Goat Sales
We have made the decision to sell our herd of Lamanchas and focus only on the horses on our farm. We are not happy dividing our time and have been skirting this decision for a while. Our entire herd is for…
Category goats
It’s been a busy week on the farm
Let’s start with the biggest news from today. Anna and I had talked for a while about what our criteria should be for the next horse we add to the farm. Here is what we came up with: 1. Not…
Bottle Baby Video
Today at work, a friend said I should add some video of the goat kids to our site. This year we are doing things a little different with the goat kids: we are planning to raise them all as bottle…
Saffron kicks off kidding season 2015
Last night, I had an unexplained allergic reaction that resulted in a short trip to the ER. As a result of being up until 2am and the meds making me so drowsy, I went to work for only a few…
North Stonington Fair 2014
It was an exhausting weekend as we kicked off the 2014 fair season with the North Stonington Fair. Thursday, 8 rabbits reported for show duty and spent the weekend looking pretty for the masses. Friday, Anna and the kids spent…
Kidding season ends with a bottle baby
This afternoon as I was working outside, I heard screaming coming from the barn. It was Anna yelling “Rob! Rob! Rob!” I assumed she found a snake sunning in the spring sunshine, but since she had just finished riding King…
A mental note
This morning as I went about my chores I let Pocohontas out of the kidding stall noting that her udder looked bigger than last year and bigger than yesterday. Considering she was a week overdue I felt that was good…
Lamancha babies
Last night, Anna went to bed as I stayed up working on some things (ok, I was on Facebook). Around 11, I was ready for bed, but first went to the barn to check on West View Swan’s Saffron, one…
Sawyer Farm’s Sequoia
West View Magnolia gave birth to a 9.8lb doling today. We were expecting more kids based on how big Maggie was, but we are happy with a big health doeling. Introducing Sawyer Farm’s Sequoia! It turns out Sequoia’s sister from…
Snowy trails
Last night, we got another 5″ or so of fresh snow dumped on the farm. After clearing the driveway (again), clearing paths to/from the barn (again), breaking ice (again), and finishing morning chores, we came in for coffee. We were…