Farm Changes coming
After several years, there’s some modifications coming to the farm soon. Hmm…
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.
Animals For Sale
Proper husbandry allows for the flow of animals from farm-to-farm or farm-to-yard or place-to-place. Domesticated animals are no longer “wild” and if left in the wild are unable to find food or shelter appropriately. While some may try to insist that all animals should be free, it just simply is not true. That insistence has…
Web Site Updates
It’s been a slow process bridging the span from Blogger to Word Press and there are still a few steps necessary to complete our website updates. Topic categories are being reviewed and modified. Tags are being added where possible. And, a security certificate will be coming soon!
Chickens, still.
We started our journey with chickens and a garden. We still have both. The chicken flock is smaller now tho. We found that we don’t use a lot of eggs and we do not have the desire to process our own birds for food. We can if we have to but we’d just as soon…
Homestead Flowers
When we purchased the homestead, there were a few iris patches. I’ve slowly added various other beds. I’ll keep adding as long as I can.
Reworking my Goat Milk Soap
So I’ve been working on establishing some really good recipes for my goat milk soap. Maybe someday I’ll be able to sell them. In the mean time, I get to try new things. I’ve scoured you tube for videos on how to make goat milk soap. Many recipes call for powdered goat milk. Uh… NO….
At Your Own Risk
All activities on the farm have inherent risks. You will be exposed to bugs, critters, and germs. There are fences, holes, and junk. The animals are animals and may act as such at any given time with or without your approval. They will poop and pee when they feel the urge. They have no idea…
2016 – Year in Summary
I want to start putting a milestone on each year. A recap of what was accomplished on the farm and a quick summary of dreams for the next year. Main House: No activity was planned or completed on the main house. — We need to put a new roof on the house, install some piers, hang guttering…