It is the start of Kiko Breeding Season at Titan Ranch. It is time to allow our mature does in with our chosen buck, EZK Pay to Play. We waited until November 1 so that the babies will be born in April, after the worst of the cold weather. The gestational period is 5 months.… Continue reading Kiko Breeding Season
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Growing Fodder
What is Fodder? Definition of fodder 1: something fed to domestic animals. especially: coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep In a fodder system, a grain like barley, wheat or oats is sprouted in plastic trays and allowed to grow for seven days and then fed to livestock. Sprouted grains can be grown indoors without soil. It is… Continue reading Growing Fodder
The Big Round Bale BURST!
Lead Up The Farmer who hayed our fields left us two big round bales to feed our goats thru winter. These bales are huge – about 1600 lbs each, and my tractor is not big enough to lift them. I wanted to move them closer to the animal sheds. Because I can’t lift them, I… Continue reading The Big Round Bale BURST!
Upgrades for the Goats
Winter is Coming This morning when I went out to do chores, it was totally foggy. It was cold (negative 6 celcius) and I could hardly see the outbuildings. The frost looked really cool on the fence wires and spider webs. With the seasons changing, we need to do some upgrades. Goat Playgrounds We had… Continue reading Upgrades for the Goats
Goodbye Roosters
We need to say Goodbye to 4 Roosters I have mentioned before, that we had way too many roosters… Six roosters to 4 hens is not a good ratio. It was time to process some roosters and get them in the Freezer. We kept Big Red, (AKA Smeyers) and one of the Light Sussex Roosters.… Continue reading Goodbye Roosters
The Tractor Tire Fell OFF!
Another Tractor Adventure I was just driving along in my Tractor, when I noticed that something didn’t feel right… I looked down and saw that the Left Front Tire was completely off the rim! I can do this… I found all the right tools and took the tire off the rim. Used the bucket to… Continue reading The Tractor Tire Fell OFF!
Fencing done!
goat fencing project done for this year.
Meet Sheba
We adopted Sheba from SCARS rescue
Poop Boards
And Other Necessities for Your Chicken Coop When you are building a chicken coop there are some things that you NEED to make your life easier. These are some “Must Have” Chicken Coop Hacks. We all want to have a clean and healthy chicken coop, without spending all our time cleaning chicken poop. These hacks… Continue reading Poop Boards
Only need two bucks…
I love my bucklings, all three of them. However, I can only justify keeping two. Although it might break my heart, Loki is for sale. Loki will make a wonderful herdsire for another herd of ladies. I can’t use him for breeding as he is too closely related to my does. TGP Titan Loki Loki… Continue reading Only need two bucks…