Postcards from Little Seed - 6.9.12
Sophie and the Herd on a misty morning this past week.
Postcards from Little Seed - 5.18.12
Rotationally Grazing the Goats on Pasture
Since we started putting the goats out on pasture we’ve received a surprising amount of interest about the method we’re using. I certainly don’t think it’s the best method, but it works for us right now and over time I’m sure it will change a lot. In fact, we’ve already...
Happy Mother's Day!
To our Moms, who's love and support has made us who we are and all the Mothers reading this - Thank you for being so amazing! Here's a little Mother and "Kid" moment from this past week at the farm we thought we'd share with you for the occasion. At...
Getting Started With the Goats and Dogs on Pasture
Happy goats in a fresh paddock. Dogs go explore, goats find nearest rose bush and devour it Over the past week we finally worked it out to where the goats can be out on pasture nearly 100% of the time. Day and night, night and day. Goats like to graze...
Postcards From Little Seed 4.30.12
Goat Bloat - Treating One of Our Milking Does
Each day we learn many new things. Some out of necessity, some from mistakes. Today we had our first run-in with bloat. Mayday's Got the Bloat This morning Sweetbreads noticed that Mayday looked a little misshapen. I thought she looked a little more rotund than usual, but typically that’s just...
Portable Goat Shelter and Shade Shack: Attempt #1
It looks so nice when it's standing upright and providing shade and shelter Now that we have the goats out in electrically fenced paddocks each day we want to provide them a little area to get out of the hot sun, or cold rain. Goats are susceptible to pneumonia and...