Another Little Doe

Posted by admin on May 18, 2012

Last Saturday we were blessed with another little doe. Our present count is six does and three bucks from the spring kidding season. We still have one more birth to go. The milk production is back to normal. We are getting enough for our needs, our customers, and our soap and lotion needs. How I [...]

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Milk!!!

Posted by admin on May 8, 2012

I just got home and checked our girls. We have milk. Babies are fine, drinking water, eating hay and grain. Our momma’s have milk!

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Milk!!! Hopefully

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In the past week, we have implemented several steps to help with milk production. This past weekend, our daughter came to visit. She is our resident vet, so I had her check our girls. They look fine. Their bags look fine. It has become all of our considered opinions that the kids are draining the [...]

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Such Is Farm Life

Posted by admin on April 29, 2012

As spring comes each year, we are filled with renewed hope for the coming year. How many kids will we have? How many will be does? How many bucks? How will the baby chicks do? Once the kids start coming and the baby chicks arrive, it gets pretty hectic. We are very goat friendly here. [...]

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Most Excellent News

Posted by admin on April 26, 2012

Yesyerday I received a call, a call I’ve been waiting for. Two years ago I applied to the Arkansas Craft Guild. At that time, we were making water based soap and had a much smaller product line. Since that time, we have changed to Goat’s milk based soap and added lotion, lip balm, bug banisher, [...]

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New Arrival

Posted by admin on April 24, 2012

On Thursday April 19. 2012 at 12:11 pm, we were blessed with a brand new grandson. He was 8 lbs. 15 oz., 22″ long. Waylon Austin Nathaniel Pope is perfect. This is first for all of us. We are all really good withdealing with critters, not so sure how we will do with babies. At [...]

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Pretty Quiet Week

Posted by admin on April 10, 2012

It’s been about a week since our little breech baby ws born. Life is good on the farm. Our girl is doing well. We are going to call her Stormy’s Star in honor of those that helped birth her. We are expecting another birth anytime now. At present we have six little kids on the [...]

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Whew! Got through this one.

Posted by admin on April 5, 2012

Yesterday afternoon was a very eventful time at the farm. Upon arriving home a little early, I immediately checked the goats as one of the girls was two days past due. When I got to the goat yard, I noticed that Zoe was in the birthing process. I noticed a nose and a foot were [...]

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Post Spring Break

Posted by admin on April 3, 2012

Spring Break has come and gone. The baby chicks are really growing. They are now in the big cage and loving the extra room to flex their wings. This is the time when they are slowly introduced to the older and wiser hens. In just a few weeks time the chicks will be out running [...]

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Baby Chicks

Posted by admin on March 13, 2012

This morning at 6:30, I got the call that the chicks were here. Each spring we order a new little flock  of chicks. They are shipped from Murray Mc Murray hatchery in Iowa. As soon as they are hatched, they are gathered up, sexed, checked for health and placed in a shipping box. From there [...]

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