Recent content by HobbyFarmerJen

Thank you hilarie for that very informative reply! Your feeding routine sounds more like what I imagined when I first started dreaming of goats. I guess it is the salt, mineral block, sweetlix? Red cell? Molasses (and I still havent found out what DM is yet) that throws me off and confuses a...

My husband and I have built a chicken coop made from recycled pallets. I plan on making a goat shelter (for 3 dwarf goats) - which seems even easier.I hope! Anyone want to give me some inspiration with pictures of their shelter? Much appreciated!

I'm just dropping in to see how other members build their shelters. Yours is very cute! Good job. I will keep the red paint in mind when designing mine - looks like a mini barn.

great information guys! I have googled nightshade and ive never seen that. And roddonendrons (lol thats a mouth full) are gorgeous.. No, none of that on my property. My stuff is all green except the wisteria. Can I just snap some pictures and share with you guys? Or is there a better place...

thanks for that. I definitely won't starve them - so you saying if I keep their bellies full they'll mostly leave harmful plants alone, makes me feel much better. Their pen won't have any dangerous bushes in it.. but incase they escape, I wouldn't want them nibbling toxic things. Maybe one...

You guys are great. I have started researching my plant life. The easiest to identify is the wisteria lining my property, climbing the trunks of my trees. I found where it says online that the leaves, fruit (flowers I guess) and seeds are toxic. Oh no! It is in the woods.. there is no...

A level 10 ninja! Hahaha. Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I am excited to be here and I'm soaking up all this wonderful information! So. First on my list is fencing in a large area of my property, (is ten foot high good?) , then building a shed/goat house, then somehow checking my land...

Thank you. I am almost positive we won't eat our goats. We will become too attached. So Nigerian Dwarfs it is! That answers that!

Thank you so much. I am thrilled to be here. I am a little overwhelmed just reading all the different things they eat! And oh boy.. how do I know what bushes on my property could be poisonous? I'm not sure what plant life is growing but I have a lot of trees. Soooo much research to be done...

Hi everyone! I am Jennifer. Married for 14 years with 4 boys. We have 23 chickens. We also have turkeys, chickens, and guineas in the incubator! I am very interested in getting a couple small goats for milking/pets. My husband is a juvenile diabetic and we think the milk will be easier on his...