Pete, Our wonderful Boxer Last week, My daughter lost her loyal and loving dog, Pete. This boxer was her constant companion and kept her safe and loved while on the road as a truck driver. Pete is Short for Peterbilt, a big, solid truck. Melissa found Pete as a puppy, about 10 years ago. Aside… Continue reading RIP Pete
Category: Our Animals
Chicken Construction Zone
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
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
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.
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
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