The dairy industry in the United States has attempted to go to great lengths to “make sure” the milk you drink is safe. In the process of doing this, they – the dairy industry – in cooperation with federal agencies – USDA, FDA, EPA, etc – have restricted your freedom to choose. You have the…
I’ve known for some time that I would need to establish a sales policy. I’ve been working on it for over a year. Certain social media sites don’t allow you to sell animals via their platform. This amazes me but I won’t get on that soapbox. So, I updated the policy and have published it…
Well, I missed the dates for the cows. Rona went first on March 5th and delivered a small little man. Followed four days later by Greer who delivered a big little man. Both of these babies are Benny’s offspring. The goats started delivering kids on the 13th. Red went first with three beautiful doelings sired…
Here we are at the tail end of February and kidding season is fast approaching. But, first we’ll have calving season. Oops, didn’t plan that well. Ugh. It’ll be crazy busy around here during the month of March.First up are our big ‘ole moo girls. Greer, Rona, and Blaire were all hanging out with Benny…
I love being able to grow or produce a portion of my own food. For instance there are four jars of milk currently residing in my fridge. They represent the last 4 days of milk from my Nigerian Dairy goats. I use this for drinking and cooking as well as making yogurt, cheese, ice cream,…
You may have heard of Common Core Math and how today’s parents can’t help their children learn it due to its convoluted methodology. Well, I know of something that is more amazing and incredible than Common Core Math. Goat Math. Goat math is what happens when you just want a few goats (3 or 4)…
It’s been a bucky type of year for us so far. Most of the babies born on the farm have been boys. While we love these guys, they don’t produce milk very well. So, that means we have several available for sale. This year’s main squeeze, Dancer, is available. He’s triple registered and quite a…
Finally, after some serious planning, the goats are coming. We’ve nearly finished converting the old shed into a spiffy goat barn. I’ll be able to milk the goaties inside out of the weather. 🙂 It’s been great fun getting to know my goat mentor. It seems like everything I decide to do ends up being…