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[kentuckychicks]

oh I assume its a goat. Okay I'm happy for you. Steroids can be a wonderful thing when used properly.

Oops yep she my little baby goat Cocoa! Let's see here she is ......

 

[mara1]

Where in Kentucky are you. aaaww Shes so cute if I could figure out how to keep a goat in the city I would come steal her(well not literally).

 

[heidisue]

Aww, she is so cute! I would like goats eventually... Probably way down the line. I do have a drip system in place. I like the newspaper idea, but we have crazy high winds so unless I staked it I would be lucky if it lasted a day.

Are the goats for milk, fun, or meat?

 

[kentuckychicks]

Where in Kentucky are you. aaaww  Shes so cute if I could figure out how to keep a goat in the city I would come steal her(well not literally).  

I'm about 30-40 mins from Paducah but originally from Muhlenberg county.

We were going to wait on goats from another two years but the owner of this goat was going to put her down and was keeping her in a hamster cage! Look at those eyes! I just couldn't! Do she's actually my first goat lol she's a dairy goat thank goat there is no way I could eat her!!!! We had talked about since we have small kids that get really attached to animals that if we get and species say thirty chickens they each get to pick one (a layer) that can die of old age. The rest in the freezer lol so Cocoa is MY pet !!!!! There will be NO eating of Cocoa here! Haha. If her legs don't straighten out we won't breed her either. We will go full steam ahead on goats we plan on doing kinder goats because I like the idea of having a dual purpose goat herd for milk and meat. Any one else on this thread have goats??

 

[mlongworth]

Hi everybody i have been following this thread figured id drop in and say hi. I am from indiana i live in town on maybe half an acre. I have 6 chickens right now all of them are heritage plymouth rock. We have a garden, walnut trees, apple, cherry, peach, and mulberry trees, and black and red raspberries, and strawberries. I save seed almost have all of them i need so i dont have to buy anymore. And i am currently working on a new shed for my girls with an area for a pair of nigerian dwarf goats. I have been looking hard for the ones i want in feb/march when the kidding starts. Cant wait to make my own cheese.

 

[boskelli1571]

Sounds like you are keeping busy!! We have contemplated goats, but remain undecided. I think our next 'family member' will be a semi-retired mule, to help with logging during the wet season. About half our land is wetland, so the tractor doesn't get down into the damp areas, Sue

 

[mlongworth]

I love draft horses. As soon as we get to the country i will be getting a drum horse for riding and some work. Plus a huge list of other critters. Cant wait.

 

[kentuckychicks]

Hi everybody i have been following this thread figured id drop in and say hi. I am from indiana i live in town on maybe half an acre. I have 6 chickens right now all of them are heritage plymouth rock. We have a garden, walnut trees, apple, cherry, peach, and mulberry trees, and black and red raspberries, and strawberries. I save seed almost have all of them i need so i dont have to buy anymore. And i am currently working on a new shed for my girls with an area for a pair of nigerian dwarf goats. I have been looking hard for the ones i want in feb/march when the kidding starts. Cant wait to make my own cheese.

Hi everybody i have been following this thread figured id drop in and say hi. I am from indiana i live in town on maybe half an acre. I have 6 chickens right now all of them are heritage plymouth rock. We have a garden, walnut trees, apple, cherry, peach, and mulberry trees, and black and red raspberries, and strawberries. I save seed almost have all of them i need so i dont have to buy anymore. And i am currently working on a new shed for my girls with an area for a pair of nigerian dwarf goats. I have been looking hard for the ones i want in feb/march when the kidding starts. Cant wait to make my own cheese.

Welcome! And hello your fairly close to me if your in IN I'm your southern neighbor on KY! We thought about ND goats as my five year old fell in love with a sweet little buck at a petting zoo but alas my husband says he needs meat...,,maybe I can still slip a couple in anyways if you are looking for a breeder I found an awesome lady not too far from me search scrapegoat in ky if your looking! She has a really nice line! I have all the trees you have except the walnut but my neighbor has those and I can have as many as a can pick up! Cha cha cha! Lol we do trade outs which is awesome! Glad you decided to post!

 

[kentuckychicks]

Sorry my phone has a mind of its own this morning!!

 

[CedarAcres]

Oops yep she my little baby goat Cocoa! Let's see here she is ......

Oh my gosh.. so cute! How many are you planning on getting in the future? My family had goats my whole life except for the last few years and I miss them so much! Especially the kids! We raised nubians and toggenburgs. My great uncle had a pretty amazing dairy set up. He would usually have 12-15 milkers at a time. Lots of mom's would buy the milk for babies that were having difficulty digesting formula. A couple local doctors would refer them. I can't wait to get goats again in the next few years. Our barn had 5 or so trees fall on in a couple years ago during two big storms and really damaged the roof over the milking room.. so we fixed that.. then a tree fell on the other half of the barn and totally broke through the roof. That isn't fixed yet... so once we get everything fixed I can finally get my goats!