Kidding season has begun!
Cedarfields Lucy kicked off our goat kidding season this afternoon. Vicki was diligently checking in her all day and came in for a brief time at lunch. She informed us Lucy was very close. Sure enough, when Vicki got back…
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Morning chores
Alex and Vicki working together to milk Maggie while Poco eats on the second stand. Amanda cleaning paddocks. Feeding some hay. Rubbing Huey’s nose. Feeding pigs.
Countryside Organics feed
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…
New buck pens
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…
North Stonington fair weekend
This weekend was the North Stonington fair. We had rabbits that spent Thursday-Sunday at the fair. Vicki showed Devil and WON the walk trot division on Saturday. I showed King; we had fun and won a class, but didn’t do…
Memorial Day = Parade Day
This morning Vicki rode on the float with Meadowlake 4-H and took 2 of the baby Lamanchas, Onyx and Sapphire with her. Alex rode Precious.
It’s a girl!
In the midst of moving, we had one final goat due to kid. He wasn’t due until the 29th, but as a first freshener, you never know. This morning, I went out to the barn to find Pocahontas walking around…
Goat heaven
Our new farm is a little smaller than the last, however, the usable land actually makes it better. There is about 1 acre in the back that was made for goats. In fact, it even had old 4″ square fencing…
goat herd reductions
Anna and I have been debating what to keep and what to sell as we prepare to move. The one thing we agree on is, we have too many goats. It was fun developing a larger herd, but we can’t…
Are you kidding? A crazy day on the farm
Today was the first Saturday in a while that didn’t have kid swimming lessons at 8:30. Since Anna and I were up late (again) talking about the decision of which house to buy, we decided to sleep in. So, when…