livestock

Cow vs Goat: Which One is Right for Your Homestead Dairy?

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Cows have always been the staple animal on Old McDonald’s farm, but lately goats have been getting more traction as the home dairy animal. It feels so confusing especially when your entire life you imagined milking a cute black and white cow like in the movies and the farms you visited on your school field trips. When did goats become a thing? More importantly, why? If this whole cow vs goat phenomenon has you wondering which one is right for you and your homestead dairy, I got you! Let’s figure this out together.

How to Feel with Animal Loss on the Homestead

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When we began our homestead and we invited living animals onto our farm to meet our needs, we knew these animals weren’t pets. They were livestock and with that there was not only an expectation that they would provide us nourishment and sustenance in some way, but they also were on a lower tier that made them more susceptible to physical hardships like weather, illness, and predators or their main purpose was to give their life to sustain our own. But somewhere along the way, as it most always does, these animals wedge their way into your heart and burrow down into a deep, soft spot. Most of these animals you’ve raised, cared for, and provided for since they were born. It’s near impossible not to find your heartstrings attached. When you lose an animal, it doesn’t matter what kind, it is always hard and it still hurts.

What to Do In Homestead Living: Our Journey

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A homesteading lifestyle can involve a lot of different things, but when you’re first getting started some tasks are easier than others. With our resources and capabilities, we tackled planting a vegetable garden, raising laying hens and pigs, harvesting wood, and composting. Here’s how we tackled these things and how you can get started with them too.