De-Horning Update
So far Chessnut still has horns… although they are loose. The banding appears to be working as planned, with a couple minor draw backs. First, she cut milk production by about … Continue Reading →
Category: Goats
Simple Goat Talk
We are by no means goat experts… As I have mentioned before, with a lot of things in life, we learn by what not to do next time. We have had our … Continue Reading →
The Trouble with Goat Horns
The trouble with a goat’s horns is that they are – goat horns! Honestly, I always thought of them as a pretty convenient handle. But I’m not the only one who … Continue Reading →
Some things get easier
The screaming and crying has calmed down. The new goats have settled into their new home for now. The baby that is being bottle fed is staying on the porch for … Continue Reading →
Romanticizing Farm Life
I could paint you a romanticized picture of farm life, but then I would feel guilty for leading you astray. While farm life has it’s moments of sheer, picture perfect … Continue Reading →
Disbudding the Goat
Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures of the actual disbudding process. With milking our goats and small children handling the goats, we prefer having them (the goats) with out horns, so we … Continue Reading →
The Goat's Milk Myth
I took my first sip of our goat’s milk not too long ago— very cautiously. We have heard bad stories about how horrible goat’s milk is…it’s goaty, tastes gamey, you won’t … Continue Reading →
More Fresh Milk…From Our Dairy Goats
Having fresh milk has been one of the most rewarding farm experiences over this last year. We started last year with milking our cow, Bonnie. We also have several dairy goats. One of the … Continue Reading →
Miss Docie
Miss Docie is the newest goat baby here on the farm. We were so excited that she was a girl! This means that we will have the opportunity to raise … Continue Reading →
Got Sheep Milk?
So now that we have both sheep and goats we have the proverbial discussions among the “owners” of said animals as to which one is better to have. In researching … Continue Reading →