hi all!!! and chickens and goats
Posted by: dgarnera <dgarnera@...>
Getting used to life without daddy. I have finally come to the
realization that this is not in the courts hands (as much as they would
like to believe it is), it is in Gods. Jeff has a lesson to learn and
when he learns it he will be home, and God will move mountains to get
him here. It is still a bit stressful financially but we are getting by.
I have entered a learning season here on our small homestead. Wanting to
make the most of what we have. We only have a half acre less when you
take into consideration that a house and 3 outbuildings sit on it. But
the kids would like to have chickens and a couple of milk goats in the
spring. So I am learning all I can. So here are a few questions. I have
a good sized chicken coop that leads to a large dog run (a fenced in
area that I was going to use for a garden). It is a good size. I was
going to raise 20 hens and sell the surplus eggs, but I am having
troubles with my neighbors. The houses are quite close together- just
like in a regular neighborhood with the property stretching to the back.
My kids are too loud, the tree that was cut down is still there (I moved
the branches of 3 cedar trees to the back of the property that is in
full view from their back porch- they don't like looking at it- but I
can't afford to pay someone to haul it away- so I have to burn it little
by little), tried to burn some brush today and her whole family came
out, I ended up putting the fire out as she had too many questions about
legalities and the like. Anyway, all of this fuss made me wonder if my
20 chickens might be too much for the neighbors. So while looking
through back issues of countryside, I saw chicken tractors. What if I
built a moveable coop for maybe 6 or so chickens. Then when the
neighbors where home I could move it to the other side of the property.
Anyone have experience with this?
So, if I do the chicken tractor I will have a very large chicken coop (I
could fit several goats in it comfortably) and this large dog run. Could
I stall feed the goats (just 2) and let them use the dog run for
exercise??
This would leave me without a garden (I will do some container
gardening) but I have a friend around the corner that has enough space
for a huge garden but always forgets to water so it dies. I am going to
garden with her and remind her to water. We are also going in on a calf
to raise for organic beef.
I still want to do angora bunnies. I have another building that I could
use for them, just need to save my pennies. 🙂
Would love your ideas. I cant wait until Jeff is home and our lease is
up so we can move to a bigger piece of land. And we don't mind moving
out of state for it. I have found that land is cheaper elsewhere. I
would like 20 or more acres, I want to raise sheep and llama for fiber.
Let alone chickens, goats, etc...
Looking forward to your advice. It is hard living close to nosey
neighbors. You know the kind that live in the country but act like they
are in the city.
I pray daily for patience. 🙂
Blessings,debra