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post #14461 of 20413
9/21/12 at 4:59pm
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Goat milk is droolin.gif !!

I am told that it is easy to make delicious goat cheese, too, But I'm with Chris on the milking part!

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post #14462 of 20413
9/21/12 at 5:16pm
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Ain't that the truth! wink.png
I read somewhere on BYC where someone said that they picked their chicken eggs 3 times a day. Someone like that must not have a full time job and most likely is a stay at home mom and that is great but for me, it will never happen.
I think all of us probably consider our animals our "part time job". Well, at least I do. My part time homesteading job is M - F from 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM & 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Weekend hours vary. hmm.png

Some of us are just OLD!old.gif

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post #14463 of 20413
9/21/12 at 6:02pm
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I guess it wouldn't be all that bad if all we had to do was stay at home and take care of the farm, but I'm pretty sure that most of us are not lucky enough to be able to quit our full time jobs in favor of homesteading!

That's what I need to do...not work and be a stay at home dad! Ha! That will never happen. Did I tell ya'll we have number 2 on the way!!! The wife is due at the beginning of April and yea I'm sweating having 2 little ones to take care of... Although Bug is a really easy going kid and is a trip to have around.....you just never know what she is going to say or do next!!! She cracks me up.

 

Chris


Congratulations on the upcoming addition, Chris!!! smile.png

NPIP LA # 937        Euskal Oiloa, Marraduna Basque;  Lavender Ameraucanas;  BLRW (pure Foley lines);  Olandsk Dwarfs;  white American Bresse; Swedish Flower Hens; Silkies; bantam Cochins; 2 Sebastopol geese; 2 Cayugas; a motley crew of layers; always a brooder full of chicks  big_smile.png  Wife to an amazing and tolerant husband, mother to 2 wonderful sons, and caretaker to the birds, 2 dogs,...

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NPIP LA # 937        Euskal Oiloa, Marraduna Basque;  Lavender Ameraucanas;  BLRW (pure Foley lines);  Olandsk Dwarfs;  white American Bresse; Swedish Flower Hens; Silkies; bantam Cochins; 2 Sebastopol geese; 2 Cayugas; a motley crew of layers; always a brooder full of chicks  big_smile.png  Wife to an amazing and tolerant husband, mother to 2 wonderful sons, and caretaker to the birds, 2 dogs,...

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post #14464 of 20413
9/21/12 at 6:06pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Herzog View Post

That's what I need to do...not work and be a stay at home dad! Ha! That will never happen. Did I tell ya'll we have number 2 on the way!!! The wife is due at the beginning of April and yea I'm sweating having 2 little ones to take care of... Although Bug is a really easy going kid and is a trip to have around.....you just never know what she is going to say or do next!!! She cracks me up.

Chris

Congrats Chris!!!

Currently have Bantam White Rocks (Blosl), Bantam Barred Rocks (Horstman), Bantam Black Rocks (Disney) and....Icelandic's


NPIP LA #927

Member of the ABA and the Plymouth Rock Fanciers of America

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Currently have Bantam White Rocks (Blosl), Bantam Barred Rocks (Horstman), Bantam Black Rocks (Disney) and....Icelandic's


NPIP LA #927

Member of the ABA and the Plymouth Rock Fanciers of America

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post #14465 of 20413
9/21/12 at 7:18pm

Thanks guys!

 

Chris

Need more chickens!

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Need more chickens!

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post #14466 of 20413
9/21/12 at 7:46pm
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We were asked by Payton's Teacher if we could bring some animals to the school for the kids to see and pet yesterday for "Farm Animal Day". My wife takes care of a bunch of animals that go to old folks homes and hospitals so she called those people and had then stop by the school. I brought 8 chickens, Roosters and Hens so the kids could see the different between the boys and the girls. It turned out great and the kids really liked seeing and petting all the animals we had there.

 

Anyway, there was a guy there with two of these goats that my wife is always talking about. So I thought that if I could find two or three does I would surprise her with them. She has been talking about getting a couple goats now for a while and I figured as small as these guys were....what the heck! And NO! I'm not milking no goats!!! lol!!!

 

Chris

 

Oh, you definitely will end up milking the goats...HAHA! I will come watch and laugh!

Me(Brandi), 1 very tolerant boyfriend, 1 chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 2 red Staffordshire Bull Terriers, 7 barn cats.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, part-English Lavender/Black/Mottled Orpingtons, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, Guineas.

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Me(Brandi), 1 very tolerant boyfriend, 1 chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 2 red Staffordshire Bull Terriers, 7 barn cats.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, part-English Lavender/Black/Mottled Orpingtons, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, Guineas.

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post #14467 of 20413
9/21/12 at 7:49pm
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Gracie,

I didn't want to post this until I got it in my hands but look what I picked up this afternoon.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not brand new but it was not $700.00 either. I picked it up for 250.00 today from someone getting out of the hobby. I had my eye on it now for a couple weeks but after doing so well the other day at the sale, I decided to go ahead and get it.

 

Chris

 

Sweet deal! Now you can really get to hatching... Gracie, I definitely want to see the fridge-r-bator!

Me(Brandi), 1 very tolerant boyfriend, 1 chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 2 red Staffordshire Bull Terriers, 7 barn cats.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, part-English Lavender/Black/Mottled Orpingtons, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, Guineas.

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Me(Brandi), 1 very tolerant boyfriend, 1 chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 2 red Staffordshire Bull Terriers, 7 barn cats.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, part-English Lavender/Black/Mottled Orpingtons, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, Guineas.

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post #14468 of 20413
9/21/12 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Herzog View Post

Gracie,

I didn't want to post this until I got it in my hands but look what I picked up this afternoon.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not brand new but it was not $700.00 either. I picked it up for 250.00 today from someone getting out of the hobby. I had my eye on it now for a couple weeks but after doing so well the other day at the sale, I decided to go ahead and get it.

 

Chris


Oh boy, here we go! Chris will be building one of those 40ftx300ft chicken houses now to hold all he's gonna hatch in that huge-mongous 'bator. He'll set ever egg those gals lay from now till the cows come home, or till he hatches himself away from the table. LOL

 

Jeff

There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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post #14469 of 20413
9/21/12 at 8:02pm

No kidding Jeff.... I'll never be able to fill that thing up! I think it will hold like 270 eggs. I told you all that we were going to have some fun around here this spring!!!!!

 

Chris

Need more chickens!

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Need more chickens!

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post #14470 of 20413
9/22/12 at 5:45am

Had to jump in for quick Hi from chilly & rainy Wisconsin -- actually have some "slushy stuff" outside - brrrr!!!  Congratulations Chris on both the 2nd little one-to-come-in-April and the new 'bator! Now ya'll have taken my hatching fever up to a whole new level!

 

OK have to go get ready for my MIL's 88th birthday party!

10 laying hens, 7 Welsummer chicks, 6 Cuckoo Marans chicks, 7 peacocks, 3 guineas, 3 dogs, 2 "official" cats & 2 more who just showed up & stayed, 1 green parakeet & 1 retired-but-stays-busy husband!

 

 

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10 laying hens, 7 Welsummer chicks, 6 Cuckoo Marans chicks, 7 peacocks, 3 guineas, 3 dogs, 2 "official" cats & 2 more who just showed up & stayed, 1 green parakeet & 1 retired-but-stays-busy husband!

 

 

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