(Insert TV game show voice here) Ahhh, theeeee ultimate show down. Allow us to enter our contenders into the ring! First up, we have the goat. A smaller, and often times glorified version of the homestead dairy animal, the goat is a fierce contender. With their varying colour patterns, quirky personalities, and overall cute factor, the goat is a serious threat to win this competition. Second to enter the ring…
All of my best laid plans start with the same words. Hey Dan. … And when I say best laid plans, what I actually mean is terrible life choices. Allow me to demonstrate: Hey Dan, we should get chickens. (I love our chickens. But beware, as chickens are most certainly the gateway animal) Hey Dan, I would really love to get a dairy goat. Hey Dan, we should buy an…
Welcome back to the farm. That’s really the easiest way to say it. I’ve taken some serious time off. Time off from writing, time off from the blog, and instead have focused on my day job and the day to day of the farm. During this time there wasn’t a lot of dreaming about the farm. Don’t get me wrong, there was goals, because homegirl is all…
I think I need to revisit my last post, which was written somewhat sarcastically (but with several nuggets of truth sprinkled throughout). First of all, no animal, especially a first-timer, wants to be milked. This has been true for my goats and now for cows. Expect some kicking and fussing. That is normal. Thankfully I did have years of hand milking experience under my belt and I do suggest starting…
Get a milk cow they said. It will be fun they said! Y’all, I’ve been in the homesteading community for years. I’ve dreamed of the day when I can milk my very own dairy cow and partake in the goodness that one doesn’t get from goats – cream. Oh glorious cream how I want to whip you and eat you with a spoon. I desire to make ice cream, butter,…
Under a pink and purple sunrise, watching the sun come up and turn the dark clouds into the most glorious looking cotton candy, it was hard to remember the world was being ransacked by a virus. Looking up at that giant sky as I filled water buckets for the animals, I felt extremely small. A small person in the midst of a giant universe, with giant problems. I think we’ve…