The chickens have been living in this mess for quite a while now, but they don’t seem to mind living in a chicken construction zone. Last summer, we built a 2nd chicken coop with a built in brooding area. Now, we have moved it facing the original coop, and are constructing a covered run for… Continue reading Chicken Construction Zone
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2024 Kids Growing
The 2024 kids are growing fast. They are three months old now so we have weighed them all and completed their Tasvax vaccines. The bucklings have all been weaned. They are ready now to find new homes. These boys will be ready to service their own does by the fall breeding season. The Weights Here… Continue reading 2024 Kids Growing
2024 Kids
2024 kidding season We have 10 healthy kids at Titan Ranch now! Five bucklings and Five doelings. Mocha went first Mocha delivered 3 tiny kids on March 29th. We had to bring them into the house to feed them and keep them warm. The smallest, Patch, was only 3 lbs. They are now healthy active… Continue reading 2024 Kids
Amazing Alberta Skies
I love living in the Alberta countryside. The amazing Alberta Skies brighten every day Sunrise Every morning I am greeted with a beautiful sky, lit up by the sunrise. I am awakened each morning as the sun comes thru my bedroom windows, turning the walls beautiful oranges and reds. Then I check the weather app… Continue reading Amazing Alberta Skies
Hard Decisions
Bad Year It has been a rough Year. Rough Years lead to hard decisions. Because of these factors, we had to make the hard decision to reduce our Kiko Goat herd. We always plan to keep the herd small because we like to give the animals as much attention as we can, but had planned… Continue reading Hard Decisions
Fall 2023 Update
It is almost time to put the bucks and does together for breeding season. It is time for a farm update for fall 2023. Sales Update Sales have been a bit slow this year. Everyone blames the drought in southern Alberta this summer and a resultant shortage of hay. So far we have sold 2… Continue reading Fall 2023 Update
GoodBye Loki
Loki moved to Saskatchewan to make babies with his own herd.
Kids for Sale
Time to sell the Goat Kids We now have 11 goat kids that are 3 months old. Most of the kids are for sale. They are all either Purebred or Pure New Zealand Kiko Goats, and can be registered. We have decided to keep two of the doelings, the rest need to find new homes.… Continue reading Kids for Sale
Choosing Nesting Boxes
We have been busy hatching chicks this spring. We have about 40 chicks so far. If we guess that half of them will be Roos, we will be left with 20 more chickens than last year. That means that we might need a new chicken coop… and we will need to go nest box shopping!… Continue reading Choosing Nesting Boxes
Keeping Up with 11 Kids
Adorable Goat Kids I am having so much fun with this year’s crop of goat babies. They are so fun and mischievous. It isn’t easy keeping up with 11 kids. At bed time, I have to get all 11 kids, as well as their mothers, into the goat shelter for lock up. One kid will… Continue reading Keeping Up with 11 Kids