Baymule
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He sure is pretty!
Wolfemomma - Our Homestead Journey
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Bruce
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That is very interesting. I bought a quart of goat milk at the health food store a couple of weeks ago. Not particularly different than the cow milk I usually buy, certainly not any "off taste". I was expecting it to taste different, not bad of course, but somehow different. I have no idea what breed of dairy goat it came from or what diet the goats had.
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WolfeMomma
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Yeah I have had many people tell me the type of goats change the taste. But i have tried many kinds and I think it all tastes "goaty" even the cheese though sometimes I can tolerate that if its flavored with spices and herbs enough to cover the goat flavor......maybe im just to used to store milk? I even think raw cow milk as a bit of a different taste, but that one isn't offensive to me, i don't mind it. The goat one makes me gag lol
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WolfeMomma
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Well it frosted the other night and boy Im glad I had everything covered that needed to be covered. Most of my lettuce survived, minus my poor romaine....they pretty much withered up and died....yet my leaf lettuce handled it like a champ. My leeks seem to be doing ok, I have never grown those before...but I love to cook with them , and they can be so expensive in the store so I thought I might as well give it a try. I am so impressed with my rutabaga! it germinated so well, its popping up everywhere and looks so healthy! Fingers crossed for a good crop of those this year, they are one of my favorites! Trying to get everything out that can be sown outdoors. Looking forward to having my own cauliflower and cabbage as well! This is our first garden at our new farm, it has been a learning experience thats for sure, and i know it will continue to be 
Sheep are doing well, the black flies are driving them crazy, same with the cows. all of them squish in to the shelter and lay there till dusk then they all go out and graze together.
Currently trying to attempt to build a bigger chicken coop out of pallets...We saw some videos on youtube and really liked the idea. We need to add more chickens to our flock , we have had an increased demand for eggs and 20 hens just are not cutting it right now.
Anyways,
till next time!
and happy mothers day to all the moms out there!!!
Sheep are doing well, the black flies are driving them crazy, same with the cows. all of them squish in to the shelter and lay there till dusk then they all go out and graze together.
Currently trying to attempt to build a bigger chicken coop out of pallets...We saw some videos on youtube and really liked the idea. We need to add more chickens to our flock , we have had an increased demand for eggs and 20 hens just are not cutting it right now.
Anyways,
till next time!
and happy mothers day to all the moms out there!!!
Have you considered a Wood coop? There's a lot of info about them over on BYC. That will be the next style coop I build. It was designed and proven by Dr. Wood in the north east and is ideal for that climate.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/woods-style-house-in-the-winter.445004/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ooodalolly-at-dunrovin-station.67998/
I remember black flies all too well and am NOT envious of you folks up there in the north east. They were really bad in Maine where I lived. Every spring, would get so bad sometimes that you almost felt house bound. It just plain sucked to be outside and deal with them.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/woods-style-house-in-the-winter.445004/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ooodalolly-at-dunrovin-station.67998/
I remember black flies all too well and am NOT envious of you folks up there in the north east. They were really bad in Maine where I lived. Every spring, would get so bad sometimes that you almost felt house bound. It just plain sucked to be outside and deal with them.
RollingAcres
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Oh man, not the "f" word! I dredge hearing the word "frost" in May and June! Looks like a part of the romaine, everything else seemed to survive, lucky! Looking forward to seeing some pics of your garden later in the season!Well it frosted the other night and boy Im glad I had everything covered that needed to be covered. Most of my lettuce survived, minus my poor romaine....they pretty much withered up and died....yet my leaf lettuce handled it like a champ. My leeks seem to be doing ok, I have never grown those before...but I love to cook with them , and they can be so expensive in the store so I thought I might as well give it a try. I am so impressed with my rutabaga! it germinated so well, its popping up everywhere and looks so healthy! Fingers crossed for a good crop of those this year, they are one of my favorites! Trying to get everything out that can be sown outdoors. Looking forward to having my own cauliflower and cabbage as well! This is our first garden at our new farm, it has been a learning experience thats for sure, and i know it will continue to be
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WolfeMomma
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We bought netting to wear over our heads, and always have long sleeves and pants on so that we can avoid getting bit as much as possible. And yes , I agree sometimes I do feel house bound because they get so bad. I get bit just walking from the front door to the car.
The thing I hate most is when they fly into your eyes, up your nose, into your mouth or into your ears. Back then my vision was good so I could look into a mirror and get them out of my eyes, but now my close vision sucks & I need reading glasses. So doing that now would be difficult.
Mike CHS
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When I lived in Michigan we had swarms of deer flies that were truly painful.
Bruce
Herd Master
Yep. Black flies are really annoying, deer flies are really annoying and really painful.
