by Kendra | Jul 25, 2011 | Animals, Goats
What is it about the mention of goat’s milk that makes people turn up their noses in disgust? I think we’ve all done it at one point or another, unless we grew up with the stuff. One time, at the farmer’s market, a nice lady selling some delicious... by Kendra | Jul 22, 2011 | Animals, Goats
Really sad news. Smiley, our sweetest milk goat, died this morning. Everything seemed fine when I went out early this morning to open the gate and let the girls graze for a while before I milked. But when I went back outside about 20 minutes later, I found Smiley... by Kendra | Jun 4, 2011 | Animals, Goats
As I’ve said before, it’s extremely important when you are starting something new on your homestead to keep good records of expenses vs. benefits. If it’s costing you more than it’s worth, then you really need to consider either changing what... by Kendra | Jun 2, 2011 | Animals, Goats
So, we’ve made yet another frustrating mistake. We put the goat’s pen in a bad spot. Sure, it looked perfect when we chose to fence in that particular piece of the property. But after some time actually using it, we’ve realized it wasn’t such a... by Kendra | Apr 20, 2011 | Animals, Goats
You guys, I’d given up. The milk goat we got a little over two weeks ago had dried up. I couldn’t figure it out! I’d gotten the hang of milking her and was confident (well, pretty sure) I was doing it right. We’d supplied the goats with all the... by Kendra | Apr 14, 2011 | Animals, Goats
As you may have read, we’ve had some trouble getting much milk from our new dairy goat. Instead of getting the 3/4 gallon the previous owners said we could expect, we’ve been getting something closer to 3/4 quart! Being very new to milking, I wondered if I... 
