× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! We experimented this summer with silage making from lawnmower clippings. The first barrel wasn’t a complete success–mold made it several inches down the barrel–but it was enough to convince us to keep trying, so in July we ensiled 4 barrels of Read More
Author: Megan
Raising Rabbits for Meat in a Colony
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! We’ve been raising rabbits for meat off and on for years. From the beginning, I sought alternatives to traditional cages. We started out with rabbit tractors, which worked great for small numbers but weren’t really scalable. Then, at our old house, we Read More
150 Animals, Winter Chores in Under 30 Minutes
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! When talking about the animals we raise, I often hear, “How do you do it all?” I’m startled at that question, because the reality is there isn’t much to do, so I thought maybe it would help to take you on a Read More
Garbage Can Chicken Feeder
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! We’ve been feeding whole grains to our chickens for 2-3 years now. About a year and a half ago, we finally landed on the low maintenance, no waste chicken feeders we use today: garbage can chicken feeders. This method allows us Read More
Creating a Feeding Station for Livestock Guardian Dogs
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Before we got pigs, we just had a bowl of food out for the dogs free choice. Those days were so innocent, so pure, so carefree. Then came the pigs. <cue ominous music> Now, I’ve had all kinds of livestock for Read More
Fencing for the Livestock Guardian Dog
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! My heart jolted out of my body for probably the 4,000th time in a month to the sound of a honking horn. In the weeks since moving to our new farm, situated right next to a paved road, it had seemed Read More