Not chicken related.
I'm looking for someone who knows about goats to help me. I'm thinking it would be great if they could come and see my place and where I want the goats.
I need a plan of action for housing, feeding, fencing, shade, and water. My goal would be to have two female goats and rent the male goat as needed.
Back to Chicken stuff.
Do we have a set time on the 31st that we are all helping out at @racinchickins place with his egg wagon?
Sally, goats are pretty easy, except for a buck. They are normally a handful. If Things settle down a little for me, I would love to stop in and help you work it out. Have you chose a breed you are interested in? Look at sizes and temperament of the breeds. Milk is different in each breed too, I chose mine for the cheese and yogurt uses. Nubian and Alpine are large, some can get 200 lbs. Nubian are normally pretty gentle tho. Most alpine are a bit stubborn if not handled a lot as kids. La Mancha and Oberhasli are more manageable for a smaller person (like us) or some of the "mini" breeds. Most does are wonderful, and like a dog. My Sugar will lay her head on my lap and sleep, just love her. Her daughter Sophie is a pistol, and I have a lot of trouble with her, we spoiled her as a baby and she is a stinker. I had a wonderful mutt goat as a kid for several years and she was just a pet. They are usually great with children depending on the breed.
I'm going to have to change plans. Work has been too busy to plan for the eggmobile. That weekend I will have two priorities.
1. Need to process a half dozen meaties that are getting to the point of not walking well.
2. Building a chicken tractor out of metal conduit to use for juvenile roos. They are starting to bother the girls.
Anyone who wants to learn to do either of these things is still welcome to stop by. If you have birds of your own to process, bring them. I have a plucker......makes it sooo much easier.
We can knock the meaties out fast!
If we can make it, I have a drake that needs to go to the freezer..IF he lives that long!
I suspect he has killed one of my chicken hens. She is not doing well tonight, caught him with her pinned. He managed to scale a 6 ft fence into the chicken run. 4 roosters attacking him and he still had her pinned.. needs to go!
I have him crated but may just do it tomorrow. Of course she is my favorite EE hen and a sweetie. Need better pens.
Do you have a method to bend pipe? If not we probably have a bender.. or easy way to do it
Stuff has been difficult with my Dads dementia last 2 weeks, I am ready to be away from the house a few days. DD is taking over so I can get a break.
