Why Goats?

[awesomefowl]

How about draft or pack goats?

 

[HorizonSon]

I'm hoping to get some Kinder goats within the year (give or take):

Milk: raw milk source (#1 reason), lacto-fermentation, raw cheese, soaps and other body products.

Meat: efficient high quality field-fed low-cost meat.

Hide: low-cost source for medium sized hardy pelts.

Property Management: they have a perfect buffet available to them: forest! They have access to a super healthy natural diet. All the meanwhile keeping the undergrowth down.

It's truly a win-win situation!

 

[Cluckn Crazy]

A neighbour of ours has a pond in the middle of a hay field that they stock every year with fish fry, then catch a few for their dinner as they grow. I suppose, as with work/job, the important thing is to do something you love so it won't feel like work.

At the moment we've settled on raspberrys and apple/pear trees. We're just digging in the trellis for the berry plants so they can be planted in a prepared garden next spring. And we have the trees planted but are in bad soil so they need some compost/mulch and light pruning to bring them around for next year.

I'm trying to be careful to choose low maintenance projects and not to rush into things. Its just too much fun!

 

[eenie114]

I keep goats for milk.

Just make sure you get one with a good udder!

 

[crawfordmama]

I'll be getting a pair in the spring. As a family, we go through roughly 5-6 gallons of milk a week. IMO, goat milk tastes the same as cow, and is easier to digest. We'll be using them for milking, and for weed control. We can grow anything but grass!

 

[HorizonSon]

@eenie114: "My name is Ignemo Montoya... You killed my father... Prepare to die!"

One of my all-time favorite movies!

 

[KellyHM]

I say it's for milk, but mostly it's because they're so darn cute.

Adorable Nubians: Blue Daze, Joy, Josie, & Jack

 

[crawfordmama]

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OMG, look at those faces! They look so sweet!

 

[Cluckn Crazy]

Pictures like those kill me...are goats easy to take care of? (I'm sure thats not a simple question!)

 

[Illia]

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Yes, if you read up on them enough. They need to be wormed regularly, they need to stay out of places that could harm them, they need to stay away from poultry feed, and they need to be dehorned, otherwise they can hurt themselves and others. You must make sure your place is "Goat-Proof"