Baby Goat Care for Beginners

Baby Goat Care for Beginners

While this article is going to be all about baby goat care, this is especially for the homeschooler who is homesteading or wanting to begin their goat herd. My entire blog is for the homeschooling homesteader, so I want to cater to that community of 

Gifts for Homesteaders: 50 Gifts Mom Will Love

Gifts for Homesteaders: 50 Gifts Mom Will Love

Whether it’s Mother’s Day, Christmas or any other time of year, you may be stuck wondering what to gifts to buy for your mom. She does so much for you, yet always seems to have what she needs or doesn’t voice her wants. I hope 

A Simple Homemade Dairy Goat Feed Recipe

A Simple Homemade Dairy Goat Feed Recipe

This is just a short and simple post about our homemade dairy goat feed.   We make our own, for many reasons. it’s cheaper it’s healthier I know exactly what’s in it I can control it for health and wellness purposes We started making our 

Copper Bolus Your Goats With Confidence

Copper Bolus Your Goats With Confidence

The spring and summer of 2020 was a learning year for us on our little homestead.   This was when we discovered the importance of minerals and goats. It took us several months to correct our herd’s mineral deficiencies and a lot of waiting and 

Symptoms of Mineral Deficiencies In Your Goats

Symptoms of Mineral Deficiencies In Your Goats

When our goats kidded in the spring, little did we know the journey we were about to endure. We thought our herd was healthy. I had them tested for all the diseases and we were feeding them the best grain and hay.     Even 

Our Dairy Goat Breeding Tips and Schedule

Our Dairy Goat Breeding Tips and Schedule

It’s goat breeding time on our little homestead! Today I’m going to share our breeding strategy with you. Enjoy, as we bring you along on this journey! A little background: about 10 years ago, we sold most of our herd and moved to Nebraska from