Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago
First video in a while, thanks for the folks who still remember Oxbow Farm! 2019 was a big and busy year for the farm and we made big progress and big changes. Unfortunately we didn't get much of a chance to document any of it on Youtube due to hardware, software, and enthusiasm issues.
One big change we made was to move away from raising cattle and switch to trying to raise some homestead milking goats. After visiting many local goat farms and breeders we decided to purchase a pair of Nubian dairy goats from a wonderful Nubian breeder who happens to live just a few minutes away from the farm! We also constructed out goats a high tunnel barn/greenhouse barn/hoop barn which was easy enough for us to do given our experience building high tunnels for the vegetable farm. The main difference being the goat's hoop barn is fixed and concreted in place with lots of solid wood attached for the walls and feeders etc. So far the goats seem very happy and chores have been easy and efficient. Right now we are in the countdown to kidding as both goats are due to freshen in the second week of March.
First video in a while, thanks for the folks who still remember Oxbow Farm! 2019 was a big and busy year for the farm and we made big progress and big changes. Unfortunately we didn't get much of a chance to document any of it on Youtube due to hardware, software, and enthusiasm issues.
One big change we made was to move away from raising cattle and switch to trying to raise some homestead milking goats. After visiting many local goat farms and breeders we decided to purchase a pair of Nubian dairy goats from a wonderful Nubian breeder who happens to live just a few minutes away from the farm! We also constructed out goats a high tunnel barn/greenhouse barn/hoop barn which was easy enough for us to do given our experience building high tunnels for the vegetable farm. The main difference being the goat's hoop barn is fixed and concreted in place with lots of solid wood attached for the walls and feeders etc. So far the goats seem very happy and chores have been easy and efficient. Right now we are in the countdown to kidding as both goats are due to freshen in the second week of March.
