Goat, meat Rabbit, and chicken update
Getting to be that time of year again. I can’t wait to clean out the barn!!!! I hate how messy it gets over the winter. Meanwhile, the animals are enjoying t…
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Dont get ur knickers in a twist. The animals would be better off in a bit bigger cage.
RaiseUrFistDerp
September 25, 2013 at 3:38 pm
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farmercody14
September 25, 2013 at 4:34 pm
I have flirted with the idea of Icelandic sheep. I love the fact they are a triple-use sheep, have naturally short tails, will mature on grass alone, and will (supposedly) shed their wool (although their wool is incredible). And, the best lamb I ever had was while I was vacationing in Iceland 10 years ago. I’ve often wondered if the meat tastes the same raised here. But now I’m leaning towards hair sheep — if I ever went the sheep route.
Michigansnowpony
September 25, 2013 at 4:46 pm
So much like our place.We raise milk and meat goats, Icelandic sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits, turkeys, geese and one steer. Oh, and kids 🙂
Never seem to have enough room or feed for everything though.
Love the incubator. I think we will have to get one. Our hens hatched quite a number of chicks, but only four still survive. As the chicks were hatching, the ducks kept pushing the hen off her nest and squishing the baby chicks. That was a bit frustrating…
Clausont5
September 25, 2013 at 5:06 pm
how do you know your eggs are fertile????
skategul10
September 25, 2013 at 5:20 pm
— Darnit, ran out of characters: I grew up on a small beef cattle farm. To me, there is a huge difference in raising 60-90 steers at a time and raising just one or two. I would definitely have trouble raising one steer, pig, sheep, etc. for meat. I know I’d become attached with just taking care of one. But some people can. 4-H kids have to tame down and work with their meat animals so they can show them at the fair. I couldn’t do that either.
Michigansnowpony
September 25, 2013 at 5:30 pm
It starts at the beginning. That is, when you are raising an animal for meat, you do not name it, you don’t allow yourself to become attached emotionally. You DO allow yourself to be a good steward of that animal while it’s in your care, but you don’t make a pet of it. Some farm animals are retired after their “useful” years are behind them. My dairy goat(s) and my two breeding does (rabbits) will be retired eventually. As for the neighbor’s animals — I have no control.
Michigansnowpony
September 25, 2013 at 6:18 pm
im not a vegan or a peta supporter.. they are plain annoying..but my issue is this.. i eat meat..and i love animals..how do you separate mentally that your cared for animals.. gotton to know them and love them… then eat them? do you have certain ones you dont eat? that mama goat is so loving..and i saw a cow in your neighbors yard that you said was going to fair and they done come back. i could never do that. aside from that..you have alot of other things to offer.please tell me the difference
gfpiper
September 25, 2013 at 6:31 pm
I love your chicks, they are so cute! And I am glad for you that the batch wasn’t ruined.
adznckns
September 25, 2013 at 6:34 pm
@ftwbk Goats are good for 6 square feet per animal when rooming together, during winter they need to keep warm, ie: sit close together. The rabbits also need to keep close together. And while they aren’t out for winter she does have a reason.
And @michigansnowpony, the question may have been legit… just saying…
adznckns
September 25, 2013 at 7:16 pm
i am not kidding i have a 3 hens who are seventeen years old and 2 that are twelve. i dont think they lay but i dont have the heart to get rid of them. i have had them for too long they look healthy and happy they just are really old. but ill tell you what when i feed them they are always the first ones to eat i would think the younger hens could show them up but apparently not.
cabelasportsmen
September 25, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Practice sex. That’s funny.
Brad Lewis
September 25, 2013 at 8:47 pm
– Yes, it would be much better to let them run free so they can get eaten by coyotes, hawks, and stray dogs and/or hit on the road, not to mention go in my neighbors’ yards and do what they will. Oy. . . . I understand you don’t “get” or agree with keeping animals. (Vegan, right?) But I’m one of those awful, rotten, mean people who confines animals. I am a PETA supporter: People Eating Tasty Animals. My channel is obviously NOT for you.
Michigansnowpony
September 25, 2013 at 9:04 pm
why do u keep the goats and rabbits locked in those tiny cages?
ftwbk
September 25, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Great video. Love this lady. She rocks.
hcmatley31
September 25, 2013 at 9:59 pm
you love your goats =)
Mikesch Karl
September 25, 2013 at 10:41 pm
possible brain damage to chicks due to power outage?
rotoclip
September 25, 2013 at 11:08 pm
@Michigansnowpony No Stealing..I got the original recipe from another youtuber..and I added the shells!
If ever you want to correspond on a regular basis..let me know my e-mail is
MrsVolfie@gmail.com
Also if you don’t have a lot of dripping melt down a ready make suet cake and add feed and shells..the ready made ones are TOO fatty
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 25, 2013 at 11:16 pm
@Michigansnowpony No Stealing..I got the original recipe from another youtuber..and I added the shells!
If ever you want to correspond on a regular basis..let me know my e-mail is
MrsVolfie@gmail.com
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 26, 2013 at 12:07 am
No Stealing..I got the original recipe from another youtuber..and I added the shells!
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 26, 2013 at 12:44 am
Mine Is a 22 Quart Pressure canner..It hold 18 Pints or 7-8 Quarts…I LOVE it..
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 26, 2013 at 1:25 am
— That’s an excellent idea about the suet cakes! A person could also feed the ready-made suet cakes if they don’t have a lot of fat drippings to use. That’s a great idea to add to your flocks’ nutrition. I’m stealing it. ; ) Thanks so much for posting.
Michigansnowpony
September 26, 2013 at 1:26 am
Well, then I’d have TWO pressure canners. LOL. I actually did a video on canning chicken, so it has occurred to me to can the rabbit(s). BUT — my preference is to have whole rabbits to cook up. Also, I really need a freezer in order to buy half a beef or raise some pork. I could can it all, but I’d still need a place to hold the meat until I got it all done. My canner only holds 7 quarts or 9 pints at a time. (I WOULD love a larger canner now that you mention it!)
Michigansnowpony
September 26, 2013 at 1:54 am
Alos..I make a suet Cake for my Chickens in the winter..I save fat dripping from any meat I cook..mix two cups of that, melted..with 2-2 1/2 cups feed..a 1/2 cup of crushed egg shells ( I rinse and dry and save them for this) and then press it into a pan and refridgerate until solid..just give them the pan..they LOVE it..and it gives them extra fat and protein and minerals to help them winter over..add some grit if you like..washed sand will do!
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 26, 2013 at 2:27 am
But yourself a pressure canner and CAN the meat..I do it with Goat and beef..and when we get rabbits I will do it then also! Save a LOT on freezer space..you only need to freeze the choicest cuts! As for the chicks..just leave them 12-24 hours without opening the incubator..they need the humidity so they don’t dry out while hatching…I have 9 chicks so far..some have started..but may not finish..don’t HELP..they need to make it out on their own..it’s like running the gauntlet
OurHalfAcreHomestead
September 26, 2013 at 3:25 am