When Amanda was 18 months old, she went on her first trail ride in a buddy saddle on King. Since then, she has logged many hours in the buddy saddle. Earlier this summer, Huey, a 12yo, 11hh Dartmoor pony joined the herd and Amanda immediately claimed him as her pony. Since then, Alex and Vicki…
Thanks to Judy at Ricketts-White Design for designing our new farm logo! Leave a comment with what you think.
Next weekend, we will be adding 2 pigs to the farm! These pigs will be raised on organic, GMO free, soy free grain, fresh fruits, and goat milk (the goats are also eating organic, GMO free, soy free grain). We can not guarantee the hay for the goats and pigs is organic, however, we can…
While Anna and the kids were in Sweden, I bought a new toy. I believe the comment when we pulled in the driveway was “Why is there a travel trailer parked in the yard?” That’s right, I bought a 29′ toy hauler without telling my wife. We got it because we are now spending more…
Calli and I have been having a tough time lately. I have been busy working on projects and just wasn’t making progress (read – wasn’t riding). I finally broke down and hired a friend to do some training with her. The first ride went well and the trainer agreed that Calli has potential and is…
Imagine you walk out to feed your chickens and spill some of the chicken feed on the ground in an area where the chickens can’t get to it. If you came back a few weeks later, what would you expect to find? Well, if it was commercial feed, you would probably find a pile of…
Last weekend I was able to get one project knocked off the list. I spent Friday after work building the shelters, Saturday afternoon they for painted and started fencing. Sunday was the completion of the fencing and the boys moved into their new pens around 8:45 when I was done. We are now ready for…
Surprise! We had a broody hen with a huge clutch under the Porta Potti by the barn. I have seen 10 chicks so far. And she is still on more eggs. I guess that explains why we haven’t been getting so many eggs.
I know many people want to build fences, but just don’t know how. Or maybe you want to muck out horse stalls but don’t have any horses or stalls. Want to build goat shelters, but don’t have the lumber? Want to clean rabbit cages, but don’t have rabbits. do you have the urge to pull weeds…
It has been quite a while since we updated about Mack. He had adjusted well to the new farm. We bought a remote training collar which has been effective at teaching him to stay with us outside. He no longer chases the chickens. And Alex has become quite fond of him. In fact, Alex wants…