Oh oh, might be in trouble now.....

[retiredbop]

I was talking with my neighbor last night about cleaning up the wooded area behind our properties. He owns it, but he's a fantastic neighbor and I was helping him plan which trees to take out. He was lamenting the profusion of poison ivy and I mentioned that if I stayed in this house much longer I was planning to talk to him about leasing this one acre (plus one "perch", google it, it's interesting) to run a small group of dairy goats. He just about fell all over himself telling me what a great idea that was. And then he kept bringing them up about every ten minutes or so. (Mike and I can talk for a LONG time.)

Sooooo, maybe I'll start planning for a small herd next spring. Something on the order of 2 or 3 does and maybe a wether for the freezer. Better yet, a freshened doe or two.

Yep, could be in trouble here.

Started with chickens last month, now possibly goats, where does it stop?

[Alice In TX/MO]

It doesn't stop. It just evolves.

[WeaverRose]

But it's so much funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

[Minelson]

You won't regret it...I love my little goat family

[MissMenagerie]

It never stops, and what about the geese and the ducks, the sheep, a llama to guard the sheep, another llama, and more goats! We won't even mention next spring when the goose goes broody and the gander is protecting her nest, which of course is right by the milking stanchion. You might also find a nest of half developed eggs and have to borrow an incubator because the chicken you scared off never went back! How about locking the chickens up on a dark, cloudy night and you didn't see your black llama that is standing in the chicken house doorway waiting for some alfalfa pellets? Nope it never ends!

Hey, I need an emu!

[Naturaldane]

hey, my neighbor has emus for sale, thought about it, but husband sent me into reality..
started with a horse, now we have the horse, pony, 2 baby goats, 15 goats coming in soon, 30 or so chickens and a donkey in the near future.

[retiredbop]

DW wants a donkey, for some "known only to her" reason. Over the past 26 years I have tried to follow here logic (and I use the term VERY loosely here) without success.

Once we move onto our homestead, the NUMBER ONE RULE is pretty simple. If it doesn't earn it's keep it doesn't live here.

BTW, you guys are NOT real encouraging. This is beginning to sound more like an affliction than a hobby.