Raising Goats On The Homestead

I choose to spend my time homesteading and learning skills so I can be prepared for a time when we need to be more self reliant. I don’t want to depend on the system. The system continues to fail so now is the time to prepare to suffice without it.

What started with two goats has today turned into six goats here on the Gubba Homestead! The first two goats I got were Nigerian dwarf goats, both of which are young. Shortly after I got a mama and her baby needing a good home and so I got both of them together which you’ll see in these pictures.

I mainly got these two so I could start getting milk right away instead of waiting months or even the next year to do so. After having both raw cow's milk and raw goats milk I’ve really come to prefer goats milk over cows.

While I miss some of the things cows milk provides, including the large thick layer of cream, I've realized that raising a cow is just far too much work for me. It’s something I’d love to adventure into again later on in life. As for goats they have been rather easy to take care of and low time consuming processes. I let them out in the morning and they just do their thing. Once a day I milk mama goat and she gives me anywhere from 3 cups of milk to at the lowest one and half.

I simply love how well the homestead is coming together and love every moment of it. Thank you for coming along with me on this journey.

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