Recent content by Subsailor

I may be odd in this, but I am currently reading Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten.

I don't regret moving, good luck to you Creamy!

Hi, been out for a bit. Just wanted to brag a little. I have been eating eggs, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, raised here on my farm for the past year. I have a black belly sheep lamb fixing to join the freezer in two weeks. I have missed discussing meals and cooking with you all.

It's been awhile since I have been in the forum. Much has happened since we got settled into our new place here in the States. We have our farm. We have 2 horses, 12 goats, 4 sheep, a dozen rabbits, turkeys, chickens and pheasants. We lost 4 sheep to coyotes but I since improved the fencing. The...

Ok, I was trying very hard to avoid it but my Wife, MIL and eldest Daughter are trying to talk me into Dairy Goats in addition to meat goats. I am not set up for dairy animals but am looking into what I will need. Any suggestions for good Dairy Goats for the Prescott Valley area of Arizona...

:off: Yes, I posted on the Homestead forum that we got a farm in AZ. I am looking primarily at meat goats but recently my Wife, MIL and oldest Daughter have started trying to talk me into some dairy goats as well. Not set up for it yet. We just finished the chicken coop and pen with overhead...

Currently: Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats and An Introduction to Heritage Breeds: Saving and Raising Rare-Breed Livestock and Poultry

Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard and rereading the Barsoom Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Yes, we bought a 10 acre farm north of Prescott. Fenced and cross fenced, multiple outbuildings, its own well with good water and 7 alpacas. Looking to add meat goats and hair sheep, not wool. We have some turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens on the way. Also thinking about adding meat rabbits. It...

Unfortunately, not something I cooked but I got my wife to try Goat Curry this weekend and she loved it! As a bonus, since she enjoyed the goat so much, I got her to try some Lamb Chops, and another win! This is big because these are a couple of critters we are planning on raising here on our...

Most of the animals we are looking at, we are taking from the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy listings. We are trying to go with heritage breeds. As soon as I get our printer hooked up I want to print their comparison listings for things like rabbits, chickens, and more. We do want breeds...

Thanks guys! Good to be getting back, GF! The alpacas are very easy to care for and their fiber is going for up to $40 a pound, unprocessed. I just finished reading a couple of books on goats and we are thinking predominately for meat. I don't really want to mess with dairy. I like what I...

We are finally getting settled into our new place in Prescott Valley, both have a kind alley, AZ. We just picked up a pair of mixed breed females from the Yavapai County Humane Society, part Australian Shepard and part Lab. They have only been with us since Friday but act as if they have been...

Thinking about some meat goats - suggestions?

We're moved in. We inherited 7 Alpacas, 2 Great Pyrenees Livestock Guard Dogs, 11 assorted Chickens and 1 evil Barn Cat.