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To market, to market to buy a fat…..goat?
We are officially in the market for a goat. That’s right a goat. Two goats to be exact. Two miniature goats if our plans work out. We are also in the market for honeybees. But we’re shopping for goats...
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The Year of the Goat
So, it’s six days into the new year and this is my first post. Seems about right. As usual we have 6 million projects to complete around here. It’s becoming comical really. As you know, we added to the...
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Moving day and another expecting mother
I mentioned before that the we’ve been undergoing some renovations since our new ladies got here. The chicken coop was turned into a goat barn and the birds got the boot. Here’s what the chickens’ home...
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Mugged by a goat
I went out to check on Louise a little while ago to make sure she was doing ok on her nest and these two comedians decided they needed some attention. Things kind of got out of control and before I...
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Goat spa day
**CAUTION: This post features a picture of a girl with her top off. She is a ruminant however. So, I’m thinking it’s still PG-13. It’s really your call though.** Today, was a day at the spa for the...
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Tinkerbell had twins!
As many of you know from Facebook, Tinkerbell had her babies Saturday afternoon. Of course I had not left the house for one second since last Tuesday. We left on Saturday to go to our county’s GOP...
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In like a lion
Georgia weather can drive a farmer crazeballs. March is definitely in like a lion. I will surely be happy if it goes out like a lamb after this week. We’ve had cold, wet, warm and ROTATING weather just...
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Milking a Goat: Day One
Tinkerbell’s babies turned two weeks old this past Saturday. So, that meant it was time to start separating her from the little milk suckers at night so we could begin milking her in the mornings. The...
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NOT Milking a Goat: Day Three
March 2013 came in like a lion and is going out like an axe murderer. Thanks to the freezing temperatures we have lost two chickens and all of our tomato plants in the past 48 hours. Today is one of...
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Chickens and Goats and Weeds, Oh My!!!
I haven’t posted since Easter. And, really, it was only a picture so it doesn’t even count as a post. But, I’m a one-woman operation on this farm and this is the busiest time of year for planting. Mr....
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Dolly Gets Knocked Up…..We Hope.
Dolly girl made the trip down to Macon today to meet her new beau, Chip. Can I just tell you that she is the quietest goat ever. So calm and easy going and loving. Until you put her in a car. A goat...
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The Land of Milk and Honey (or Milking a Goat: Day 29)
We’ve come along way since our first day milking Tinkerbell. She gave only a few tablespoons that first morning and put on a rip-roarin rodeo on the milkstand. It was pretty discouraging. But I just...
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Henry Milker
Last week my dear husband bought me a Henry Milker milking machine. We had been struggling with Tinkerbell for a while and, while the milk was flowing, we weren’t getting as much as we could if only I...
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Irrigation and other updates
With all the rain we’ve been getting since we planted the garden, we haven’t been in a hurry to set up our irrigation lines. I’ve just watered by hand in between rainy days. But, we started having a...
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