Last year we began our dairy operation. It started with Hops, our escape goat. Hops was a goat with few good qualities. (One, actually. She was so very quiet.) For 2 weeks, Kendra tried to milk her. We had not repaired the barn the goats now live in, so Hops was milked outside, on the dirt. […]
Yoyo, Pogo and Domino… and More!
Its been a few weeks since the little ones arrived. Pogo and Domino have settled into the herd nicely now. Pogo certainly lives up to her name. She is the larger of the two, and hops around every where! Domino is the caboose, always in the rear of the pack, and usually looking up to […]
#yoyobaby arrives
“Babies today!” Kendra shouted over the baby monitor. That was how we kept an eye on Yoyo on her last day of pregnancy. With our baby monitor. Vtech, if you’re looking for a good video baby monitor, has an incredible range 🙂 So we watched and listened. Saturday we had finished running the waterlines to the […]
Power Plucker
Homesteaders need cost effective tools that help them get the job done without breaking the bank. When I first started raising my own meat chickens, I needed a solution for plucking, without spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on a commercial grade plucker. I searched for a while, until I found the Power Plucker. […]
The Kids are Coming!
This is an exciting week for our farm. Yoyo, our beautiful blue eyed mix, is due to kid this week! So lots of preparations are under way. To do list: Clean goat barn Over the winter, a heavy layer of hay has developed in the barn. Goats are notorious hay wasters! So we need clear […]
Our New Feeder!
I searched a long time. To find a portable one ton feed bin that is… Pigs go through a lot of feed, and when you have the goal of posturing your pigs, you want to be able to being their feed with them without luging it bag by bag! But I couldn’t find anyone in […]
