poorboys
Loving the herd life
1.what state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? Indiana, wet, cold, hot and everything inbetween. 2. how many in your family and marital status? I have four boys all grown, my hubby has one daughter grown, and we have 7 grandchildren, so yes I am married. 3. how would you define your farm? A hobby farm?? we bred registered Nubians, and raise some boer goats, 2 minature horses and have a few pigs for the freezer, and have chickens, so I have pork, goat, eggs and milk to eat!! 4. what would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you need? Help my sister more, she's in a wheelchair with MS and I can't lift her, or drive her anywhere because all I own is trucks. 5. Have you ever built a house, barn, or other types of buildings? Do you want to? Yes I help my dh when we need extra room, Have helped building chicken pens, and shelters. 6. can you weld? steel, aluminum,Mig, Tig, stick, oxy-acet? No my dh does that, I can't be around a welder. 7. Who or what inspired you to be a farmer/rancher, hobby farmer? My dad, He raised animals untill I was born and decided with 6 kids he could'nt afford it, I have always loved animals. 8. Is it a hobby or an occupation? No, it's a life saver, I have a really bad heart, to many details, but dh bought my goats and I fell in love, and they have saved my life, Healther, body, soul and mind. 9. In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more? very knowledgeable about my Nubians, and chickens, Would like to know more about my minis (horses) had them while growing up but did'nt pay much attention. 10. in what types of farming will you never choose to do? be a pig farmer, I have a few to put in freezer, but I sure don't like messing with them. 11. are you interested in providing more of your own food supply? Yes, Next year a full garden and a calf. 12. where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world? Reading, or sewing quilts for my grandchildren. 13. can you drive a farm tractor or a semi? Yes to the tracker! would'nt want to drive a semi> 14. Do you make crafts or useful items? would you want to teach others how to do these? I sew quilts, and make rag rugs, Only my granddaughter seems interested. she helped me make kid coats, for the goats. 15. can you legally have all forms of livestock where you are at, do you have any, what kinds?? I have 15 Nubians does, 2 nubian bucks, Have 11 boer does and 1 buck, 4 pigs, 2 minature horses, 3 great prymes, 3 pygmyies, two does, 1 buck, 21 chickens, 1 rooster, and a rotwieler in the house. 16. can you operate a lathe, metal, wood? No 17. Do you like to garden? if so what do you enjoy growing? we will be growing peppers (all Kinds) tomatoes, cuccumbers, green beans, onions and radishes, we will be making our own salsa. 18. do you fish? bait or explosives,? I fish and bait, dad always said if you want to go fishing you have to bait your own hook! 19. How much space/land do you have or rent? We have 5 acres, and our friend has 6, we use his pasture alot in the summer months. 20. Are you a novice? technician, degreed? No self learned 21. What is your farm specialty? or what one would you like to learn? Raising and breeding Nubians, milking. Would love to learn to soap. 22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take? Medicines, vet, and photography. 23. Do you do wood work? framing finish, cabinet? Yes, I love to refinish furniture, Haven't done any furniture for a while, but did redo my wood flooring. 24. Are you interested in herbal animal medicine? No 25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be? Probably tennessee, love the hills and trees, would have to take animals with me. 26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? No, been there, done that, 27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be? some extra hands, Helping me when dh won't. 28. Are your family or friends also interested in animals? One friend (goat girl also) and my granddaughter, everyones else don't want to get their hands dirty lol. 29, Do you like to cook? are you interested in whole foods and natural foods, raw milk, fresh eggs? very much into natural foods, raw milk hands down, fresh eggs and also tried boer meat, awesome) and yes we love to cook. 30. What was your best animal experience? worst? best was my first delivery, worst selling my favorite doe. 31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? No 32. What skills do you have that help you be more a self sufficient farm? Learned things from both of our childhood, and brought them forward togather, asking questions from others and more questions, learning from our mistakes. 33. Do you process your own meat? can or preserve? Yes, we both can butcher, dh does the hard work we have the equiptment to butcher our own animals and process deer for others, and yes we can our pickles, tomatoes green beans, and homemade salsa. 34. Do you use alternative energy sources on your farm? would you like to. No we don't but would love to have a wind mill for energy source, I love wind-mills. 35. What is on your to do list? well we just moved, soooooooo there's alot on that list? Anything that would make things simplier with my milking and kidding season would be great. 36. Have you ever lived completley off what you produce? would you like to? Not completly, but hoping this next year we will get closer to it. 37. In what do you trust? God 38. Do you make and fix things yourself to save money? Yes we do, who could'nt? We use used materials to get things done. 39. Has the experience with animals changed your attitude or habits?? Yes, I love my animals, I have more paticene, I'm more of a home body, and not hipped to wordly goods give me my grandchildren and my animals and I'm one happy NANA!!