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[renart]

We are thinking of getting 6-8 layers for eggs. As much as I love to cook, I am not sure I could deal with raising chickens to eat, although I know they would be better than the ones that can be gotten at the store.

Keeping them and their coop/run dry will be our biggest challenge here. Living in all bottomland, there isn't a lot that doesn't get wet here.


thanks for the fab welcome!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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But Why would anybody want to milk them tiny things. They have such tiny teats that for me it is a thumb and one finger show. I made my own way that worked good for when I HAD to milk one. All ya need is a 60+ cc syringe.

 

[cheryl98117]

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But Why would anybody want to milk them tiny things. They have such tiny teats that for me it is a thumb and one finger show. I made my own way that worked good for when I HAD to milk one. All ya need is a 60+ cc syringe.

Well THAT question I can't answe, as I didn't exactly "want" to do it. lol That and they werent my goats... So...

 

[renart]

hehe! To each there own I guess. Seems rather easy for us to do. Getting 1.5 quarts per doe. Currently we have 5 bred for late April - early May babies. You could have a few ! Just like chickens ! er umm Lays .. you see ..

 

[Chicken Rustler]

renart I live down here in the swamp and there really aint no keepin dry ya just give it yer best shot and make sure the girlz have dry shelter with no draft. Also keep in mind that MORE IS ALWAYS BETTER !!!!

No really we were only going to have 6 or so to produce eggs for us. Well we now have 26 large hens and 8 bantam. Well sell the eggs from the big girlz and they normally make enough $$ to pay for all the feed. Plus we get free eggs for the house. I think that most will agree that if you can have enough to sell eggs it makes keeping the flock pretty cheap.
Also IF you are interested get in touch with rainwolf about the feed that my local supplier delivers to the Seattle area. Here is a link to the feed site.

www.patriotfarmandbison.com

I think Scott is due to make a delivery up there soon.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Are you getting 1.5 per milking or per day?

 

[renart]

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Okee dokee! Thanks for the help! I think we'll be needing all the information we can get, so glad I came back here.


And if you ever want to add some goats to your place, we will soon have a bunch bouncing about.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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No thanks on the goats. We had 20+/- pygmy's when DW had her stroke. It was just a bit much for me to take care of them and her not to mention trying to show and sell so we got rid of them and don't need any more. However if you are in the market we do still have a few supplies left like a disbudding iron and some steel wall mount hay racks that I built.

 

[cackleberrylinda]

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Welcome!! A finer batch of feather minded people you will never find.
Just looked at your website. Those goats are adorable!! I used to have Toggenburgs and loved them. I plan to get goats again and thought I might like Toggs again but I could be persuaded to go for the smaller goats. I don't need so much milk now. I hope to be ready sometime this spring. I need to fence the area for my goats. It is a nice sunny and shady blackberry patch.. Can't think of a finer way to clear 1/4 to 1/2 acre. Are these related to Kinder goats? Or pygmy? I better research huh?
Your farm looks lovely

 

[renart]

We have a friend of ours do our disbudding. I can't handle being in the vicinity when that is being done. I made wood box feeders for our goats, the metal ones are ok, but, at the time it just worked out best to make them, thanks.


Now to figure out what type of birds we want to get. Probably best to work with the basic layers until we learn what we are doing. Any recommendations ?