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
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KIDDING CHAOS
There was Chaos when 3 goats kidded at the same time
Kidding Pens Ready
The kidding pens are all set up in preparation for births.
New Chicks
We have 9 newly hatched chicks on the farm. There is nothing cuter than new chicks. Hatching We have an incubator in the dining room. I got to watch several of the new chicks hatch. Look how cute they are These chicks are a barnyard mix. Last year’s rooster was an Orpington, so there is… Continue reading New Chicks
Winter Vacation
Can it be done? YES! You can take a winter vacation when you own livestock. I did, and had a wonderful time. I found a website – https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/. There was a reasonable fee to become a member and then advertise for a sitter for the dates of my trip. The membership fee included insurance and… Continue reading Winter Vacation
Welcome to 2023
New Year update
I’m Broken
I took a fall about 8 weeks ago and broke my shoulder. This means that I have not had much use of my left arm since then. The good news – I did not need surgery The bad news – It is going to take about a year of therapy to get back the full… Continue reading I’m Broken
Hay Days
We made lots of Hay We spent most of the last week making Hay. We Mowed, Raked, Baled, and stored about 180 bales of Hay. We still have half the fields to go. It didn’t all go smoothly. Day 1. The rain stopped and we were not forecasted any rain for the next 3 days.… Continue reading Hay Days
Making Hay
We are baling our own hay with a mini round baler
The Horses Arrived
Last Night, at Midnight, the horses finally arrived. This was the view from my bedroom window this morning. I was so Excited to see them. It was too dark to see much when the horses arrived last night. We always wanted horses on our farm It has been a year and a half since we… Continue reading The Horses Arrived