tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post4133636476941263679..comments2024-02-15T08:22:52.443-08:00Comments on The Back Forty: Till the Cows Come HomeRobbynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-42110296574938722542007-10-10T23:48:00.000-07:002007-10-10T23:48:00.000-07:00Ha, Jo! That just goes to show what I know yet......Ha, Jo! That just goes to show what I know yet...not much :) At this point, even having a dog or cat will be such happiness, since we've been holding off on having ANY animals till we're settled somewhere. It'll be interesting to see how this all gets rewritten in the long run...guess that process is part of the fun :)Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-30310919347933362502007-10-10T18:57:00.000-07:002007-10-10T18:57:00.000-07:00I feel all that, Robbyn. And then I found myself f...I feel all that, Robbyn. And then I found myself feeling bad about preferring certain chickens over others and the next thing I knew, I liked the ones I had thought I wouldn't like.<BR/><BR/>And as good as the goats are at escaping, I love them almost unnaturally. Even Mr. Picante is friendly, loving and pretty laid back. And only rarely pees on himself. ;)<BR/><BR/>I'd looked into Dexters and Highlanders here, and the prices are just too high for us to consider it right now. We'll probably go with castoffs from local dairies for steer calves once a year. For milk, I will eventually go with goats. Milking daily is just one more chore on the list, after all. We feed, water and clean a little, and it's another few minutes to milk. It's the "got to be home" commitment that can get old...but like you said, parenting is like that too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623832875863787069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-73209905553951569572007-10-10T01:40:00.000-07:002007-10-10T01:40:00.000-07:00You do so much with your acre, Tina! I'm just ach...You do so much with your acre, Tina! I'm just aching for any amount of land right now that is not zoned residential...we're so restricted where we are that we can't have a single chicken, not even one! Yes, the Dexters seem great...I'm also interested in the American British Whites, too.Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-15713337650017514052007-10-09T22:28:00.000-07:002007-10-09T22:28:00.000-07:00I just KNEW that was a Dexter calf!! Obviously I ...I just KNEW that was a Dexter calf!! Obviously I really like the Dexters. They are so mellow, especially with early handling. And they are very productive, often calving in their late teens. You just can't go wrong with them. (But as far as yogurt goes you can't beat sheep's milk yogurt. It's like a desert!) Sigh... One of these days I'll have more than one acre.tina f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10813986790663678450noreply@blogger.com