Animals
- Motherhood
One of the strongest instincts, I believe, is that of a mother protecting her young.A perfect illustration of this is our newest mother, O'Malley. Our maternity ward currently houses our three does,Sissy, O'Malley, and O'Malley's daughter...
- Happy Birthday!
If I told you that I had a surprise to share with you,you would probably guess that O'Malley gave birth. And if you did guess that,then you would be right! O'Malley had two little black and white twins...one buckling and one doeling. Thank...
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Take a walk with me,will you?Down the lane, across our hay field,to the lush green forest that awaits. We lovingly call those woodsThe Hundred Acre Wood. (Yes, we adopted the Winnie the Pooh theme for the area) "So help me if you will, I've...
- Is It Raining Where You Are???
This year has me believing that we are in the middle of a climate shift.It has rained more this spring than any that I can remember.The farm is starting to feel like a rain forest. The road that flanks our upper land looks like this... moist and misty,...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...
Animals
The Twins
O'Malley's twins are the last two remaining goat babies for this spring.
Everyone else has moved on to their new homes.
This week we are weaning the twins.
O'Malley has been moved to another pen....right next door.
As it turns out, her little buckling is poled (without horns)
and as of now, not sold.
Her little doeling looks more like a fawn than a goat we think.
Such a cutie!
She has been sold and will be moving to her new home in the next week or two.
Look what I found growing in the raspberry patch...
gooseberries!
Gooseberries are the unripened form of the currant.
These are American gooseberries and are very tart.
I am planning to turn these into a gooseberry pie this morning.
And lastly I had to show you our little Kewpie doll...
Tyler.
Remember the Kewpie dolls?
Doesn't he look just like one?
Look closely and you will see a pair of very impish eyes...
and eyes don't lie!
Ok, off to bake a pie!
Have a great day, ok?
- Motherhood
One of the strongest instincts, I believe, is that of a mother protecting her young.A perfect illustration of this is our newest mother, O'Malley. Our maternity ward currently houses our three does,Sissy, O'Malley, and O'Malley's daughter...
- Happy Birthday!
If I told you that I had a surprise to share with you,you would probably guess that O'Malley gave birth. And if you did guess that,then you would be right! O'Malley had two little black and white twins...one buckling and one doeling. Thank...
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Take a walk with me,will you?Down the lane, across our hay field,to the lush green forest that awaits. We lovingly call those woodsThe Hundred Acre Wood. (Yes, we adopted the Winnie the Pooh theme for the area) "So help me if you will, I've...
- Is It Raining Where You Are???
This year has me believing that we are in the middle of a climate shift.It has rained more this spring than any that I can remember.The farm is starting to feel like a rain forest. The road that flanks our upper land looks like this... moist and misty,...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...