Goat Due Dates, a new Goats Page, and Questions?

Yesterday I finally sat down and figured out exactly when all of these goats are due. You'll remember our breeding plan didn't reall...

What's the word, Nibs?

Hey Nibbles! What's the word - how's that attitude of yours? There you have it.  Lookin' good, Nibs...  You can't tell from ...

Confessions of a Secret Goat Butcherer

It began casually enough... I knew someone who knew someone. Did I have the goods? Did they have the cash? “Burner” cell phone numbers were ...

A Load of Straw Buys a Heap of Peace of Mind

At this writing its about 3* out there. It doesn't look like it will get much about 20* today and since we'll have this cold until n...

Happy New Year!

Did everyone have a happy new year?  We have a pork roast and kraut in the oven, brought a load of straw home and got it stacked in the gara...

SnaggleHorn

Without a doubt he is the ugliest thing our barnyard has ever seen. Meet SnaggleHorn. SnaggleHorn. He's ugly. Real ugly. Turns our Thund...

Nibbles. Already Lookin' Large.

I'd say that the breeding thing went well for Nibbles. She's already lookin' pretty large. If Nibs is gonna just keep getting bi...

ThunderNuts!

For the love of Pete and all the saints! Would you just LOOK what we brought home yesterday? Sir HumpAlot ThunderNuts, arrives to find a spe...

Debbie Does Dates

Hum.. I guess that title looks weird... I think it should be  Debbie's Doeling's Due Dates...That is... we have the due dates for De...

Drying Out Dahlia

At this writing the temperature is hovering at 33* - looks like not only will we have our first frost...but looks like we went straight to a...

Turnip-rrific!

Thanks to the recent rains from Isaac the turnips are doing terrific! They are turnip-rrific! Turnip-tastic!   These turnips are growing lik...

Hey Nibbles! Whatcha think about the heat?

Hey Nibbles! Whatcha think about the heat? And that is what she had to say about it.  Our record breaking heat broke today... to everyone...

Now THAT'S a beautiful bucket of milk!

This is the fruit of all that goat weed whacking ...a beautiful bucket of milk! In the mornings I get a little over 3 quarts of milk from Ni...

Grazing Goats

This is what goats are supposed to do - eat all the bramble and stuff.  We needed to clear out some of the bramble on our hillside so we tac...

Dahli's Beautiul Udder

Never say never, right? Remember when I was complaining about Dahlia and thought she wouldn't be staying . Sheesh. She's staying. Sh...

Garden and Farm Notes and Dog Chores

I need to get a few things down for my record keeping.... Garden: * This bed has two rows of Yukon Gold, a row of livestock beets, and 2 row...

How to Bottle Feed Baby Goats or "Be The Udder"

It is a fact that I am the meanest person you know. If you don't believe me then ask any of them *OFG points to Dog Horde and Insane Cat...

The Too Cutes New Home

The Too Cutes have a new home! We want to thank K and her beautiful family for giving the Too Cutes a fabulous new home!  We are thrilled ho...

OFG, Micro Goat Shepherd

This is what it looks like to be a micro goat shepherd...... I look like a giant! I guess technically its a micro "goatherd"... bu...