mama24_7
In the Brooder
- Jun 5, 2018
- 4
- 12
- 29
We have all of the above, plus a Russian tortoise (I forget about Comrade Nikolai, he's the strong silent type and is happy with a daily handful of broad leaf leaves, fresh water, and a ride out to his outdoor enclosure for investigative adventures in warm weather. Why can't all pets be that simple?)
We homeschool our children, ages 17 years down to almost 2 years) and I am a student midwife.
My eldest is diving headlong into farming, thus we joined 4H and raised three Boer goats for market this spring. In the midst of that, we were gifted an alpine. The Alpine, Sally, gave us two beautiful doelings who are part Nigerian and then lots of delicious milk. We purchased a second Alpine doe in milk with her wethered kid. Our two bearded ladies meet and occasionally exceed my family's milk consumption every day. I love it!
However, while milking, I'm picking ticks off of Sally (who is long-haired, so it's a real pain) and "the farmer" came out of the goat enclosure the other day with ticks in places nobody wants to even think of having them. With all the crazy drenching monsooning we have had this spring, the mosquitoes are out of control.
Chickens have always been part of our plan for our little patch of land, but given our sudden influx of goats this spring, I thought it best to wait until next year, figure out goats, then take on chickens . Now, I'm changing my mind. The bugs are out of control and we need help now.
So, here I am, investigating chickens vs. guineas (I think our neighbors have enough to contend with hearing my children holler at each other, I'm not sure about adding a guinea chorus) and trying to figure out what I need to know.
We homeschool our children, ages 17 years down to almost 2 years) and I am a student midwife.
My eldest is diving headlong into farming, thus we joined 4H and raised three Boer goats for market this spring. In the midst of that, we were gifted an alpine. The Alpine, Sally, gave us two beautiful doelings who are part Nigerian and then lots of delicious milk. We purchased a second Alpine doe in milk with her wethered kid. Our two bearded ladies meet and occasionally exceed my family's milk consumption every day. I love it!
However, while milking, I'm picking ticks off of Sally (who is long-haired, so it's a real pain) and "the farmer" came out of the goat enclosure the other day with ticks in places nobody wants to even think of having them. With all the crazy drenching monsooning we have had this spring, the mosquitoes are out of control.
Chickens have always been part of our plan for our little patch of land, but given our sudden influx of goats this spring, I thought it best to wait until next year, figure out goats, then take on chickens . Now, I'm changing my mind. The bugs are out of control and we need help now.
So, here I am, investigating chickens vs. guineas (I think our neighbors have enough to contend with hearing my children holler at each other, I'm not sure about adding a guinea chorus) and trying to figure out what I need to know.
