A Bamboo Salt Lick Holder for Our Goats
We made a simple salt lick holder from bamboo, using its natural node as the base and a stainless-steel chain for strength and durability.
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Goats and Animals
Life with the herd — care, forage, milk, and the animals that shape our days. Feeding forest work, Napier silage, and goat care on our Cebu homestead.
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Honest homestead stories in Goats and Animals.
Healthy Goats Are Happy Goats
Our goats browse Napier, leaves and local fodder plants from our land. For lactating does we also add concentrates, protein, pollard and minerals so milk never comes at the cost of health.
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Building Our Goat Milking Stand
Milking close to the ground is hard on the back, so we built a raised goat milking stand from bamboo, reused coco lumber, and laminated marine plywood at a working height designed specifically for Jenalyn.
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How We Made Napier Grass Silage in a 47-Liter Drum
At De Klomp Homestead we turned fresh Napier grass into goat silage in a 47-liter drum, packing it layer by layer and compacting each layer by foot.
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Why We Are Growing a Feeding Forest for Our Goats
We are growing a feeding forest in Santander, Cebu, to provide our goats with fresh, local and renewable fodder from our own land.
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