New Year update
Category: Our Animals
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
Goats Love Trees
The natural diet of goats includes lots of leaves, bark, and branches. Unfortunately, it is hard to keep live trees in their pasture as they will eat all the bark off and kill the tree. So I provide branches for them to eat. Luckily we have lots of trees that are growing too close to… Continue reading Goats Love Trees
Fresh Pasture for the Bucks
I got a new shelter ready and moved the goats to fresh pasture.
2022 Kidding Summary
We are finally finished with kidding for the year! As we chose to start small, we only had 3 adult does to breed this year. We put them all in with EZK Pay to Play on Nov 1, 2021 and two of them kidded, as expected, in the first week of April. EZK Bat Chick,… Continue reading 2022 Kidding Summary
We Have KIDS!
The first baby goats have been born on Titan Ranch. It has been an exciting week. Jolene Delivered First Jolene was so Huge, we knew she would be delivering soon. She gave us triplets on April 5, 2022. We did not get to witness the delivery. When I checked her in the morning, I saw… Continue reading We Have KIDS!
Ready for Kidding???
This is our first kidding season. We have 3 pregnant does, Jolene, Juniper, and Bat Chick. Player (EZK Pay to Play) is the herdsire. Am I ready for Kidding? I am nervous I know that Kiko Does are supposed to be really good moms, and will usually kid successfully without any human interference… BUT… What… Continue reading Ready for Kidding???
Chicken Coop Changes
Now that our barn has been delivered, we no longer need to use half of the chicken coop as our feed room. We made some changes to the chicken coop and now have two separate chicken areas. We have Big Red and all the ladies in the original section, and all the excess roosters in… Continue reading Chicken Coop Changes
Winter in the Chicken Coop
It is SOOO COLD It has been very cold in Alberta this month. They are predicting the coldest Christmas in 40 years. Christmas Lows will be below -30 degrees Celcius. The Daily High temperatures will still be in the -20’s. Poor Rooster The Chickens are surviving our recent cold spell, but have sustained some damage… Continue reading Winter in the Chicken Coop
Life with a Catahoula Dog
My dog, Sheba, fits the breed profile pretty closely. She is definitely independent, loyal and Stubborn!