Goat breeding season is beginning on our homestead
It's time we introduced our does to our new Boer buck, Thor. We breed two does the end of October or first of November, for late March or early April kids, and two a...
We knew a cold spell was heading for us
So we got busy! Last fall Will plowed a six-acre spot between our new small hayfield and the pumpkin/corn patch. It was a soggy spot, covered with alder, willow brush, and a few small...
The frogs are peeping
On the very last day of April, both the woods frogs and spring peepers started singing all over our beaver ponds and in the creek. Usually the woods frogs, who sound sort of like...
The tractor’s torn apart, waiting for parts
Our broke-down Oliver is in pieces and we're ready to order a clutch rebuild kit for it as soon as finances allow. It's about $350 for the kit plus another $50 or so to...
All of our spring baby goats have arrived
And a few days after arrival, we face the not-so-nice job of disbudding all of those cute kids. As horns are SO dangerous to both the goats and people (due to accidental bumps), we...