Finally getting our house! - Homesteading Today
You are Unregistered, please register to use all of the features of Homesteading Today!    
Homesteading Today

Go Back   Homesteading Today > Livestock Forums > Goats
Reload this Page

Finally getting our house!

Register FAQ / TOS/ Rules Calendar


Like Tree3Likes
  • 1 Post By Squeaky McMurdo
  • 1 Post By AuntKitty
  • 1 Post By mrs.H

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 08/07/12, 12:42 PM
Squeaky McMurdo's Avatar
A teeny bit goat crazy
  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Star Valley, Wyoming
Posts: 1,320
Finally getting our house!
We finally have an official closing date for our house! Our offer was accepted at the end of April and we were told the bank that owned it wanted to close in 30 days so our estimated closing date was June 18...then July 12...then July 26...then August 2...

We close 8 AM on Monday!

The best part is that 2 of the neighbors have goats so when we get ours the other neighbors will already be used to the noise.

So now I can actively search for some Nigerian "goaty goats" as my daughters call them. The bummer part is that it's probably too late in the year to have a good selection of kids, but I guess that means we'll have more time to get the pen set up.
CaliannG likes this.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 08/07/12, 12:43 PM
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Fla
Posts: 803
Congratulations! This is the exciting part of homesteading! But really, why are you messing with those munchkins. You need Nubians!

Kitty
mrs.H likes this.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 08/07/12, 03:14 PM
The Tin Mom's Avatar
Hate Oz. Took the shoes.
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SE Kansas
Posts: 2,080
LaManchas.

Congratulations! How exciting!
__________________


Avatar & SIG art by Incredible Daughter , RandomGal. http://random-gal.deviantart.com/gallery/
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08/07/12, 03:15 PM
Minelson's Avatar  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 24,108
That is so exciting! I bet you have a million things going through your brain right now...good things!!
__________________
Teach only Love...for that is what You are
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08/07/12, 03:19 PM
mrs.H's Avatar
Romans 8:28
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: N. GA
Posts: 1,098
Quote:
Originally Posted by AuntKitty View Post
Congratulations! This is the exciting part of homesteading! But really, why are you messing with those munchkins. You need Nubians!

Kitty
Or alpines!
CaliannG likes this.
__________________
Samantha,
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 08/07/12, 03:20 PM
mrs.H's Avatar
Romans 8:28
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: N. GA
Posts: 1,098
Actually, I love NDs. I have 3 now. They are the breed I started out with.
__________________
Samantha,
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 08/07/12, 05:30 PM
Alice In TX/MO's Avatar
More dharma, less drama.
  
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Texas Coastal Bend/S. Missouri
Posts: 30,482
CONGRATULATIONS! I have "goaty goats", too.
__________________
Alice
* * *
"No great thing is created suddenly." ~Epictitus
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 08/07/12, 06:22 PM
wintrrwolf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Bellflower, MO
Posts: 3,695
grats on your new place!! Hate the packing and unpacking but love the settling in part. It's allot easier when you don't have a whole passel of critters to get set up too.
__________________
The more I know people … the more I respect animals.
Lovn Ivy Farm
http://lovnivy.webs.com/
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 08/07/12, 06:24 PM
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,164
Welcome to Crazy! You'll fit right in.

I'm not sure what part of the country you're in, or will be, but if the drought/hay situation is bad there people will be cutting back so they don't have to feed through the winter. You may be able to pick some nice Nigerians for a good price.
__________________
"Don't worry what people think, they don't do it very often" ~ Unknown
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 08/07/12, 08:17 PM
Katie
  
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Twining, Mi.
Posts: 19,930
Congratulations on finally getting your house! Now the fun begins with all the plans for your new homestead! Have fun looking for just the right goats, maybe you can find a couple does' already old enough to breed this fall & have your own babies next spring?
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 08/07/12, 11:05 PM
where I want to's Avatar  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: True Northern California
Posts: 13,298
Whohoo- congratluations.
__________________
For we used to ask when we were little, thinking that the old men knew all things which are on earth: yet forsooth they did not know; but we do not contradict them, for neither do we know.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 08/08/12, 11:08 AM
Squeaky McMurdo's Avatar
A teeny bit goat crazy
  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Star Valley, Wyoming
Posts: 1,320
Quote:
Originally Posted by andabigmac View Post
Welcome to Crazy! You'll fit right in.

I'm not sure what part of the country you're in, or will be, but if the drought/hay situation is bad there people will be cutting back so they don't have to feed through the winter. You may be able to pick some nice Nigerians for a good price.
I'm in southwest Wyoming or as we call it Wydahotah. Star Valley is on top of a whole bunch of springs so it's nice and green here. My husband wants to start with babies so the field is narrowed if I want to get disease tested ones that are disbudded...the neighbors' goats have horns so I doubt they have an iron to do it.
Reply With Quote
Reply


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:48 PM.
Contact Us - Homesteading Today - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top - ©Carbon Media Group Agriculture