home while DS played in the garden(smashing rocks with my hammer lol). The garden needed weeding so got that done and also the potato plants needed hilling up, so took care of that as well. Then it rained again but at least I got most of the things I needed to do done for the day. So we went inside and cleaned up. Then I made some wontons and blueberry muffins. I posted the wonton recipe and pics here: https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/wonton.38102/
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RollingAcres
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Also have a question or 2 on goats for my goat friends at BYH. Not that I'm going to run out right now and get a goat just because DS said he wanted one. But just for knowledge and curiosity since I know nothing about goats.
- Can I only get 1 goat or need to have more than 1?
- Can I put the 1 goat or goats with my cattle?
- Are there polled goats?
Wehner Homestead
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1) Goats are herd animals. Need at least two.
2) Goats and cattle can be kept together. We just did a creep feed gate where the goats could get in a shelter that had their mineral. Both can eat dry hay and graze/browse on different plants from my experience. Note: goats can’t have haylage and cattle can. They should also be fed any grain separate.
3) There are polled goats in the dairy breeds. Some say that you shouldn’t breed polled to polled as the risk of hermaphrodite increases. I just bought a polled buck so I have no true experience in this.
2) Goats and cattle can be kept together. We just did a creep feed gate where the goats could get in a shelter that had their mineral. Both can eat dry hay and graze/browse on different plants from my experience. Note: goats can’t have haylage and cattle can. They should also be fed any grain separate.
3) There are polled goats in the dairy breeds. Some say that you shouldn’t breed polled to polled as the risk of hermaphrodite increases. I just bought a polled buck so I have no true experience in this.
CntryBoy777
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I would suggest a minimum of 3.....this is because if something happens to 1 of them, you still have a companion for the other one and won't have to try to locate another on a rush to get a partner for the one that is left....it also spreads the head butting to more than just the one with less standing.
Bruce
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Look yum, I book marked it.
Heartless, just heartless!!
AND, like children, if you have 3, two can gang up on the other
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RollingAcres
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Thanks guys and gal for the info!
I'll get him a fish.
But what am I going to do with goats other than just being pets? I've had goat cheese, don't like the taste, so I probably won't like goat milk.
Maybe when you get more Alpacas then I'll get goats.
I'll get him a fish.
But what am I going to do with goats other than just being pets? I've had goat cheese, don't like the taste, so I probably won't like goat milk.
Mike CHS
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Thanks guys and gal for the info!
Maybe when you get more Alpacas then I'll get goats.
I'll get him a fish.
But what am I going to do with goats other than just being pets? I've had goat cheese, don't like the taste, so I probably won't like goat milk.
But the meat is awesome. We love goat meat but don't want to raise them so we swap sheep meat with a neighbor for some of their goat meat.
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RollingAcres
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I don't think I've tried goat meat before. I have tried lamb chops and leg of lamb and I don't much care for the "smell"(not sure if it would consider a gamey smell). Does goat meat have a gamey taste? I'm not a picky eater and if you serve me sheep meat or goat meat I'd eat it but it's not something I'd sort out to eat. My 7-yr-old son however loves lamb chops.
