What Kind of Tractor Should I buy? Is John Deere the best kind of tractor? Or does Kubota make the best tractor for the hobby farmer? Tractor Mike worked in the tractor business for decades. He has seen tractors get better and better over time, and his pick for best tractor… Tractor Mike says “Find […]
Training Goats to a Milk Stand – Frustrating and Awful
Day 2 of training goats to a milking stand, and it’s still pretty tough. The does are getting better and standing, but not much. Aust tries to test some tying techniques, and K some holds. At the end we sit down and reminisce about past goat milking adventures gone bad. AWESOME FLY TRAP – https://amzn.to/2LN64w4
WORSE THAN THE FIRST TRY :( Attempt 2 at milking goats… but then a
This second try at milking goats was worse than the first time! But then.. something good happened! It has been long enough for our does deworming medication to pass and allow us to consume their milk again. We decided to try milking both our goats again, and it didn’t go great. Lacy was a real […]
An Argument AGAINST Pasturing Animals
The world presents us with many boiled down choices in life…. Pepsi VS Coke… Democrat VS Republican…. In the homesteading world many people feel pasturing animals is the “right” way to manage them, and confining animals is “wrong”. But is it that simple? Do we have more options than Pepsi or Coke? In today’s episode […]
BEGINNER MISTAKE TO AVOID WHEN BUYING A TRACTOR
Tractor Mike, of the Ask Tractor Mike Channel on Youtube knows people make this mistake when buying a tractor. For years he worked in the tractor industry. Time and time again he saw people buy land, and at the very same time, they would buy their tractor. DON’T DO THAT! Tractor mike suggests that when […]
WE DECIDED TO STOP MILKING OUR GOATS. WHY?
Kidding and calving can be hard on an animal. Giving birth can wear an animal out, and You will find your goats become more susceptible to worms after giving birth. We decided heading into our births to boost our goats minerals, make sure they were at optimum health going into the birth. However we did […]
