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  1. barefootgardener

    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Thank you Thistlebloom and skeeter9! Cant wait to try my hand at making different kinds of cheese! I made a lot of ice cream and yogurt this past year! Thistle, what kind of cheese did you make? Do you have any tips for me? skeeter, twins and tripletts will usually always grow to the same size...
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    My goats milk tastes wonderful! No different than fresh cows milk. Creamy and rich. If my picky 21 year old son drinks it, you know it's good!! LOL! I just started milking last year. We drink it, make it into ice cream, yogurt and soap. So far I have not made cheese, but that is on the agenda...
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Goats milk Ice Cream..Yummy.
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Lesa, Lot's of goats milk for Ice cream, yogurt, soap and soon cheese. Sorry about the large picture! I resized it but dont know why it turned out so lg.
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    One week later..Cocoa gave birth to twins.. Cocoa Chanel,(doe) and Cacoa, (buck). When Cocoa Chanel was born she was weak and could not stand, suckle or swallow. I brought her inside to bring her body temp up, rubbed top of her throught to get her sucking reflexes going, and gave her drops of...
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Two does on left, Twinkie, Blinkie and Bucky on right.
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    Ooops
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Nine days later, Isabella gave birth to tripletts!
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Wearing her new sweater.. her name is Peppermint Patty!
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    Part of what kept me busy for 2011..Goat/Kid pic's

    Newborn doe kid born in mid March. Alpine/ Nubian cross..
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    I just can't contain my excitment....

    Last year a few of my momma chicks hatched out 63 baby chicks between them..Wasnt expecting that many!:D So no more orders for me for a while! HaHa
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    So many heirlooms of diffrent sizes, shapes, colors and tastes..So many to choose from!
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    A few more heirloom tomatoes from 2010..it was a great year for tomatoes..
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    Just a few heirloom tomatoes..From 2010
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    I have been growing heirlooms for many years now! I would never be without them. So many to choose from. I usually grow around 60- 90 different varieties every year. I have favorites that I grow every year also, and some years those favorites do really well, and other times they struggle. A lot...
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    Heirloom or Hybrid?

    Sungold. Absolutely yummy! Always loaded with fruit all season. Very healthy plants! A favorite to grow every year, and my grandson 's favorite also!
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    Any use for sliding glass doors?

    Thank you Catjac. Unheated, the GH still gives me about a three month extension on my growing season. I have yet to grow greens all winter, but plan on starting some from seed in about a week to see how they do this time of year. We just raised one side of the bed slightly, and filled with...
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    Any use for sliding glass doors?

    LOL! Sort of.. The GH is unheated, so I start all tomatoes from seed in my house! The seedlings are then moved into the GH and put in a cold frame (which I also drag into the GH come early spring).. I just put in hot water bottles and cover with blankets at night..Till planting time!! Thank...
  19. barefootgardener

    New Planting Choices For 2012... What's yours?

    I have been growing Heirloom tomatoes for the past 20+ yrs. Every year I add new to me varieties. Last year I planted over 80 different varieties, but my large garden was pretty much a bust. The ones in GH did fantastic. Some will come back to give another try. New to me Heirloom tomatoes I will...
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    Any use for sliding glass doors?

    Another shot, front east side view of recycled/repurposed window, sliding patio door GH.
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