short and sweet, a few springtime pics from today. Happy springtime everyone. Michael
Hangin’ out in the pasture
Not much to say other than I got some pictures of the goats the other day in between some rain showers. This time of year those sunbreaks are few and far between, and luckily the goats were all outside during one of the them. In the background you can see the water in the lower […]
Goats in the woods
So the other day after work I took the goats out for a little stroll on the hillside below the barn. They have grown tired of their plain old pasture and were more than happy to go exploring. All along this hillside there are maples, blackberry, lots of grasses and weeds, basically a goats dream. […]
Sad day on the farm
As the title says, we are sad today, last night we lost one of our baby goats. She was passed away in the stall when I went to do evening chores, with the other goats close by. Below is a picture of her when she was born, you can see she was very tiny from […]
Brand new baby goats
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 […]
Eggs aren’t created equal
So if you have eaten farm raised eggs, you know they are completely different from store bought eggs. There is much more flavor and the yolks are more vibrant and colorful. Eggs also come in a wide variety of colors depending on which chicken breed laid the specific egg. But as you can see in […]
A couple of snow days
This week we had a couple of snow days. It was enough to cancel school for a couple of days. This month has been pretty chilly as well, with only one day in the 50’s, which is pretty unusual for us. We got nice pictures of the snow, even though it didn’t stick around much, […]
Baby Goat Videos
Go ahead, waste a few minutes and watch a couple videos of some baby goats just being silly. Sorry for the little bucklings being, well, like little bucklings. Some of them start trying to “mate” in the first couple days, and at three weeks they are clearly trying to figure it out. Silly boys! All […]
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Dark and White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is so easy to make. You just need a little patience. This recipe came from Food Network. You need to melt the chocolate slowly. The best way to do that is with a homemade double boiler. Put a couple of inches of simmering water in a pot. On top […]
Our field and flooding
So every winter the creek floods and a few times a year is turns our lower field into a giant lake. Here are some pictures of the field before it flooded. And here are a few pictures of the field as the water was rising. This flooding was very minor compared to some of the […]
A Couple of Small Projects
So over the fall we had some spare time, so what did I decide to do? Yep, complete a project or two! The first one was upgrading our shooting range area. We have an area on the lower pasture that we shoot handguns, there is a nice backstop and it is easy to walk down […]
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 […]