This morning I was able to capture Loki working on his crow. He is 13 weeks old. Enjoy.
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When the kids play
The family headed up north to see family for the weekend so the animals were on their own. When we arrived home on Sunday, they were all full of energy, including the goats. A video probably captures their excitement better than words:
Daily Chores
Chicken Update: 1 broody chicken (Marilyn), 2 post-broody chickens (Jackie & Lahaina) = only 6 laying hens. We are ramping up to get ready for the wright county fair and getting the kids settled in 4-H. One of the big pieces of 4-H is having the kids raise the animals and be able toContinue reading “Daily Chores”
A hay filled father’s day
It was a 90 plus Sunday which is a great day to be at the lake. However, storms were planned for tonight so we offered to help the neighbors with their hay. They have previously offered to bail our back field so it was a good trade. The kids were in charge of raking theContinue reading “A hay filled father’s day”
Goat Show Day
We were able to have all 3 goats trimmed and we were off and running by 7:30 am for the youth goat show. One of the benefits of Nigerians is we were able to get all our supplies, family of 4, and 3 goats into a Pilot. The drive was about an hour drive toContinue reading “Goat Show Day”
Settling In
Enjoying the long weekend, I am happy to announce that the trio of goats are settling in and getting along. Aspen and Charlie are still putting Vanilla Bean in line but they take breaks to enjoy the good weather. I am also excited that the goats are getting large enough that only Aspen can sneakContinue reading “Settling In”
Broody Hens and Goat Training
Broody Lahaina This is our first hen to go broody. I had to do a google search to figure out what exactly it looked like. What I found were descriptors such as your hen refuse to move, flattening her body, etc. The suggestion is to pick her up and move her away from theContinue reading “Broody Hens and Goat Training”
Escape Artist
We thought we had solved the problem of Aspen sneaking out of her pen this last weekend but this morning she was found wandering around the backyard. Dustin put her back in the pen and went to work. When I came home from work I found Aspen in the chicken part of the barn. AgainContinue reading “Escape Artist”
The BIG day has finally arrived
It was the big day to pick up some of the goats. We had put a deposit on them back in November and wondered if the day would ever come. We have also had some bumps in the road as we figure this goat ownership journey out. The mother goat we selected had triplets andContinue reading “The BIG day has finally arrived”
Not quite as we had planned.
The family has been patiently waiting since last fall for the delivery of 3 safe nigerian dwarf goats. We were ecstatic with the news of triplets and were beginning to countdown 8 weeks till they would be home on the farm. We were unfortunately shocked to receive a phone call informing us that the breederContinue reading “Not quite as we had planned.”
Chick with a Whistle Farms 