Sorry I haven’t been on top of posting updates, things have been busy on the farm! Update for March, the grass is green, the kids are coming and milking is under way! So far, 4 does have kidded, 3 are … Continue reading
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From GMO Free USA NEW STUDY: Goats fed Monsanto Roundup Ready soy produce abnormal milk. GM-fed goats milk has significantly reduced antibody, fat and protein content and also contained transgenic DNA. Colostrum, the nutrient-rich first milk of nursing mothers, is ordinarily … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Spring has come on the farm! Even though the Spring equinox is not until Friday, the warm weather has caused everything to start growing/blooming. The sun is shining, the nectarine tree is blooming, the grass in the … Continue reading
Our first snow of 2015 is here! We’ve got about an inch now, but even when there is less than an inch of snow, it goes a long way into keeping the mud down! (until it melts of course). We … Continue reading
Farm Update… Josie kidded on the 8th with doeling/buckling twins, Shelby kidded on the 14th with twins as well: 1 doeling and 1 buckling. Last night, (February 16th-17th) we had an ice storm, making everything sparkly and white in the morning. (and … Continue reading
It’s been busy here on the farm, so here’s an update for the last month: On the 4th of January, Charlotte had two healthy kids. Bucklings of course. LOL. The pigs have been in a paddock in the woods, cleared … Continue reading
Now that the pigs’ paddock in the woods is finished, the pigs (about 60# each already) are out on their pasture! (silvopasture, that is) The pigs are now happily rooting around, foraging (for nuts, roots, etc.), and generally enjoying themselves. … Continue reading
As I said in my earlier post on this subject (Homemade Herbal Dewormer Part 1), I am currently trying out a homemade herbal wormer recipe. The herbs arrived on Monday the 1st, and I mixed up the dewormer that afternoon. … Continue reading