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
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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
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
Goat Kids at 30 days
Goat Kids are so Entertaining We are having so much fun with the goats. The kids keep us entertained 24/7. They all know now that people = FOOD! As soon as we approach their enclosure they demonstrate how happy they are to see us. Registering Kiko Goats We plan to register all 4 of this… Continue reading Goat Kids at 30 days
Today’s Project – A Creep Gate
What’s a creep gate? A creep gate provides a physical barrier that only allows smaller animals access. This allows smaller animals to enter and feed on precious and expensive minerals and feed while keeping adults out. How did I make it? I used some rough cut lumber and some metal tubes and threw it together…… Continue reading Today’s Project – A Creep Gate