Spitfire, had her first babies the other day. We call her a first freshener, the first time a doe has given birth (kidded). She gave birth to three little ones, a very large buckling, and two doelings. One of the doelings was very small and we had to keep a very close eye on her […]
Splitting Wood for Winter
Every two years we need to cut and split wood for our wood burning stove. We have a large woodshed that allows us enough room for two years worth of split and stacked wood, and this fall it was time to replenish the supply. Not sure if you remember from previous posts, Water Logging, but […]
I’m Getting Stronger and the Goats are R
This morning I did something to help me build my upper body strength all in preparation for the Spartan Sprint next August. We had a goat project to do and it involved dividing the upper pasture into two sections for breeding. Since it is a temporary thing we used cattle panels and T posts. I […]
Wood Cutting/Logging Day
On Saturday the fourth of August, we spent the entire day cutting wood. When Michael cut down some of the trees around the pond a while back, we just dragged all that wood to the area next to the creek that is our burn/target shooting area. So, on a really hot day Michael asked […]
Cutting Down Trees Around the Pond
Our pond is surrounded by trees. When we moved here there were a lot of trees. Four years later and the trees are huge. In this picture you can see a Great Blue Heron in a Willow tree. The branch it is sitting on was horizontal to the ground. Michael and the boys started to […]
A Productive Day
Joshua and I spent all morning building some feeders; one for a customer and two for our barn. I build these feeders for customers all year long, and am just now getting the last couple stalls in our barn outfitted with our favorite style feeder. We call them “Sloped Panel” feeders, and they minimize hay […]
♫Honey, Honey, Honey ♪
The date : September 6th. The accomplishment: honey extraction. Casualties: one stabbed palm, one cut across a thumb and, one bee sting (all mine). Thank goodness for extra special friends. Our dear friend Nancy came down from Milwaukie yesterday morning to help me with honey extraction (Michael was in chemo). I really would have messed things […]
Running of the Baby Goats
So we have a bunch of baby goats, and we also have a bunch of moms in milk. We like that milk for us, but the babies think it ALL belongs to them. For the first few weeks we don’t milk and let the babies drink all they want; we really want them to be […]
Brrrr, It’s Cold.
Our temperatures have been below freezing since Sunday.We are having some serious winds but, it has been mostly dry which is what I love. Clear skies and below freezing temperatures don’t make me as cold as when it is any temperature and raining. Rain chills me to the bone. Here is what our pond looked […]
Upgrades in the Barn
Michael took some time off during the Christmas Season. Did he rest and relax? Nope. He made some wonderful upgrades to the barn. He is such a type A. Usually I’m a type A as well, but having to deal with a lengthy recovery from surgery my type A has been forced to rest. Thank goodness […]
Family Fencing Project
♫ Here’s a story, of a family fencing project, with four people and a bunch of goats.♫ Michael has a dry erase board on which he writes his “to do” list. It is a very long list. Some are larger projects that we need to save money to complete, but they are there, on the […]
Animals in the Morning
Every morning when we go out to open the barn we are greeted with the same routine. When I open the chicken coop, I’ve noticed the new rooster, a White Brahma we got from a friend, is always to last to rise and shine. He is always the last one on the roost. I understand, […]