Friday, July 7, 2006 - Why We Raise Animals, Part 1 |
We now possess 3 goats, 1 lamb, 7 hens, 12 chicks (future hens), 4
guineas, 4 pekin ducklings, 13 muscovy ducklings, 3 turkeys, 1 dog, and 2 cats.
It’s great fun having all of these animals around. I enjoy my time
doing chores in the morning,
even though they take more of my time than I would like. The important
thing is that we have fresh milk and fresh eggs every day. This fall we
will have home-grown lamb chops, and this summer we will enjoy the
outdoors in the evenings with hopefully fewer mosquitoes pestering us
as we walk around the pond. Live is really good.
Some people see
this little experiment in home-grown food raising as a lot of work for
something that you could get for $2.50/gallon (or whatever milk costs
nowadays - I wouldn’t know), or a dollar a dozen (for eggs) at Super
Wal-Mart. I’ll go out on a limb and say that cost is highly irrelevant
to the food we eat. Not completely irrelevant, because obviously we
cannot spend 100% of our income on food, just highly irrelevant to a
reasonable extent. There is a value beyond cost in raising your own
food. This applies to gardening as well, naturally; however, we were
unable to have a garden this year, so that is why I am talking about
animals.
I'm starting a little series here on my blog about why we are doing this farm stuff. I hope you enjoy it. More to come...
Blessings!
Amey
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Friday, July 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by southernbelle |
| I'd love to hear all about your animals and what a day is like for you. When did you learn how to raise chickens and milk a cow? I'll wait for part II. : ) |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by HillmanAcres |
Amen amen :) We just got our lambs back from the butcher about a week ago- it's a great feeling to know that I know exactly what those animals ate every day and how they were raised. Although I must admit, it was a little sad loading them up!!
I hear you about the chores. They do take awhile. Especially the milking- but it's worth it.
Leah |
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