Tag Archives: goat shed
When Goats Fly
I can’t believe I haven’t told you about the goat kids. Life has gotten insanely busy over the past month and there has been precious little time for such lovely frivolities as blog post writing, but it is verging on … Continue reading
Farmer Dave and the Deep Freeze
When I came home from work last night, Dave was outside working with the animals. As it turned out, Dave had been outside working with the animals for nearly two hours, and he wasn’t quite done. To be clear, dinnertime … Continue reading
Got a Buck I Can Borrow?
Dot and Janie have been in heat. Now, you may wonder how one knows when one’s does are in heat. Well, I’ll tell you. Since goats are typically pretty quiet and calm, one sure sign of heat is an almost … Continue reading
The Udder One
Our two goats, Dot and Janie, have a pretty nice set-up on our little farm. Their water bucket is heated to prevent freezing, they always have a good deal of hay, they get fed a mixture of organic goat pellets … Continue reading
Frozen Chicken
We got about a foot of snow yesterday. It started around 10:00 a.m. and continued well past 10:00 p.m. By any account, that’s a decent amount of snow in a relatively short period of time. The pigs were utterly unfazed, … Continue reading
The Sacrificial Chicken
I’ve always enjoyed seeing foxes. They are beautiful and wily and move with the swift grace of a dancer. They seem so much like some wonderful cat-dog mashup that I always forget they are really bloodthirsty, chicken-slaughtering fiends. Until they strike. Which they … Continue reading
The Mad Rooster Culler
We have some beautiful roosters. Our main man, Tough Guy, is a Black Copper Marans and he, quite literally, rules the roost. The hens belong to him and he is strut and swagger from crown to talon. He’s a truly … Continue reading
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