Surprise! Ok, not really a surprise but this morning we got a call from the post office letting us know they had our chicks. So we rush ed off to go get them. https://youtu.be/QzhwlG57ANc Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-and-Barely-Controlled-Chaos-111903420504163/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/
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Mistakes Along The Way
I think it is worth mentioning that we have made some mistakes along the way
A nature walk through our Pasture.
We took a little walk through our woods and along some of our streams, in our “pasture” area.
First New Animals on The Homestead
We are completely starting over in our new place, and we are very excited to get started again
Cheese making Try 2
Our First attempt at making cheese was not a success. But we tried again, this time with regular cows milk, just to make sure we COULD actually make cheese. https://youtu.be/7hOj8trEsvI As promised, here is the recipe we used. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254478/homemade-mozzarella-cheese/
Cheese Failure and Hard Drive Recycling
Some days go better than others, and this is a good example. Our attempt to make cheese failed. But we didn’t let us slow us down. A little be of goat chasing happened and I discuss the evils that are welded fencing, and my mistake if believing it would be ok. Among other things goingContinueContinue reading “Cheese Failure and Hard Drive Recycling”
Making Goat’s Milk Cheese
We tried making goat’s milk cheese for the first time, and it worked out pretty well. This was a lot of fun and really tasted pretty good. I tried to keep it as simple as possible this time because we just wanted to make sure it would work. Next time we’ll try some different things,ContinueContinue reading “Making Goat’s Milk Cheese”
Goats, Hay, Milk, Fence and other Things
We are continually getting into the spring, and dealing with all the things that need to get done. Dealing with the fence, milking goats, hay, hay and lots of hay, plus other things. https://youtu.be/x03iF3ty7E0
In Memory of Grumpy the House Goat
As happens sometimes, we lost a goat the other day. While we have lost goats before, this was the first time we have lost one that we worked so hard to save. Because of that, we wanted to remember him with a short video. https://youtu.be/uS67yHDOip0
Saying Goodbye to S’more
We have always known that part of what we were doing with the goats was to sell some of them, so while we will miss him, it was time for him to head to a new home. https://youtu.be/s7p2DNqjbZE
The Great Hites 