On a particularly dreary and cold day recently, we set out to move Mabel and the three dairy goats into a new section of pasture. The other two meat animals we currently have were housed on a separate but equally worn section of pasture and so we were going to move them as well. And…
Sometime back in November the hens went from laying more than enough eggs for us to just a handful a day, seemingly overnight. Well recently things shifted back, presumably due to the warmer weather and the days just starting to lengthen. This flock is a mix of various breeds from various sources, many of whom…
Until the goats freshened and we began milking again this past summer, I had a niggling feeling about the children’s nutrition. Sure, they were getting all of the usual traditional foods but the goats had been dry for several months and I was just starting to wonder. It probably had something to do with the little…
In preparation for milking Mabel, Stewart divided the barn into two sides. One side holds Mabel’s stall and the stanchion Stewart built for her along with a corner for feed and tools. The “other” side contains three goat stalls and a goat milking stand. A couple of weeks ago we coaxed Stanley, Mabel’s calf, into…
