Hello from the buckeye state

[Sassafras II]

I've been watching this site for a while and decided I'd better register. I really like the wide range of topics here

 

[Chic Rustler]

hello and WELCOME from Texas. what all do you have on the homestead?

I have a small garden, a few rabbits, some chickens and a weedy looking orchard. I've recently been thinking on quail but haven't made up my mind

 

[Sassafras II]

I have 3 gardens around 24/40ft each, a small orchard and a few blueberry bushes and blackberries.
As far as livestock, sheep, goats, rabbits and chickens

 

[Chic Rustler]

awesome. got any tips on blueberries? mine all die

 

[Britesea]

welcome to the craziness!

 

[Sassafras II]

I always mulch with pine shavings and prune them every spring.

 

[Hinotori]

Welcome from Washington state

 

[tortoise]

Welcome! I am in WI! I also have blueberries. I can't keep up with them. The previous owner was planning a U-Pick and planted 400. We lost a few to winter kill and I'm not willing to pay for more, so I am experimenting with propagating from cuttings. So far they look okay! I'm way behind on pruning. Didn't get any done last year and only have a dozen done this year. Should already be done. Uff dah!

Also have sheep, 2 goats, and just got 5 Silkie chicks for fun. DH is so burnt out on chickens, so we might never have more than just a couple pets for me. I used to have rabbits too. I miss them.

So I will be following you on the forum since we have plants and animals in common! Glad to have you here!

What sheep, goat, chicken and rabbit breeds do you raise?

 

[Sassafras II]

Wow that's a lot of bluberries! I only have four, I would like to double if not triple that number this year as we eat a lot!
I have Finnsheep and Awassi/East Frisian sheep, Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Nubian goats, American chinchilla, French Angora and Holland lop rabbits.

 

[tortoise]

One of my rams has a bit of Finn in him. Otherwise they're commercial mix. I think Ile de France is the most predominant breed I have, but the most of mine are 1/4 that or less. Other ram is 1/2 Ile de France. They are white face with pretty dishes faces like Arabian horses.

Our 2 pasture pet goats are Nigerian Dwarf wethers. I raised French Angoras about a decade ago and my most recent rabbit experience was with Holland Lops and Netherland Dwarfs. I miss the buns, I gave them up due to health problems. The Silkie chicks are an experiment. If I am okay with their care through winter, I might get rabbits again!

Mini Nubian goats sound awesome! My goats are 7 years old, still going strong. But someday I'll need to find other goats. I have a hillside area for the goats - they keep the brush controlled and mow it for us.