by Ivory Soap | Jul 30, 2010 | Barnyard, Mini Goats
Ivory’s Totally Secure Goat Fence 1. Put up worthless chicken fence. 2. Get sick of it and tear it down, vowing to put up a new one so the monsters won’t kill your garden and fruit trees. 3. Fail. 4. Borrow MIL’s boss’s brother’s...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 29, 2009 | Barnyard, Mini Goats
I had no idea that if you didn’t give goats grain ‘feed’ every day–they’d mow! (BTW, I’ve already gone back and changed the goat feeding post to reflect my corrected understanding…I’ve been wrong a lot lately, huh?) ...
by Daisy | May 7, 2009 | Barnyard, Mini Goats
Goats don’t ask for much. A roof over their heads and some bedding on the ground. Unlike dogs, they feel no need to come in at night and sleep soundly until morning.For bedding, I suggest straw. Cheap, fluffy, and makes great mulch or compost after it’s...
by Daisy | May 2, 2009 | Barnyard, Mini Goats
Before I get to the feeding part…Guess who gets to keep her goats???? ME! Feeding a goat in your yard requires two things: Fiber and Feed 1) FIBER–always available, never let them run out. Keep lots of hay (~$6 a bale, lasts long time) around to make sure...
by Daisy | Apr 30, 2009 | Barnyard, Mini Goats
On the left you have straw. On the right you have hay. Can you see it? Hay is greenish, dried grass. Straw is what’s left over once grain is harvested. One has plenty of nutrients, one doesn’t. There in lies the lesson. If you are FEEDING an animal, get...
