I was raised in my great grandfather’s old farm house. He was born in my bedroom. Farming was his whole life. He raised sheep and chickens, and made hay. Lambs were born and reared in our basement for decades. I always say that I must have gotten a piece of View Article
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Goat Kidding Season of March 2019
Our first PLANNED kidding by our second freshening dam Apple and her sire Fireball was Monday afternoon. Apple had a quick and smooth labor and the birth went great. I was terrified when I saw two little white hooves emerge in the pale-yellow liquid bubble while Apple groaned—and hilariously ate View Article
Spring Goat Kids and Rabbit Kits
Easy Girl, our yearling first-freshener, kidded at 3:40AM on 4/6 Running a small Maine dairy goat farm is often exhausting. Kidding season has added to the spring mayhem this year. Easy’s long labor ending in the early morning hours and a few hours before preparing for our once-weekly open farm View Article
18 things I didn’t know about goats… before it was too late!
Bucks pee on their own faces during rut season. The dank stank can be smelled 1/2-mile away and is impossible to clean off your hand if you pet them. Several washes later it’s still detected. Their penises are surprisingly long with a little noodle on the end that directs the View Article