LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 26, 2020 We said goodbye to our herd of Nubian does last week. I am confident they all went to wonderful, loving homes where they will be properly cared for. I was even told to come and visit them if I missed them. Goat people are the View Article
Happy Thanksgiving to All Americans, Native or Not.
Turkey, corn, squash and apples? Thanks Indians. Stupid hats? Thanks Pilgrims. Our land is filled with so many cultures, religions, colors, and political viewpoints that it’s hard to generalize any one event like we have the Thanksgiving dinner nowadays. Think about the ancestry you came from and how they came View Article
Beware of Hatching Eggs Scams! We are NOT Selling Eggs or Chicks this Sping
As a reminder, we sold our farm in June 2023, and are no longer selling eggs. There have been fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook already this spring. Please report them right away.
Just Chickens… and a PUPPY!
Following all the drama this summer and fall surrounding our oldest son’s shocking medical condition things have finally calmed down. James is doing well, improving slowly as time passes. He still has limited use of his hands from nerve damage but his balance and overall strength has improved. As part View Article
A late summer hatchery update from the little mountain we call home and Celadon Quail hatching eggs are finally ready to ship
I popped 97 Celadon Quail eggs in the incubator yesterday, and I’m done hatching for quail the season. We will be filling our first orders of hatching eggs by mail in well over a year. I couldn’t be more excited to pack up our first order. We finally have Celadon View Article
February 2023 Farm Update
Last month I accepted a position at Hamilton Maine, a local marine supply company as a graphic designer and marketing specialist. The commute is 35 minutes south, in Searsport. At first I wasn’t looking forward to driving that far twice a day five days a week, but the scenery is View Article
Sold Our Last Buck
Fireball, our moonspotted handsome fella, went to his new home last night. He has sired as many as I want him to here at Wheaton Mountain Dairy Goats. Two years of service as our herdsire, free ranging the forest, and gobbling down tasty treats made for a good life. His View Article
Indoor Gardening for Winter
The premise of the indoor growing began with marijuana—that became the framework for the indoor vegetable and herb garden. I needed to keep one mother plant going through the winter to clone from come early spring. There was open soil taunting me. In the beginnings of winter here on Wheaton View Article