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ohhhhh I love to experiment so into the freezer mom shall go! Wine is already bubbling nicely in my "experiment cabinet" (I feel like a mad scientist sometimes but it keeps it out of view of hubby who would probably have a cow if he knew the stuff I make in there... hahaha) The wine was a LOT...

ok Awesome! was hoping it was good! I have some more cider that I can plop the mother in but.... the cabinet I had the vinegar cooking in is now the cabinet I have my wine cooking in... LOL and I'm terrified that the mother will pass her germies over to my wine!!! As excited as I am to have my...

Ok question.... is homemade ACV supposed to be really cloudy... almost milky looking? Here is what I did to make it....I took the apple scraps that I had from a batch of homegrown apples (no chemicals used to treat them) basically all the cores chunks and skins that I didn't use to make apples...

Some of you mention getting a young buck then selling him... so like How young? I seen a few dairy goat boys that are anywhere from 2-8 months old... (still not the breed I want but I can settle I guess... LOL) So if I bought a young boy how old is too young to get the job done?

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<--- major jar envy!!! *sulks as she waddles away to buy more pint jars since she is out.... Awesome score though!!!

See that is exactly what I was thinking... Why can't you be SS in town and butcher your own animals? You shouldn't HAVE to hide... We live in the country with very understanding neighbors but I still go out back of the garage out of site to butcher the rabbits... because of stories like this...

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/sep/06/man-found-butchering-cow-utah-driveway-ar-724830/ wow... ok so maybe he shouldn't have shot it in town and did this in his drive way but still!!! they can't find evidence to arrest him so they have to "FIND" health code violations... for butchering an...

ROFL oh yeah we have the bunny "dates" (or one second stands) down pat too! We have had a few boys that need to figureout which end is the right way... but that's typically easy to fix... just swing his butt around and he is like "oh! that's how it's done" typically never have to show them...

my kids love to learn about it but they are very young and I can pass on my enthusiasm... They also are too young to be of much help... my hubby doesn't understand why I waste my time... instead of being supportive at times he is totally against it all... thinks it makes us look poor! (he was...

Awesome on the goat share! :weee We just got our goat and need to get her bred... so a few more months and I'll have raw milk too... woo hoo!!! I would love to find more people around me that are SS so I would have a friend or two to barter with or ask opinions to... We live in the middle of...

yep! Goats are TOTAL dorks... we tried it also a few years back it was awful! we did it because the smaller sized goats are evil fence destroyers! They would jump up ontop of it and squish it down and waddle their booties over the top... after a few weeks of this the fence was non-fixable... I...

:gig sorry I have to laugh... that story sounds like me anytime I got to butcher anything... I always say if something can go wrong it will... The mean and ornery ones always taste the best! :drool

Way too cute!!!

Oh you have popcorn! I have some cookies... scoot over a tad and we can share... this is some good info I want to listen in too... :D

:thumbsup :gig doesn't the saying go... when pigs fly??? :lau

The lady I got her from had her vet test her and she tested positive for CAE. She has only kidded once and then was sold as a first freshener in milk... that's how the lady I bought her from got her... so no she wasn't there for any of the goats births or anything. She was already trained and...

Big Hugs!!! I bawl like a baby every time I butcher a rabbit... and it's super quick... they are munching on grass then it's over.... I would cry even harder if it was bad like that! you poor thing!

Thanks for the info! I'll have to start looking for a local buck... :D

Hello everyone I would love to introduce you to our newest member of the family ShadowFax! (yes I'm a major Lord of the Rings nerd!) She's a big Gal! Have no clue what she weights but I sure can't pick her up! Here is is with my tall 9yr old daughter and my 6yr old son! She is...