The Home Sweet Home quest seems to break if you went the slow path. When giving chickens and eggs, it won't proceed the quest further, even if you go past 20 days. The faster path that is 2500 Gold works though.
Fighting goblin type enemies is a pain in the ass, even with the most offensive stats maxed out. It has a chance to dodge and it will run away when at low health, meaning no loot when fought. Thankfully, health resets each battle (if not a bug).