by Amanda | Nov 29, 2021 | Farm News
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we lost an amazing woman. Jan was my mentor, and I was lucky to also call her my friend. She was a devoted 4-H leader for 30 years and she loved her 4-H kids as though they were her own children and grandchildren. She loved animals...
by Amanda | May 18, 2021 | Breeding and Kidding, Farm News
So far, it’s been a very buck-heavy year for us, so I was THRILLED when Toadsknoll Prairie Falcon (“Luna”) gave us twin doelings on Sunday, May 16. Of course, she managed to pick a day I had other obligations I absolutely had to attend, but I was...
by Amanda | May 12, 2021 | Breeding and Kidding, Farm News
Oh dear, sweet Reese… WHY do you always do this to me? I said I wasn’t going to retain any kids this year. On Monday morning at about 9am, Reese decided to give us gorgeous polled twins. The firstborn (N11) was a doe, and the second (N12) a buckling. Both...
by Amanda | May 7, 2021 | Breeding and Kidding, Farm News
Our second set of triplets was born last week, at about 1:00 AM on April 26th. (What a way to start the work-week–sleep deprived!) It was a very good thing that I happened to be awake and noticed on our barn-cams that she was starting to push because the first...
by Amanda | Apr 15, 2021 | Farm News
As always, Ms. Candy kept me guessing right up till the last minute. This is her sixth freshening (fifth since we have owned her) and once again, I missed her birth. I had been guessing for several days that she would kid soon, but she never shows strong signs of...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2021 | Farm News
It seems like almost every year, we have baby goats born on Easter Sunday. This year, I didn’t think we would. Maizey’s due date was one day before (April 3) but she wasn’t really showing any strong signs that she was close, so I was anticipating...
