So the following is a post I wrote probably 4 years ago and simply never posted it. Its fun to look back to see how a project like fencing in of our upper pasture has completely transformed how we use our land and improved our little farm. What is also amazing to see how much […]
Chicken Fortress expansion
You may recall a couple years ago we made a significant upgrade to our chicken coop by adding on a fully enclosed chicken run. This was necessary in order to keep our chickens safe from the resident Redtail Hawks. You can read about that project here: Chicken Fortress It’s been wonderful improvement because the birds […]
Fresh veggies, finally!
As many of you that live here in the Pacific Northwest already know, it has been a cooler summer than in the last few years and everything has taken longer to mature. In addition, this year the deer completely demolished more than half of our tomatoes and peppers shortly after we transplanted them into the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Baby Goats on the farm
Yes, it has finally happened, there are little bundles of baby goat joy here on the farm! The moms were huge, I referred to them as double-wides, and they were truly in need of an escort vehicle anytime they waddled around the barn. According to our breeding records they could have started kidding anytime this […]
A New Water Supply
We finally had the funds, and the time, to upgrade the water system at our home. For anyone who hasn’t had the privilege (when all is working as it should), or misfortune (when there are problems) of getting your water from a well, this is a very big deal. Having the correct equipment is essential […]
Wood Cutting/Logging Day
On Saturday the fourth of August, we spent the entire day cutting wood. When Michael cut down some of the trees around the pond a while back, we just dragged all that wood to the area next to the creek that is our burn/target shooting area. So, on a really hot day Michael asked […]