Goats, goats, and more goats
The 2022 Spring Kidding season kicked off with Mercy delivering 2 adorable bucklings.
10 goats later, we have 20 kids on the ground and one doe left to kid.
We’ve finished the new stalls for the moo girls. Added the individual hay mangers today. So far they seem to be liking them just fine. Our injured chicken was given some isolation time today to keep her out of the dirt and away from the roos. She wasn’t overly happy with this arrangement as she is…
We are covered in a half inch of ice outside our house but inside we are warmed by the fire. Once again we are all together and the weather is frightful. It just might be a puzzle kind of day! Our annual Christmas Event was a time of great fellowship last night. Thanks to all…
While at the used book store, I came across a book titled “Bible Wines or Laws of Fermentation and Wines of the Ancients”. It looked interesting so I brought it home and have begun to read it. The original thesis was written prior to 1871 and has some amazing information in it. I am now…
Seedlings are coming along well. Several tomatoes have their first set of true leaves and are putting on more. Eggplant is still not sprouted. Peppers are slowly coming along. Quarantined dog is not happy but she’ll get to play in the garden today. Baby chicks arrived from the hatchery and we stressed Yeva by giving…
So much happens in our lives and we loose track of time, things, people, ideas, and dreams. Since my last post, I have doubled the size of my goat herd, nearly doubled the size of our cattle fold, and aged. I have made quick judgments that had to be adjusted. I’ve made new networking contacts. …
It’s a lovely wet day on the farm today. I am thankful for the rain! Everyone is doing well. The dogs are holed up on the front porch. The coos are off grazing as it appears the rain doesn’t bother them at all. The chickens also don’t seem to care if they are wet. Maroochy…